What worked for Hyundai in India when so many other auto manufacturers have had to eat humble pie? Pavan Lall finds out.
What follows is essentially a long scene set in a single location, and you watch in amazement as the scene grows into one of Indian cinema's funniest and most spectacular pieces of sustained craftsmanship, accumulating emotional power and subtext, growing wings and claws, becoming its own beast, applauds Sreehari Nair.
It was August 2007. Tata Steel was turning 100. Jamshedpur, its hometown, had an air of celebration. The line-up for the special event included the launch of Air Deccan's commercial flight connecting Kolkata and Jamshedpur, and release of Russi Lala's new book, Romance of Tata Steel. There was also the screening of The Spirit of Steel, a 20-minute documentary directed by Zafar Hai showcasing Tata Steel's legacy, and a corporate anthem penned by Javed Akhtar and composed by Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy.
India dominate the business side of global cricket by virtually every metric but Australia showed commercial clout counts for little when teams battle on the game's biggest stage.
''Even today, after 63 years, I'm still looking forward to a new release.'
Divya Nair lists 2023's Malayalam movies that can be enjoyed by all ages.
Sumit Bhosle from Sawantwadi sent us these pictures from his farm.
Dulquer may be good looking but how long can you watch him with a cigarette in his mouth, giving that deadpan expression, wonders Divya Nair.
Only vaccinations can eliminate the threat of new waves, help raise sentiments and allow sellers and buyers to participate aggressively in the much awaited economic recovery, observes Mahesh Vyas.
What are you busy cooking this Christmas? Tell us and share your joy!
'Two in three creators in India who earn money from YouTube agree that YouTube is their primary source of revenue.'
Our caste warriors will not even ask these questions, let alone explore better solutions to address the problems of inequality and skewed life outcomes, argues R Jagannathan.
Hollywood dazzled on the red carpet, as they attended the 95th Annual Academy Awards in California.
The 3,000-strong force, plus its highly trained dog squad, is responsible solely for the protection of one person: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi.
What makes this edition of the contest important were a few more events that happened for the first time at Miss Universe.
'Their deteriorating economic and international situation is also responsible for being more reasonable.'
Mohammad Nabi's game changing 65 off 32 balls came to nothing as Sri Lanka pulled off a thrilling two-run win over an audacious Afghanistan.
Rediff.com's Ashish Narsale lists the smartphones that ruled our hearts in 2019.
The Walmart chief stated that the values of the two companies were "very much aligned"
'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr Leo Varadkar who will step down as Ireland's taoiseach (prime minister) next week.
Shobhaa De recalls the splendid glowing Diwalis of her childhood.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films, most of them shown at international film festivals held virtually (Berlinale and Rotterdam), hybrid (Toronto) or physical (Cannes and Venice).
This Valentine's Day, five TV actors debunk negative theories about holy matrimony.
'Any flight I take, the crew write personal notes to me, saying how good I was as Soudamini or Seema or Bulbul.'
'It is definitely disheartening when (Ghoomer) doesn't reach a larger audience, especially when whoever's watched it has come out saying that "It is one of the best things we've seen in a decade" or that "It moved us, and we cried and laughed".'
In 2018, Mr Chouhan became chief minister for the fourth time with some support from Mr Scindia. This time, nothing can be said with any certainty.
One of the most decorated Olympians of all time, American swimming legend Michael Phelps has sent out a warning to his rivals, saying he still has "some unfinished business" left going into the Rio Olympic Games. "I have some unfinished business I'd like to take care of them before I hang up my suit. And I'm actually enjoying being back in the water again. That was pretty challenging for me going into 2012. But I just feel like a kid again and I love it," he said. The 31-year-old Phelps has 18 Olympic gold medals, 26 World Aquatics Championships gold, 1 World Swimming Championships gold medal and 16 Pan Pacific Championships gold.
'When democracy first came to Bhutan people had no idea and they were like 'What is that?' Oh it's that thing they have in India where the leaders are always fighting and arguing.' When I screened the film to Bhutan's film committee, they thought my film was good but they were concerned about that line. They wanted me to change that line. They said, 'We don't want to offend India.' I tried to tell them that Indians have a great ability to laugh at themselves but they insisted I change it.'
Modi wants the BJP to gets an additional 10% of the vote share from what it won in 2019. Plans are afoot to get new faces to replace MPs with poor chances of winning. Sources say more than 100 MPs are like to be axed, notes Modi biographer Ramesh Menon.
'Our research shows that 60 per cent of the growth and interest in anime will come from India for the next few years.'
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday reviewed the performance of public sector banks (PSBs) on various financial health parameters and their resilience in the wake of the current global financial scenario emanating from the failure of some international banks in the US and Europe.
'We are called artists, just like the film people and dancers and actors. But there's a very little value to what we do as artists.'
India's golden generation of squash ready for one last dance at Asian Games
British Indian think tank 1928 Institute organised a special roundtable entitled 'India and the Indo-Pacific' bringing together the High Commissioners of India, Bangladesh, Australia, Canada, Nepal, among others, ahead of the reception in the River Room of the House of Lords on Monday evening.
The Bollywood star closed the show for Arpita Mehta.
Images from Day 7 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Saturday.
Arnie's back, Varun shape shifts while others fight the good fight and more on OTT this week.
Indian business has many legitimate grievances against the political class for not delivering an optimal business environment.
From the US, Modi will travel to Egypt at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
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