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Focusing on few geographies in India is key: Walmart India's Krish Iyer

Our entry into or growth now in cash-and-carry is a strategic move, and it is not because 100% FDI is not there in retail: Iyer

Coke's splash in local flavours

The beverage company is looking to increase its repertoire of foods by focusing on processing

Demonetisation effect: Online travel sales rise in 2017

Mobile travel sales, a subset of online sales, to residents grew by 58% in terms of current value sales

Hindustan Unilever gives a natural spin to personal care

The firm is taking master brand Lever Ayush into new categories as the need for chemical-free products becomes the norm in India

Upinder Singh's research talks about political violence in ancient India

Author's work credibly establishes myths about pervasive non-violence in the said period

Google Pixel 2 XL: A strong 'nexus'

Priced at Rs 73,000, Pixel 2 XL is probably the only smartphone right now to boast a mammoth 6-inch AMOLED screen and dual stereo speakers

What Trump can learn from a Gold Star family

US President's delay in reaching out to the families of American soldiers killed in Niger is a reminder of the controversy involving Khizr Khan

Let soldiers be soldiers

Soldiers don't mind getting their hands dirty, or their faces soiled

iPhone X: A design upgrade worth its eye-popping price tag

It might involve a steep learning curve even for iPhone loyalists, but the iPhone X is a design upgrade worth its eye-popping price tag

CHESS#1275

The Uzbek prodigy, Nodibirek Abdusattorov, has completed his GM title

South Park: Eric and the gang are back

Though it might revolve around a couple of eight-year-olds, the game is certainly not for children

100 years of Russian Revolution: A walk through St Petersburg

As with the French Revolution, the Russian Revolution too would swallow up most of its revolutionaries - in Petrograd and elsewhere in longsuffering Mother Russia

Thoughts from a brevet

Bengaluru has many cyclists, runners and photographers of birds armed with bazooka-like lenses, meaning a serious interest rather than a hobby

Your race against time: How climate affects the marathon

The interactions between climate and a sport like long-distance running are only going to get more pronounced as the climate changes

Penguin Fever: Early spring for book lovers

A special edition of Penguin Fever to mark the 30th anniversary of the publisher got some of its best writers together in Delhi

Meet Arun Chandra Mukherji, the grand old man of India's insurance industry

Says when we found we had to shut the business of selling polices to people, we turned to reinsurance

A misty mountain trek in Nagaland's Dzukou Valley

A local legend says when lovers go to Dzukou, the night becomes bright as day and the moon shines like the sun

Comedy plays a big part in making 'Thor: Ragnarok' finest film of series

Chris Hemsworth's steady banter with his co-stars adds layers to the film's appeal

On the market: Properties with a Dawood connection

An apartment complex, a guest house and a hotel linked to Dawood Ibrahim are up for sale, but finding takers is proving to be a challenge

Olympic fashion: Winning or not?

For Ralph Lauren, Burton and The Hudson's Bay Company, kitsch is out and streamlined is in