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India sees 77% growth in HR analytics professionals in 5 years, says report

The top three industries to adopt talent analytics in India are financial services and insurance, technology-software, and professional services

Ford's formula for growth: Low maintenance cost, focus on utility vehicles

Utility vehicles (UV), which accounted for three per cent of the vehicles sold in 2013, has climbed to 16 per cent the last year and is expected to further rise to 24 per cent in the next three years

How Ajay Piramal is sharing his art collection with Mumbai's public

The new galleries are spread across the city, and are housed in both residential and corporate complexes promoted by the Piramal group

Farnese Blue diamond, with 300-year royal history, fetches $6.7 million

At the auction on May 15, the cynosure of the evening was the Farnese Blue Diamond, a 6.16, pear-shaped rarity in an even rarer blue-grey colour

'Here vomited Goethe'

This year is the 250th year of his birth, and Tübingen, a charming town southwest Germany where Hölderlin was once a student, is gearing up to celebrate the anniversary

Harish Kapadia's book on key expeditions in Himalayas is a compelling read

One of the moving accounts of expiditions in this book is by the legendary Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner, entitled 'Odyssey on Nanga Parbat'

In the company of snow-capped Himalayas, here is the roadway to heaven

The pass itself is completely covered in snow even in summer, and has a smattering of shops offering Maggi noodles and hot tea

The 13th Habitat Film Festival in Delhi offers a feast of regional cinema

Vidyun M Singh, director programmes, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, emphasises that the festival has carved a niche as one solely dedicated to Indian regional cinema

Yanni, 25 years after the Acropolis

A passionate fan base stuck with Yanni through a few years' hiatus around the turn of the century, attributed to exhaustion and depression

Chef Vineet Bhatia serving up a fine-dining experience at Everest Base Camp

Over his impressive 30-year career, he has won almost every culinary award possible and repeatedly scaled new culinary peaks

CHESS#1303

The Kolkata Open has 200-odd participants, led by 31 GMs, and a prize fund of Rs 1.5 million

Reboot Wellness offers effective help for a range of mental health issues

The centre aims to help people get over the stigma associated with mental illnesses by providing sessions with psychologists, psychiatrists and counsellors in a non-hospital environment

Traditional artist unknown

On the occasion, Mashe - as, indeed, other folk artists who were invited to the capital - was put up at a government-owned India Tourism Development Corporation hotel

Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS+Cellular) review: Leave your phone at home

The Apple Watch Series 3 GPS+Cellular seems the most user-friendly smartwatch in the market for iPhone users and I daresay the one they should get if they love to be free of their phone, for some time

Movie review: Deadpool 2 broke more than just box-office records in 2016

Deadpool 2 stays true to the brand created by the first instalment in 2016 to present a sequel with more heart, writes Urvi Malvania

Drowning at midlife? Start swimming

The nonconformist in me decided that if every other forty-something woman was having a crisis, I was going to consciously decide not to have one

Symphony of cultures

On YouTube, I have about 100 tracks that I have set as my favourites. Most of this is Hindustani music, the majority being songs by Kumar Gandharva

Honda bets on the new Amaze to gain market, price begins at Rs 559,900

The car sets a new benchmark in Honda's localisation in the country, with 96 per cent of components by value being sourced locally

Wholesalers can help FMCG firms expand sales, reach: Nielsen India report

Experts have described the wholesale channel as the backbone of a company's distribution network when it comes to reaching traditional trade or kirana shops

Pepperfry rethinks user experience, increases range of low-priced goods

The online furniture brand increases its range of low-priced goods, positions itself as a home and decor solutions provider as it looks for buyer loyalty