Paper diaries triumph over electronic gadgets
Computer gadget makers want Europeans to throw away their scruffy, bulging paper diaries in favour of high technology. However, experts claim that it is not going to happen anytime soon. Current electronic diaries or hand-held computers are too much of a compromise, experts say.
Are luxury cars a bit too overpriced? Perhaps yes
Tyres are not the only things inflated in luxury cars. A closer look at the price tags would reveal why. Pricing is an extremely important factor in the so-called Indian luxury car market.
Bill Gates move spurs Naidu's hi-tech efforts
Riding a new high after Microsoft chief Bill Gates decided to set up shop in Hyderabad, the techno savvy Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has now resolved to speed up his hi-tech crusade within the state with a new vigour.
Heartburn time: No foreign car-maker needs Indian help anymore
The hottest topic going around in 1994 was cars and all those big global players who were planning to set up shop in India. Joint ventures were signed with great vigour and enthusiasm. Today, most of the partnerships are no longer in existence.
In car wars 1998-99, price will remain the USP
Forget the "Cola Wars." They are passe. India is currently in the throes of what can only be called the "Car Wars", for want of a better cliche. The nightmarish 1997 was a year which made many a foreign carmaker realise that India was not the bed of roses it was made out to be.
Job security worries Philippine Airlines staff
A group of disgruntled Philippine Airlines workers marched into the company's headquarters demanding their delayed salary. Flag carrier PAL, stumbling amid Southeast Asia's economic crisis, has twice in a row delayed pay to its 14,000 workers.
