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Temporary staffing can variabilise fixed costs: Manish Sabharwal

Interview with Chairman, Teamlease Services

Focus on the long term, not on quick returns

The Strategist brings to you the rules of designing advertiser-funded programmes

Joining the digital dots

Using responsive design, create a seamless, unified viewing experience across gadgets

Behind the wheel across continents

If you are planning on a 4000-mile ride, as the Silk Road riders did, you should heed their expert tips

McDonald's serves up scalable cafes

Its McCafe shop-in-shops signal the chain's designs on coffee retail, which is expected to more than double in five years

Indian brands trail MNCs in attractiveness

One wrong step by a brand can dent its image deeply. That is why it is imperative to be nimble-footed and work on the brand's attractiveness through communication

Raman Singh: Deliverer by default

Chief Minister Raman Singh, seeking a hat-trick of victories in Chhattisgarh, may be a seasoned politician, but he was a reluctant novice whose forte was getting things done

Life after Phailin

Having survived death, living is now proving a big challenge for thousands affected by the destructive cyclone

Chess (#1067)

The bet's on Vettel!

"It's a hell of a story"

Gravity is as much about exploring inner human spaces as it is about navigating outer space

No cock and bull for Jwala Gutta

Jwala Gutta, India's iconic badminton doubles player, keeps getting into controversies because she refuses to keep quiet when she feels she needs to speak out

Pet peeve

"What's for me to think about?" he said, with a tone designed to politely spear your heart

Sivakasi cracker industry looks for a sparkle

The fireworks industry of Sivakasi has been hit by restrictive explosives laws and growing Chinese domination of the sector. But by adopting new strategies, the cracker companies look set to brighten

Bon Apetit with Nordic flavours

What happens when a Finnish chef and Indian chef whip up regional delicacies?

Sporty on the ramp

The author tracks the five most notable trends from the just-concluded Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week

Falling -and loving it

It takes extraordinary spirit to be India's only female civilian BASE jumper, a scuba diving instructor and a mother of two, all at the same time

Break out the bubbly

Magnified miniatures

Flat gold and 'human-like' deities lend Heerina Misra's Mysore paintings a fresh twist

In the middle of nowhere

Time seems to have stopped in the mountain desert of Spiti, where nature constantly fights off civilisation