A disciple of Japanese quality management

Order and efficiency are hallmarks of the TVS motorbike factory near Bangalore in southern India. To direct foot traffic, arrows are painted on the shiny shop floor of India's third-largest......

How Indian firms can cut costs

Lean management is the only way for the Indian manufacturing sector to minimise cost and build world-class quality and service, according to Venu Srinivasan, chairman and managing director, TVS......

UK university honours TVS boss

Venu Srinivasan, Chairman and MD of Chennai-based TVS Motor Company, one of India's leading two-wheeler manufacturer, has been conferred with a doctorate in science by Warwick University in......

Prahalad explodes some 'Made in India' myths

Management guru C K Prahalad on Thursday used a series of examples to demolish popular myths about India's lack of competitiveness. He said businessmen of every country faced varied problems, and......

Argo, Life of Pi win at Oscars 2013

The 85th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les......

Life Of Pi, Django Unchained bag Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards are out, and it has its fair share of surprises and expected nods. The nominations were announced by Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlene in Los Angeles. The......

Lincoln leads BAFTA 2013 nominees

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln dominates the 2013 nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). The American historical drama film earned 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Actor for......

Oscars 2007, in review

Well done, Oscar. We are so used to the Academy disappointing us year after year that when it doesn't, we're at a loss for words. Okay, so 2007 wasn't bad, a gleeful, long-delayed celebration of......

PICS: Muhammad breaks own World mark to win 400m hurdles

Images from Friday's proceedings at the World Athletics Championships, in Doha. IMAGE: Dalilah Muhammad of the United States poses alongside the scoreboard after winning the women's 400 metres......

IAAF athletes of the year are...

Kenya's marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge and Colombian jumper Caterine Ibarguen were honoured as IAAF athletes of the year at athletics' annual awards ceremony on Tuesday. Olympic......

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 10 at the Rio Olympics

Check out the gold medallists on Day 10 of the Rio Olympics on Monday: Kenya's Rudisha retains 800m title IMAGE: Kenya's David Lekuta Rudisha poses after winning the gold medal in the Men's 800m......

Nigeria, Ivory Coast reach semis

Nigeria and Ivory Coast reached the African Nations Cup semi-finals after marathon penalty shootouts against Tunisia and Cameroon respectively on Saturday.Nigeria and Ivory Coast will now meet in......

Nigeria, Senegal fail to qualify

Four African teams reached the World Cup finals for the first time on a dramatic last day of qualifiers around the continent as heavyweights Cameroon, Nigeria and Senegal were all knocked......