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Beyond cost cutting

Six steps to achieve competitive advantage through cost excellence

E-retail is about providing access, not speed and prices: David R Bell

Interview with professor of marketing, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania

Breaking out of silos

An enterprise social network and the concept of open offices can lead to a free-flow of ideas and bolster innovation

Opportunity in disguise

A slowdown may not be such a bad thing. There are ways of harnessing it to one's advantage

Mystery of the lost van Gogh

The authentication of an 1888 painting earlier consigned to an attic as a fake adds to Vincent van Gogh's tormented legacy

Modi's friends in Delhi

The author identifies Narendra Modi's eyes and ears in the city of political intrigue as he begins his quest to become the country's prime minister

Crisis in sugarland

Politics may spell doom for Uttar Pradesh's sugar mills, say authors. Will Akhilesh Yadav rise to the occasion?

Chess (#1062)

Nadal and the fine art of surprise

Raising a genius

A gifted child often lives with the pressure of high expectations. While parents and teachers need to encourage his 'gift', it should not be at the cost of his childhood

Compliments of the chef

The sounds of Sholay

Mining in troubled waters

500 million tonnes of coal lies under a canal in the Korba district of Chhattisgarh. But, says author, there is a strange reluctance to make any effort to get to the reserve

Trapped in time and space

If most Indians feel disconnected with contemporary art, it is because they have not had the opportunity to see it in spaces of power, and no Indian leadership has come out in support of the art of a

Idol money

Designer mandaps, gigantic idols bedecked with gold, rising footfalls, rush for insurance cover and increasing sponsorships - author takes a look at the economy around Ganeshotsav in Mumbai

Eye on the diamond

A new collection of couture jewellery from the House of Tata's Zoya looks skywards for inspiration

Luxury at a marked-down price

So what if you are not the first owner of a luxury car. As author points out, buying a used luxury sedan from the marque makers today comes with assurance of top quality and service

Two men in the wild with Ruby

Two intrepid drivers take their Jeep across deserts, volcanic craters and rivers in a bid to test their endurance and their vehicle's

Wars and heroes

Killjoy of odes

Raju Bharatan's book on Naushad does justice neither to the man nor his music