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The case of the FinMin's missing table, and more

If budget policy started changing around the mid-1980s, it is for a reason. The original oak wood table used by successive finance ministers, right from the time of the interim government before......

Inflation rises to -0.14 per cent

India's annual rate of inflation rose 0.6 per cent for the week ended June 13, even as prices of food items like pulses, cereals, fruit and vegetables increased compared to last year.......

Online buys to be cheaper by 12% if...

Online shopping would be cheaper by 10-12 per cent and prices of entertainment over broadband might fall by around 30 per cent, if the government heeds to a request to waive off e-commerce taxes.......

All's not well with e-commerce

E-commerce is booming in India. With the market expected to touch the Rs 2,300-crore (Rs 23 billion) mark next year, business on the Net is bound to happen. However, there are many issues to......

The other BIG retail story

In this retail business, you don't count footfalls. Nor do customers get the real world, touch-and-feel experience of the goods they buy. The shopping ambience, too, is only as good as the customer......

'Govinda and Saif were superb'

Enjoy our fascinating series where film folk reveal what their movies taught them... Director duo Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK are six films old; they began their journey in the movies in 2003 with......

PIX: Salman, Iulia at Baba Siddique's Iftar party

The Iftar party you have been waiting for is here! Politician Baba Siddique's annual Iftar party has always seen Bollywood's biggest celebrities, and sometimes even made history. This year, it was......

Salman visits the sets of Sohail's new film

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Salman Khan recently visited his brother Sohail Khan on the sets of his new film in Delhi. Cast member Karishma......

How Irrfan celebrated his birthday

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Irrfan Khan, who is shooting for Anup Singh’s The Song of Scorpions, celebrated his 49th birthday on the sets. He......

'When I was working, I was not allowed to lose weight'

'In school, I would get very upset when guys called me 'moti.' I would pick up fights.' 'But once I started working, I got mentally prepared for it because my weight was my bread and butter.'......