Category «Features»

Fodder scam, Laluji and me: Pratim Ranjan Bose.

Chara Ghotala or Fodder Scam made it to the headlines in mid 1990’s, when I was a cub reporter. Initially the news did not make much resonance to me, except that a popular Chief Minister, Lalu Prasad Yadav, is involved in it. There was no reason either. I grew up in the days of Bofors …

The Volatile Rupee And NRI Property Investments In India: Om Ahuja, CEO – Residential Services, Jones Lang LaSalle India

The global capital and currency markets have been volatile for last the few months, also triggering serious turbulence in the rupee. Current account deficit and the fact that foreign institutional investors are selling heavily on the Indian bond market have been the key triggers for the rupee’s repeated depreciation. Factors such as negative export and …

For The Lack Of A Road…Anil Pharande, Chairman – Pharande Spaces & Vice President – CREDAI (Pune Metro)

There are often comparisons made between the infrastructure of Mumbai and Pune. The popular consensus seems to be that both cities are equally challenged as far as supportive infrastructure is concerned. This is inappropriate for two reasons – one, Mumbai’s growth pattern has been very different from Pune’s. The city has evolved into the country’s …

Tor Maa ke… Chawm Ganguly

“Kh***ir Chele, Tor Maa ke Ch**i” (SOB, s***w your mom) yelled the conductor to the Taxi driver. “Tor Maa ke” (s***w your mom) retorted the nonchalant taxi driver with an exaggerated movement of the hand that left nothing to the imagination as he drove away equally unperturbed. The passengers in the bus, many ladies included, …

Some New Technologies and The amazing Benefits they Offer

Technology is changing with every passing day. Every other new product that hits the market, makes the older ones obsolete. Change is inevitable and it touches every part of our lives. Sometimes we wonder what is going on in the market. The thought itself is so exciting. All thanks to technology, there is a brand …