It&rsquo;s billed as a lifestyle accessory. We drive the new Tata Xenon XT pickup truck.

Truck or treat?

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There's more to products than just looks, designer Ayush Kasliwal tells Abhilasha Ojha. There&rsquo;s also history and local craftsmanship.

Intelligent things

Just nine years in, the auction of the century: Yves Saint Laurent's collection is snapped up, including a $28 million armchair. Mark Beech is agog.

Highest price, bottom prize!

Tumultuous passion and profound feelings&quot; are promised at Apeejay&rsquo;s Art Fest 2009 at the Lalit Kala Akademi in Delhi. This is an annual show by faculty and senior students of Apeejay institutions. On till 8 March.

Feeling blue

I am 25 years old, self-employed and based in Pune. I am looking for a car that offers me good mileage as well as space for five and decent luggage room. My average monthly driving is 1,500-1,800 km and the car will be regularly used in the city as well as on the highway. I can spend up to Rs 5.5 lakh on the car. I am confused between the Maruti Suzuki Swift petrol/diesel and the Hyundai i20 Magna.

Hatch dilemma

Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi's The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay is being touted as the fiction of the year. Kishore Singh meets the inexplicably shy-but-glib author.

Mumbai gets a Bombay book

Bajaj Auto sales have fallen a quarter in this financial year.

Losing to win

An Ernst &amp; Young global survey seeks out the opportunities in the present economic crisis that companies across the globe can make the most of.

Hope in hard times: E&Y survey

Caution and the desire to fill every void in men's apparel and accessories have shaped Zodiac's market strategy, including its latest foray.

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The hotel industry in India is at $17 billion (Rs 87,601 crore) currently.

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    An Indian company&rsquo;s promoter was inspired by the first moon-landing because it reflected his vision of being the first and foremost in his chosen field. He started his venture in the 1980s and also named his company appropriately. Identify both the founder and the company.

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    Name the first liquid detergent brand that was advertised on TV.

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With vast amounts of public money at stake in poverty alleviation programmes, the government seized an opportunity to harness IT major TCS to help achieve its targets. Priyanka Joshi reports.

E-ndia!

Ah yes, Holi, joyous spring celebration, India&rsquo;s famous Festival of Colours, a time to sing, dance and make merry with bright colours and music. I spent it the traditional way, holed up at home with a depressed friend, doors and windows shut against the sound of human joy.

Colour me bad

One of the most abused terms in the world of fine dining has to be &ldquo;fusion&rdquo;. It may now be acceptable to cook your pasta with a dash of cumin at home &mdash; and admit as much. Or to raid your refrigerator at midnight to come up with your own versions of sandwiches, hummus with paranthas, or even spaghetti bolognaise &mdash; using Maggi noodles and left-over mutton curry, as Mumbai-based restaurateur Riyaaz Amlani, who owns the Mocha caf&eacute; chain, admits to rustling up.

On the menu

Taking your pet on a family holiday is a real possibility, Abhilasha Ojha is pleased to learn.

Woof! It's vacation time

In her new role as entrepreneur, she's added to the IPL's celeb quotient. But Shilpa Shetty is also juggling a host of other ventures, Priyanka Joshi finds.

Cricket&#39;s a glam dunk business

The newest offering from The Famous Grouse stable is on sale. Look out for the bottle that looks remarkably different from the parent product: it&rsquo;s the Snow Grouse.

Nurse a grouse

One wouldn&rsquo;t think a pair of spectacles and a pair of sandals &mdash; the recently uncovered &ldquo;Gandhi memorabilia&rdquo; &mdash; could launch a thousand impassioned online debates, but then one mustn&rsquo;t underestimate the free time available to Netizens.

Mahatma&#39;s memorabilia

THE ANAND-TOPALOV match has been postponed. According to Fide, it will take place &ldquo;not later than April 20, 2010&rdquo; and bids for hosting this event have been invited. In 2011, there will be a Candidates tournament. The players will include GM Kamsky, the loser of the Anand-Topalov match, two players from the Grand Prix and one from the World Cup, two highest rated players not already qualified and a player nominated by the &ldquo;organiser&rdquo; (presumably sponsor).

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