I&rsquo;m looking at purchasing a used car and have zeroed in on an Indica Xeta. One of the cars I have seen is available for Rs 1.6 lakh for a 2006 model.

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Bereft of conventional first-mover advantages, Dish TV is striving to stay ahead with depth and width. It is time to monetise both, and then some.

How Dish TV is striving to stay ahead

Why customer relationship management blogs are gaining in importance.

Blogging for the customer

There comes a time in every professional&rsquo;s life when putting in 90-hour weeks at work and devoting the remaining hours to family and sleep makes him reach a point which the Japanese refer to as

Leadership is moral authority: Stephen R Covey

...and hard decisions become inevitable, talk about it honestly to your employees.

When the going gets tough...

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In the age group that attends class 9-12, only 32 per cent of the student population is enrolled in schools in India.

KIT: Education gaps

    Name the vehicle that was designed/made in 75 days flat during the World War II.

The Strategist Quiz (#080)

    What is the term associated with an unlikely but not impossible catastrophe that no one ever seems to plan for? It was&nbsp;popularised by a book with the same title and is symbolic of the current downturn caused by irrational exuberance.

Answers to last week&#39s quiz (#079)

As I sat down for lunch with three chic friends at a tony new cafe in Khan Market in Delhi earlier this week, the conversation quickly turned to luxury labels.

Cut-price luxury

Daman Singh&rsquo;s first novel, set in a women&rsquo;s hostel, explores the dark terrain of the human mind.

Mind over matter

Maneesh Reddy lives in California and is a hard-core automotive enthusiast.

High Twenty!

I mumble, then fumble ... &ldquo;Yeah, hmmm... fe... uhm... contamination is very serious.&rdquo; But my listener is deadpan. &ldquo;Just say it,&rdquo; she says, &ldquo;Faeces, faecal...

Speaking of unmentionables...

Anoothi Vishal steps into the ornate world of colour and tradition that makes up the Bakaya home in Gurgaon.

Tthe inner Courtyard

There&rsquo;s some good news for car lovers in these days of doom and gloom.

Import call

I am confused between the Maruti Suzuki Alto and the A-Star. Though I like the new car, I don&rsquo;t see too much of an upgrade from the Alto to the A-Star.

Small difference

Rina Banerjee&rsquo;s entangled perceptions challenge the politics of beauty and prejudices that run deep, finds Neha Bhatt.

Challenging beauty

If you have not yet seen the show Mutant Beauty, curated by Gayatri Sinha at Anant Art Gallery in New Delhi, you could still catch it this week.

Mixed bag

Money fuels greed - the Satyam scam is proof of that - but for a few lucky winners, television game shows have been a ticket out of poverty and to fame.

Suddenly rich: Meet real slumdog millionaires

Classic economic wisdom would stimulate demand and investment during recessionary times by reducing taxes and interest rates.

Draining the golden goose

Ivanchuk and Leko played a rapid match, which featured just one decisive game.

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