As dusk fell behind the skyscrapers of Hong Kong Island, lights twinkled along its skyline. As music invaded the air, punctuated by coloured laser patterns, the buildings of steel and glass swayed, moved, rose and fell as if in a choreographed piece. The brawny HSBC building orchestrated the rhythms that were sinuously picked up by Bank of China and then twirled in the colours that descended into the waters of the bay. The entire architecture danced, rising slowly to a crescendo. At the end, the awed audience in Kowloon applauded in exhilaration. This is not a figment of the imagination but a daily occurrence in the island city &mdash; the Symphony of Lights, a 14-minute long permanent laser show that plays over the forest of skyscrapers along Hong Kong&rsquo;s Victoria Harbour.

When buildings dance 

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Vladimir Kramnik cranked out a clinical first place at the London Classic.

Chess (#985)

We&rsquo;re probably going to see a 50 per cent drop in &ldquo;which car&rdquo; questions after this article.

Math point

The 508 is Peugeot's centrestage entry for the Expo. It is a tad larger than the Volkswagen Passat although it will be priced similarly, with only some of the higher end variants being priced close to the cheapest Mercs and Beemers you can buy. The most likely motor on the 508 will be the 2.2 litre turbo diesel that produces 201 bhp@3500 rpm and 45.9 kgm@2000 rpm.

What you&#39;ll see... 

I am all set to buy a car in the Rs 25 to 30 lakh segment and am unable to decide between the BMW 320d and Mercedes-Benz C 200 Classic.

Star or propeller?

It has hosted royalty, celluloid stars, sporting greats, business tycoons, and also common men and women just looking to have a good time. More than a hundred years old now, Mumbai&rsquo;s Taj Mahal Palace Hotel is a unique institution. Shyamal Majumdar has a first look at a new book that chronicles its chequered history.

The story of Taj

To increase the incidence of consumption and enlarge the market, the advertising for &eacute;clair brands is moving away from kids.

Playing the right card

In this column, Ernst &amp; Young offers some pointers towards an IT investment approach that will enable better strategy execution.

Stretch your IT investment rupee

Hyundai says the Eon is conceived, designed and developed for India. Here&rsquo;s why.

Designs on India

While the country debates the relevance of FDI in multi-brand retail, retailers in India are eagerly foraying into untapped avenues driven by changing consumption patterns, favourable demographics, an expanding middle class and greater government support.

Q&A: Paco Underhill, Author, Founder, Envirosell

An eager-looking Indian couple is being interviewed by three German engineers. The camera zooms in on the somber-looking engineers, who question the couple: &ldquo;Do you have a nice bathroom?&rdquo; The meticulously-dressed couple, eager to crack the interview, replies: &ldquo;Very nice&rdquo;. Pat comes the next question: &ldquo;Is it tiled?&rdquo; The husband says that the bathroom is marbled. &ldquo;&hellip;Do you keep flowers?&rdquo; &ldquo;Yes. Mondays to Thursdays lilies, Fridays jasmine. Weekends roses,&rdquo; the wife responds promptly. Finally, the engineers look convinced and hand over their washing machine to the jubilant couple. This is how Bosch home appliance division, part of Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances Group (BSH) based in Munich, Germany, has scripted its first-ever TVC for Indian market.

Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances Group: Mad about machines

Fortune, the flagship brand of the Rs 18,500-crore Adani Wilmar has launched its new television commercial (TVC), Har Maa Ke Dil Mein hoping to strike an emotional chord with its viewers.

Fortune Oil: Family circle

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KIT: Medical Textiles Market in India

    Adolf Hitler, Mahatma Gandhi, JRD Tata, Sigmund Freud, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Dalai Lama and Indira Gandhi are in the list of contributors of articles to this newspaper. Name it.

The Strategist Quiz (#232)

    The name of this company in its native country means &ldquo;below the pine tree.&rdquo; It changed its ticker a few years ago on the NYSE from MC to ____? Identify the company.

Answers to last week's quiz (#231)

More and more brands are weaving a strong social message into their advertisements to stand out in the clutter.

Social theme: New branding paradigm

Life OK, Star India&rsquo;s newest channel which went on air on Sunday, has lined up a slew of initiatives in its bid to grab at least a fifth of the eyeballs in the Hindi-speaking television viewing universe in India.

STAR goes all out for its new baby

The latest entrant in the luxury car segment has defied the slowdown and grown faster than peers.

Audi snaps at Mercedes' heels

PayBack and AIMIA tie up with the Future Group and Tatas to launch multi-partner loyalty programme.

Multiple brands, single loyalty

Wrapping a car or bus entirely with the creative is gaining traction, and is cost effective too.

Dolling up a vehicle

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