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Forbes India 13th Anniversary: Rewind of Key Milestones of India's Corporates and Startups

A rewind of the key milestones in India's corporates and startups, through the lens of 13 years of Forbes India

Reviewing the Audi S4

A car with multiple personalities, a Jekyll and Hyde player, that’s the S4; a tattooed wicked version of Audi’s very popular A4

Smart! But can it make your child learn better?

Schools are turning to education technology to provide better teaching. Yet, despite strong growth, many edutech companies face challenges for sustainable growth

How US Needs to Overcome the Fiscal Cliff

The measures likely to be adopted to reduce US budget deficit may not be enough to address the deep-seated problems of American public finances

'Kids should be problem solving with each other; should be peer-tutoring'

Salman Khan, the man who made teaching hip and cool on the internet, spoke to Sriram Balasubramanian and Shishir Prasad about how we can change schools and educate children better

Education's Salman Khan is a Superstar Too

One man. One computer. Ten million students. America's $1.3 trillion school system is ripe for revolution

Rajesh Agrawal's Company Makes Money Transfer Inexpensive

Rajesh Agrawal has found a way to make remittances less expensive

How Unmanned Level Crossings Spell Danger

Simple danger signages at unmanned level crossings don't work. A bunch of behavioural consultants have a better idea

Auto Parts Giant Dana Holding is Changing Gears

Here’s a surprise: After a decade of debacles, auto parts titan Dana Holding is finally turning around, thanks to a new CEO with global ambitions

The Real Value of Reddit

The web’s anti-bullying, meme-spawning, porn-flecked link forum may go down as one of the shrewdest buys in the media business

How Solar Panels Work Without Human Force

Solar panels have gotten so cheap that installlers are seeking new ways to push down the cost per clean kilowatt. One answer: Get rid of the humans

Wall Street Wakes Up to New Sleeping Drugs

Merck’s potential rival to blockbuster Ambien is big medical news, but Wall Street’s reaction has been snoozy so far. That’s a big, big problem for drugmakers

One Woman, a hair dryer and a $20 million business

How Alli Webb turned her Drybar salon into a $20 million operation

How Online Tutorials Became a Rage

Sit through lectures of top-notch professors, take tests and even get certificates

Will China's New Leadership Bring Economic Reform?

Dr Robert Lawrence Kuhn talks to Cuckoo Paul about the major economic challenges for the new leadership in China, and the reforms he believes are round the corner

Contrary Opinions in Investment Decisions

Retaining a balanced mindset in the face of overwhelming crowd pressure is fundamental to sensible investment decisions

Letter From The Deputy Editor: Making Learning Simple and Fun

It wouldn't be surprising if a large percentage of Sal Khan's video tutorials on subjects that run the entire gamut from basic addition to the economic concept of Fiscal Cliff are seen by Indians. He has a small section devoted to solving IIT-JEE problems as well!

Why Eric Hobsbawm Was an Unapologetic Stalinist

According to his left-wing admirers, he was brilliant; in the opinion of the rest, he was unreadable

Student Applications For Foreign Education Drop

Cases of Fraud Have Come Down Globally: Study

According to a recent survey, there has been a notable decline in the overall level of fraud. The proportion that was affected by at least one incidence of fraud in the past year, has dropped for the second year in a row, from 75% to 61%. Concern about fraud is dropping faster than fraud itself. Companies across the world, need to avoid complacency

How One Man Secured Mangalore's Beaches

Unsafe waters made tourists ignore its beaches, till Yathish Baikampady changed the way they are maintained and manned

Julian Robertson's Empire of Golf Resorts in New Zealand

In New Zealand, the financial titan builds a trophy collection of game-changing resorts

Five Years of Mumbai's blueFROG

Mumbai's iconic live music venue turns five, and the party has just begun

The Kochi-Muziri Biennale is India's First

The exhibition to celebrate contemporary art

Toys For Tech Conoisseurs

A Pick of the best, the latest, the greenest, the quirkiest, the most luxurious... that money can buy

Can Silicon Valley's Work Culture be Replicated in India?

Can Silicon Valley's culture of innovation and experimentation be replicated in a risk-averse country like India?

Why In-House Law Departments are Getting Bigger

IBM's General Counsel tells Forbes India that there's clearly been an evolution of law departments in large global companies

Is Jacques Kallis Test Cricket's Unsung Hero?

Jacques Kallis is within striking distance of Sachin Tendulkar's record of most Test centuries. Yet, we have heard so little about his batting

Afterlife Earnings of World's Top Celebs

They're rich. Their earning power is undiminished. And they're deceased. Death be not proud but for these late celebs, it can still be pretty lucrative

Titagarh Wagons' French Success

How Titagarh Wagons acquired France's sinking Arbel Fauvet Rail in 2010 and turned it around