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  • Taking wings
    Taking wings

    Renting a two-roomed chawl to set up an STD booth and borrowing Rs.2,000 from his dad to become a ticket agent, Arun Kharat has built a Rs. 140 crore turnover business comprising car rental, radio cab and staff transport, says Somma Banerjjee

      Posted    2016-09-21    7 Issue 38
  • Riot stoppers
    Riot stoppers

    When the Cauvery row between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka spiralled out of control last week, with Tamil drivers bearing the brunt of mob violence in Karnataka, two Bengaluru residents came together and rescued 150 truckers, says Usha Prasad   

      Posted    19-Sep-2016    7 Issue 38
  • Scripting success
    Scripting success

    When he landed his first job as a car washer for a monthly salary of Rs 500, B M Balakrishna would not have known that he would one day be heading a Rs 20 crore turnover company.  The fascinating success story of a farmer’s son from Chittoor

      Posted    22-Sep-2016    7 Issue 38
  • Gold at Rio
    Gold at Rio

    Devendra Jhajharia who bagged his second Paralympics gold, bettering his own world record at Rio, credited the government's Target Olympic Podium scheme for his victory, says Tridib Baparnash

      Posted    17-Sep-2016    7 Issue 38