Good Reads

Did Rajiv Bajaj fight with his dad for branding his mobike?

Rajiv Bajaj, the man behind Bajaj Auto's new strategy, thinks his business is more about marketing than product engineering.

Good Reads: Finding the real Suarez

It's difficult to understand Suarez but ESPN's Wright Thompson takes a journey through his past and paints a beautiful picture of Suarez. This is a wonderful and a must-read profile of Luis Suarez.

Not just Gujarat, Kerala model too has many warts

It's easy to pick holes in the Gujarat growth story, but once you look closely, the Kerala model too is ridden with serious problems

What's common between gold, Apple and Facebook

All of them were victims of valuation bubbles where prices had lost their link to the fundamentals of demand and supply

Why we have a cowardly state instead of a strong one

Are we too vile or too wily for our own good? Why is it that despite hankering for a strong state, we have only ended weakening it further?

Why the Gandhi family has outlived its sell-by date

More clued-in writers are now coming to the same conclusion: that the Gandhi family's days are numbered

The middle class has woken up; politicians watch out

The anti-rape protests are more than just a fight against gender injustice. They signal the rising power and impatience of an urban middle class demanding better governance

Indian army has training programme for Sri Lanka: Sr army officer

In what could further provoke Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa and other political leaders in the state, a senior army officer has admitted that the Indian army has an “ongoing training programme” with Sri Lankan forces.

IPL Newsroll: We want to win it for Sachin

A quick round-up of what the newspapers are saying about IPL 5 on the day when the tournament actually kicks off.

Rajiv Gandhi's assassination: The defence's version

S Doraiswamy, in an interview with the Tehalka magazine profiling his yet-to-be-published book, has claimed that Gandhi's assassination was an 'inside job'.