Goa may now come to be known more for cheap petrol than the local drink feni with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's novel budgetary proposal to virtually abolish value added tax (VAT) on petrol and slash prices by as much as Rs.11. The decision will come into effect from April 2

Like jallikattu in Tamil Nadu, Kambala, Karnataka’s traditional buffalo race in slush, still continues, albeit with political and corporate support. Suprabha N K has the story

Complaining that Government packages bypass them and reach cooperative societies, traditional weaves have raised a set of demands. One of them is access to market, says Madhusree Chatterjee
 

Working on a riot of colours, the mother-son designer duo Riimple and Mayyur Girotra have taken inspiration from the opulent Mughal and Victorian eras to create their latest couture collection

Advertising is an unfair world. Small fellows with better products cannot always compete with big players with deep pockets, says top adman Srinivasan K Swamy, in an interview to Marie Banu