Where have the dhabas gone?

Wide, 4 lane expressways have taken the pleasures out of seeing life along the roads like the highways of old -- homes, bazaars, dhabas, women filling water, elderly folk sitting under the peepal......

Worms in chocolate bars spoil birthday party

Live worms crawling out of several bars of chocolate of a multinational brand spoiled a birthday party in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday.Joe Vincent, an executive with a management consultancy, found......

As crisis deepens, exporters concerned about Indo-Bangladesh trade

Domestic exporters on Monday expressed concerns over the crisis in Bangladesh and said the developments in the neighbouring country would have implications on bilateral trade. Photograph: Amit......

Retail inflation in August down to 6.83% on softening food prices

Retail inflation declined to 6.83 per cent in August after touching a 15-month high of 7.44 per cent in July, mainly due to softening prices of vegetables, but still remains above the Reserve......

Ghost from the past does not haunt Maggi anymore

In 2019, the growth in sales of the Maggi brand of products surpassed the pre-ban level of 2014, in terms of both volume and value. While, Nestle raised prices of Maggi products by an average 3.1......

Lockdown a bitter pill for Brand Cadbury

Companies from Unilever to Proctor & Gamble, Nestlé, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have all alluded to lockdown challenges in India and the globe as well as the impact it will have on April-June as......

Should Dhoni Have Done This Ad?

It is a pity that he does not take his youth influencer role more seriously and align his brand endorsements more responsibly, notes Kanika Datta. IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a Lays ad.......

Tendulkar, Sania at Sunfeast Open

Sachin Tendulkar skirted the issue of captaincy of the Indian cricket team, saying he does not have much to say on it. "I don't have much to say about the issue of captaincy. I am not allowed to......