Carl Icahn sues Dell in latest attempt to foil buyout ET
Carl Icahn sued Dell Inc and its board on Thursday, his latest attempt to derail a $24.4 billion buyout bid by Michael Activist investor Carl Icahn sued Dell Inc and its board on Thursday, his latest...
View ArticleThakkali Thokku (Tomato Thokku)
The first thing that comes into mind when tomatoes are abundant and cheap in the market is the Tomato thokku, an all purpose curry which can be used as a spread, a side dish and a gravy that can be...
View ArticleChettinad Chicken Kuzhambu (Authentic Chettinad Chicken Gravy)
However much variety of chicken we cook, nothing can take the place of the traditional kuzhambu being made form the time old days. It is compatible with anything we have at home i.e., rice, dosa,...
View ArticleEureka Forbes Purifies Water for Rural India by Shravan Bhat
A woman collects purified water from a Water Shop at Manikyapuram in Andhra Pradesh Minty-fresh it may well taste, but there’s a reason you don’t swallow your fluoride toothpaste. If consumed at...
View ArticleOne protester killed in Sri Lanka military shooting
One person was killed and about 15 were wounded when Sri Lanka’s military shot at a protest demanding clean drinking water. At least 4,000 protesters had gathered on Thursday in Weliweriya, some 12...
View ArticlePallonji Mistry: Patriarch of a Century-Old Group by Samar Srivastava
Image: Vikas khot With his booming voice, Pallonji Mistry kept a tight grip on the Shapoorji Pallonji Group till June, when he ended his innings as chairman and handed over charge to older son...
View ArticlePure Water, Dirty linen by Saumya Roy
It is probably the most controversial raincoat in India right now. An advertisement by Hindustan Unilever used a salesman in a yellow raincoat to throw a challenge that if consumers found a water...
View ArticleCK Prahalad: The Inclusive Visionary by Neelima Mahajan-Bansal
Image: AFP for Forbes India In October 2007 a series of wildfires broke out across California, endangering the lives of its inhabitants. A state of emergency was declared and the authorities...
View ArticleBottom of the Pyramid and Beyond by Neelima Mahajan
I In the year 2002, C.K. Prahalad and Stuart Hart published a groundbreaking article in Strategy+Business magazine that introduced to the world the idea of the Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP). The idea,...
View ArticleThe Potato Farming Success of Gujarat's Banaskantha District by Vivian...
Image: Alok Brahmbhatt for Forbes IndiaParthi Chaudhary’s 90-acre potato farm yielded 67 tonnes a hectare this year Oparthi Chaudhary is a police official with the Anti-Corruption Bureau, posted at...
View ArticleHow Prakash Snacks Grew in India by Samar Srivastava
Image: Vikas Khot Amit Kumat laughs: “That’s not happening in the next decade.” The subject of discussion is healthy potato chips. “All that the consumers care about is the taste; this health...
View ArticleRio Tinto's precious find in India, a diamond mine to replace its largest one...
Image: Herve Collart/Sygma/Corbis It was around the Ninth Century when European traders back from their visit to India first started talking about the sparkling white stone. As imagination soared,...
View ArticleChinese State-Owned Enterprises in Africa: Myths and Realities by Namukale...
In today’s environment the label “State-Owned Enterprise (SOE)” hardly conjures up a positive image for most of us. Since the 1980s and in many countries, SOEs have been seen as inefficient,...
View ArticleGerman boy finds 'a mummy' in grandmother's attic
The Kettler family plan to get their "mummy" examined by archaeological experts in Berlin A 10-year-old German boy has found what appears to be a mummy hidden in a corner of his grandmother's...
View ArticleMoto X 'always listening' phone launched by Google's Motorola
By Dave LeeTechnology reporter, BBC NewsThe Moto X is the first phone designed by Motorola since its takeover by Google last year Google-owned Motorola has announced a phone that is "always...
View ArticleLatvia resists US call to extradite 'virus maker'
US Attorney Preet Bharara accused the trio of being "modern day bank robbers"Latvia is resisting calls to extradite a man the US alleges wrote a computer virus used to steal millions.In January,...
View ArticleJury recommends life for 'S/V Quest' Somali pirates
Shani Nurani Shiekh Abrar (left) and Ahmed Muse Salad (right) leave the court house earlier in the trial A US jury has recommended that three Somali pirates be sentenced to life in prison for the...
View ArticleLondon woman murdered in Bangladesh
A mother from east London has been murdered in Bangladesh.Rehana Begum, 43, a British national from Stepney, died in Sunamganj on Friday, the Foreign Office has confirmed. On Friday morning a man who...
View ArticleVodafone may have to sell $1-bn Bharti stake under new licence rules Mail...
Communications and IT minister Kapil Sibal addresses the National Telecom Summit 2013 in New Delhi on FridayThe government on Friday finally unveiled the long-awaited Unified Licence norms allowing...
View ArticleAakash 4 to be available by January 2014: Kapil Sibal PTI New Delhi
Government has finalised specifications of next version of low-cost tablet Aakash which would be ready by January 2014, Telecom and IT Minister Kapil Sibal said on Friday."Yesterday we had meeting on...
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