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Driven by an unquenchable appetite for growth and a deep pocket, Malvinder and Shivinder Singh are in the fast track to become world leaders in health care
By Kumar Anshuman
One is called MMS and the other SMS, after the first letters of their names. But there is nothing flippant about Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh.
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 Artistic impression
We want to become a global player
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 Home is hot
2010 will be the year of domestic mergers and acquisitions
By Vandana
Kalanithi Maran, media magnate and brother of Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran, struck a whopper of a deal when he bought a 37.75 per cent stake in SpiceJet at 25 per cent less than the market price. Kalanithi had been eying SpiceJet for a long time, but the deal finally took place in June. more |
 Afterburner? On
Narain Karthikeyan is making a bid to return to Formula 1
By Ramu Patil
After being out of the F 1 circuit for over five years, Narain Karthikeyan, 33, is quietly preparing to burn some rubber when the F1 drives into India next year. He is currently racing in the Superleague Formula in Europe and in NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) in the US. more |
 Charge of the Indian brigade
The Indian surge in Australia can be felt in all spheres of life
By Syed Nazakat/Sydney & Melbourne
Nearly 30 years ago, Robin Chaudhury, a fresh engineering graduate, made his way to Australia and found himself an alien in Wollongong, 70km south of Sydney. A nearly empty main thoroughfare was a cultural shock for him. “Nobody’s out. more |
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Opposition protest over price rise a hoax: Vayalar Ravi
New Delhi: Terming the protests over price rise by the opposition parties a "mere hoax", Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi Friday said the parties were "violating democracy" by disrupting both houses of parliament.
"This protest is a mere hoax to show people that they are fighting, to gain media attention particularly demanding the discussion under an adjournment motion and voting. more |
 Art of the possible
CINEMA
Political films seem to be Bollywood’s new success formula
By Nikita Doval
It is one of the tritest observations about India that cricket and Bollywood are our abiding passions. As it turns out, the sentiment is untrue as nothing galvanises us or moves the mob monster to a frenzy like politics does. It is the beast that devours our movies and games in one gulp and makes them its own, the progenitor of passionate debates that begin at tea stalls and continue in swish living rooms. more |
 Show off in Fairford
By Jon Stock
I’ve been trying to fathom the appeal of air shows. They are big business in the west and we’re at the height of the season right now. Last weekend, one-and-a-half lakh people flocked to RAF Fairford in the heart of rural England to watch a seven-and-a-half hour flying display. One of the highlights was the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. more |
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Two of a kind