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Pratip Kar: Do multiple directorships matter?
Overstretched and overcommitted directors may compromise responsibilities and cease to be effective
T N Ninan: An Economic Manifesto
It would help if political parties declared their adherence to some principles and methods for serving core economic objectives, as in what follows
Desh Gaurav Chopra Sekhri: Still gold
All of a sudden, men's tennis has a bevy of intriguing storylines and twists that will make the 2014 and 2015 seasons a tennis fan's dream
Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian: A property tax proposal
Why taxing property for accountable local government is essential
Sania Mirza finds her mojo in doubles play
Last year was a watershed in Mirza's career as she broke into the top-10 rankings after winning five women's doubles titles
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Indian wine: the third wave
Krsma Sauvignon Blanc 2012 by Krsma Estates, the latest member of the Third Wave Club, is aromatic (grapefruit, lime) and elegant. This wine is very crisp/dry, light-bodied, and has a clean dry finish
Customs build
A book by the late Eric Sloane, a writer and illustrator, shows how a family built everything they needed
50 years since Beatlemania
50 years ago today, four young men from Liverpool crossed the Atlantic and began the 'British Invasion of America' (and the world). Five decades on, their magic grows with each passing day
What does Amitabh Bachchan's Pepsi statement tell us about cola makers?
'Pepsi is poison' remark is a symptom of India's rapidly changing perception about the colas.
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Michael Pinto: Mr Ramadorai and conflict of interest
It is pointless to raise barriers between private and public sector when it makes better sense to harness the skills of successful industrialists to public purpose
Madhukar Sabnavis: Youth versus universality
It's a challenge to be a true youth brand today
Jobs at the top
Independent directors' appointment norms need an overhaul
Dinesh Mohan: Unsafe in an Indian car
Five small cars in the Indian market failed in the first-ever independent crash tests
Barun Roy: Hong Kong's different stroke
Once sneered at as a pirates' den, Hong Kong is on its way to become not only an economic hub but also a centre of cultural excellence
William Pesek: Mr Abe's to blame for Nikkei bubble
Shinzo Abe's failure to flesh out even just one of the many epochal reforms he's promised has exposed last year's stock surge as a bubble
Shyam Ponappa: Centre or state-driven development?
Federalism requires a strong Centre as well as strong states - and effective organisation and coordination using the Internet
Turning down knowledge
Troublingly, India is an outlier on intellectual property
Downtrend in metals unlikely to ease
Price trends in non-precious metals for instance, are driven largely by global supply and demand