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Why Spend $250,000 on a Gold Shirt

An Indian man has bought one of the world's most expensive shirts, made with more than 3kg of gold and worth $250,000. His is an extreme case of an Indian obsession with the precious metal.

Age is Not Just a Figure

Geriatric care is a very grey area today in India. The elderly deserve a little more clarity than that.

Oscars and the Desi Makeover

One of the biggest mysteries of popular Hindi film awards is that no one knows how the nominations are decided but a look at this year's Oscar nominees and you'd see how the world's most popular awards have started bungling up

NRI Education Pioneer, Sugata Mitra, Wins $1 Mn TED Prize

An NRI education pioneer, known for his innovative "hole-in-the-wall" experiment to give computer education to slum children, has been awarded with the prestigious USD 1 million TED prize.

Travel Stories India's 8 Beaches Among Asia's Top 25

Eight beaches in India have made it to the top 25 beaches in Asia, voted by travel site TripAdvisor, based on the reviews of millions of travellers.

How and Where India Celebrated its First Republic Day

The historic Rajpath has become synonymous with the January 26 parade, but it was an amphitheatre named after a former Viceroy that was witness to the celebrations marking the birth of the Republic 63 years ago.

Philippines Challenges India's Outsourcing Story

The Philippines, led by its capital Manila and followed by secondary cities such as Cebu, Mandaluyong and Taguig, has emerged as a key IT/ITeS destination, posing a challenge to India's outsourcing story.

Government Ignores Expat Indians

There are countless Indians incarcerated in jails in the Middle East and other countries for trivial reasons without getting any assistance from the Indian missions.

Killing of Indian Jawans Highly Provocative

India will "convey its protest" to Pakistan over the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistani troops.

An Idea Promised the Sky, but India Is Still Waiting

Although India pioneered the information technology outsourcing business, and still does much of the computing work for many big companies, only a small portion of the population has access to computers or the Internet.

Restaurant Sites Target Scale

Restaurant Sites Target Scale

“Indians are a lazy bunch,” laughs Goyal. “So we wanted to create something very close to their physical world. While menupages.com has menus in [a] standardized format, we scanned the actual menu cards and then put them up.”

Globalizing the Indian Diet

Globalizing the Indian Diet

The 21st century Indian professional is a global citizen. Well read, well travelled and yes, well fed! She knows her blue cheese from a feta, pita bread from a naan, dim sum from a momo. T

Seeking Silence

Seeking Silence

In this interview Iyer spoke on an unusual topic — the value of silence and stillness amid the rush of business.

Stars v Actor

Stars v Actor

Actors are famously more admired than hired. Stars are famous for being famous.

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