View: Kicking in for the daughter-in-law

It is a leg break worthy of a Subash Gupte or a Shane Warne. The Supreme Court has given legal humour (not to speak of injustice) a fresh leg to stand on by pronouncing that kicking a......

Baba Ramdev ready for a tough fight from FMCG companies

The Rs 2,000-crore Patanjali, looking to grow its turnover two-and-a-half times in FY16.     Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has begun his five-day meditation and yoga camp at the MMRDA Grounds at......

Is the Maggi saga stifling food companies?

Over the past several months, new product launches have slowed as companies are growing increasingly anxious about regulatory oversight The list of food companies that are cutting back supply,......

We may be hit if rural consumption slows down: Marico MD

Since taking over as managing director of Marico last month, Saugata Gupta (below left), previously the chief executive officer, has been hard at work driving the company's vision forward. In his......

2 more foreign brands add fizz to India's vodka market

The premium vodka market in India, growing at over 25 per cent and dominated by imported brands like Absolut, Grey Goose, is set to sizzle further with the entry of two more Russian brands. The......

Winter Olympics Sidelights: Russian medallist suspected of doping

IMAGE:  Aleksandr Krushelnitckii, an Olympic athlete from Russia. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters. A Russian medallist at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics is suspected of having tested......

Readers on where India has gone wrong

M KRISHNANAND:Dear SirI appreciate your efforts in getting valuable feedback from people on the reasons for India's poor form in ODIs and how we can improve it . Now that the Pakistan series is......