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RR Kabel, Birla Aerocon launch campaigns, push brands out of the shadows

After years of promoting their wares in the unorganised segment, makers of pipes, cables and wires are going directly to consumers. Branding, not sales, is the goal, they say

Philips banks on Taiwanese partner TPV Technology to woo TV buyers in India

India will be the third biggest TV market in the world with sales growing at an average 11 per cent over the next three years

#MeToo on the campus: Five men who rue the way they treated girls in school

The New York Times invited male readers to tell about their high school experiences

#MeToo movement: How India Inc is handling sexual harassment at workplace

According to a gender diversity report by TeamLease from 2016, 72% of women respondents lacked faith in the organisational measures to deal with sexual harassment

Goddess power

Among the most enduring myths around Durga is the slaying of the buffalo demon, Mahishasura, which also earns her the epithet of Mahishasuramardini

Dear sexual predator, I'm so worried and hope you're doing okay

Mitali Saran talks to the accused in the #MeToo campaign

Time to change: Lessons for HR professionals from #MeToo movement

Sifting of bad candidates from the good ones thus becomes vital but tough. Background checks are one way out and companies are doing them routinely but there are hurdles

South India's film industries are on the cusp of their #MeToo moment

Women in South India's film industries are speaking up and banding together to protest decades of rampant discrimination and abuse

'Of Counsel': Arvind Subramanian on how RBI missed 'Draghi moment'

By not reacting faster to the 'twin balance sheet' crisis the RBI missed the opportunity to emulate the governor of the ECB's 'demarche of determination' in dealing with the European debt crisis

Reebok Speed TR Flexweave: These shoes are successor to the Fast Flexweave

The Speed TR Flexweave performed solidly on all fronts

JBL GO 2 review: A easy-to-handle speaker that belts out decent sound

The GO 2 does pack a punch for a device that is so ridiculously petite. While the bass is almost non-existent, the mids and highs play out adequately

Adidas Solar Boost review: A fully balanced training and running pair

When lifting heavy weights standing up, the bounce gives the extra push while the thick outsole and a cushioned insole keep the feet stable and grounded

Retrospective recognition

The recognition for Sadanand K Bakre - as also for Indian sculpture in general - couldn't have come a moment sooner

'Creed II', Stallone's last as Rocky, is a heavyweight with a lot of heart

Even though it follows the formula of a humiliating loss followed by an improbable victory in the ring, the film at over two hours takes its time to introduce new characters and build on old ones

Channels of interest

Where YouTube really shines is in its ability to send you content of the sort that you are interested in, without knowing exactly what it is that you want

The game of gotra

The hysterical circus over Rahul's gotra shows how India's political parties keep the religion/caste pot simmering

The skills and thrills of conducting an auction: Top auctioneers' account

The theatrics and mechanics of live auctions appear endangered by an increasing number of sales online

CHESS#1329

In the women's final, Ju Wenjun came back from the brink against Kateryna Lagno

How Bing Crosby changed pop music

Crosby's weekly radio series, Kraft Music Hall, had made his voice as welcome in the American living room as Franklin Roosevelt's

Sci-fi or real? Is an age of genetically modified human babies ahead of us?

A Chinese scientist claims to have successfully employed the gene-editing technology for the birth of twin girls