Consumer durables player Panasonic India is entering the light emitting diode (LED) TV segment this year. The company plans to start manufacturing and marketing the product next month.

Panasonic to enter LED TV space

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The first title of a new series by Shobhaa D&eacute; for teenagers ticks the boxes, but stays lifeless.

Keep your secret

...and faring well on Indian roads. Bijoy Kumar Y rode ten different Harleys from Delhi to Jaipur.

Twins for the soul...

On the eve of the Ides of March, one&rsquo;s thoughts naturally turn to assassination. Julius Caesar was punished for his ambition by Brutus, Cassius and their fellow conspirators &mdash; ambitious men themselves, though not Caesar&rsquo;s equals in brilliance &mdash; and that famous event set a pattern for political murder that survives to the present day.

Profiting from death

I am looking to purchase a hatchback and my budget is in the range of Rs 4 - 5.5 lakh. I&rsquo;m confused as to whether a petrol variant makes sense or a diesel one, keeping the current fuel prices in mind. It will mostly be used for weekend drives, with a monthly mileage of 600-1,000 km a month. Threads on the Internet and close aides suggest not to go for a diesel if not using it on a daily basis (one does not recover the cost).

Through thick and thin

Twelve teams, 19 races, an Indian-owned team and an Indian driver who&rsquo;s ready for the challenge. All this and more, as the first race of the season kicks off in Bahrain tomorrow. Vaishali Dinakaran on why you should be watching.

F1 2010: An Indian in Bahrain

That old trunk is now a funky objet d&rsquo;art or a useful piece of furniture. Abhilasha Ojha picks a few that will catch your eye.

Grand trunk road

If you want to start a full-fledged foodie war, ask a group of gourmandising friends where they&rsquo;d find the best biryani. Stand back, make sure no one has access to sharp instruments, and watch from a safe distance.

Just biryani

Gargi Gupta finds everyday objects with a new lease of life.

Our daily bread

At 422 metres below sea level, floating about with fellow travellers will cheer you up no end.

The great depression

Lord Mountbatten&rsquo;s grandson lost his twin in the IRA attack that killed their grandfather. Thirty years on, Timothy Knatchbull speaks to Rrishi Raote about his journey of healing.

After the bomb

My Sunny Balcony, a fledgling venture in Bangalore, specialises in designing gardens for small balconies in high-rise apartments.

Come into my garden

The first in a series on designers profiles Srishti Bajaj.

Tales about things

Winter is over and it is time to start repairing the lawns and preparing for plantation. Here&rsquo;s how to go about it.

Lawn matters

Back in the 1990s, for the swarm of my brethren regurgitated every day by the grimy trains coming from Patna, it was apostasy to be a Bihari, study History in Delhi University, and not sit the civil services examinations. That this writer ticked all three boxes to risk excommunication was in part because of English, August.

An officer and a...

Tied at the fourth spot with Allied Blenders, the Bangalore-based liquor firm is in a hurry to fill up key product gaps in its portfolio.

John Distilleries: From regional to national

HUL wants &lsquo;Naturals&rsquo; to be withdrawn from Tide name.

Soap war extends to dropping names

It&rsquo;s ballsy, it&rsquo;s cheeky and it breaks the blah barrier that most detergent ads never get past.

Ad vs ad: Good or bad?

Companies scramble to score on all three screens that matter today &mdash; TV, computer and mobile.

Clicking with IPL fans online

A low price tag always gets our attention. So, when Infibeam.com launched its e-reader Pi at nearly half the price of Amazon&rsquo;s Kindle, it not only made headlines but also drew our interest.

E-readers turn the page for bookworms

If you thought that the Union Budget 2010 would increase the cost for purchasing and downloading a software or an application from the internet, then you thought wrong.

Downloaded software not to attract service tax

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