'He Was Always The Same Old Ratan'

'Ratan had the quality that JRD and Russi Mody had -- they could walk with kings and never lose the common touch.' IMAGE: Then Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata speaks at Tata Steel's 100th annual......

Ratan Tata, Dreamer And Ideas Executor

There were certainly qualities adhering to the Tata Group, which emanated from the persona of Ratan Tata.Most notable of these would be the low profile he maintained, which sharply contrasted the......

New York Labor Day Parade Was A Spectacle!

Thousands of workers of every description -- from journalists to steel workers, from painters to New York cops, from auto to engineering workers -- marched for four hours down 5th Avenue one of......

Whither The Middle Class?

Ajit Balakrishnan on how to arrest a worldwide decline. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   As a son and grandson of doctors and a firm believer in a meritocratic education system, and......

Sensex plunges 617 points on profit booking

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined nearly 1 per cent on Thursday, continuing their falling streak for the fifth day running due to profit booking amid monthly expiry in the......

Does No One Want To Buy Cars?

Passenger vehicle sales are expected to experience muted growth in the current financial year. Photograph: ANI Photo   Bolstered by new model launches, domestic passenger vehicle (PV)......

Will EV Policy Lure Tesla?

If Tesla comes in, India's position as a manufacturing hub will rise many notches, as it will become only the second country, after China, to have both Apple as well as Tesla. IMAGE: Tesla Motors......

General Motors to expand used car business

Faced with the prospects of almost flat growth in sales of its passenger cars in India in 2009-10 owing to economic downturn, General MotorsIndia Limited plans to go for the pan-India launch of its......

The inside story of Mourinho's failed tenure at Man United

United are bigger than any one man and the decision to send Mourinho packing drives home that philosophy to players, fans and opponents IMAGE: Jose Mourinho reacts. Photograph: Pete Norton/Getty......

Manchester United agree record $1.3 billion Adidas kit deal

Adidas AG will pay a record 750 million pounds ($1.3 billion) to supply Manchester United with shirts and kit, underlining the enduring pulling power of the former English soccer champions despite......

Bhutia part of FIFA's campaign against COVID-19

Bhutia in AFC's video awareness campaign in fight against COVID-19 Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia will feature in Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) public awareness campaign on the......