Kumaraswamy chairs meet on future road-map, strengthening operations of HMT WatchesUnion Minister H D Kumaraswamy reviewed HMT Watches' performance and future plans, emphasizing operational improvements to maintain the Ind...
22 Aug, 2025, 04.29 PM IST
There are PSU stocks, and there are PSU businesses. Choose the business. 57 PSU stocks, some good, some not so goodA year back, on the day the results of 2024 general elections were getting declared, PSU stocks as a set suffered a sudden setback. From be...
04 Jun, 2025, 04.15 PM IST
Dummy’s guide to vintage shopping: In the world of fashion, old is new againIn Delhi’s Nizamuddin West, Javed Khan specializes in repairing and selling vintage watches. Vintage shopping is gaining popularity as it e...
22 Mar, 2025, 11.38 PM IST
HMT vs Karnataka: Kumaraswamy defies Forest Minister Khandre, rules out returning PSU’s landUnion Minister HD Kumaraswamy criticized Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre for attempting to reclaim 599 acres of HMT land, arguing ...
13 Aug, 2024, 05.36 PM IST
Former tech consultants turn entrepreneurs, find success in luxury watch industry with Bangalore watch companyNirupesh Joshi and Mercy Amalraj, former technology consultants, transitioned to entrepreneurship and founded the Bangalore Watch Company (...
17 Dec, 2023, 04.58 PM IST
Inspired by HMT, two Bengaluru techies launch a fine-watch brandThe fine watch-making brand based out of the IT city manufactures mid-segment gentleman’s timepieces, priced at about Rs 40,000 each.
25 Apr, 2018, 06.53 PM IST
Collector's corner: Bengaluru-based cosmetic dentist owns some rare timepiecesThe treasure includes a granite watch and a solid gold timepiece from the Wodeyar family.
19 Feb, 2018, 11.27 AM IST
Can Witworks' smartwatch Blink succeed where others failed?The standout feature of Blink is that it runs on the company's own OS called Marvin, enabling a seamless experience across hardware and sof...
17 Nov, 2016, 11.30 AM IST
Titan’s founding MD Xerxes Desai dies at 79Desai, who had been living in Bengaluru for the last three decades, is widely acclaimed as the person under whom a private company started ...
28 Jun, 2016, 09.46 AM IST
A timeless collection: HMT watches to adorn a museumThe government-owned watchmaker is planning a grand museum in Bengaluru to keep its legacy alive.
05 Mar, 2016, 10.42 AM IST
HMT reopens plant to make last batch of watchesElaborating on the development to open the factory, an official from HMT's Haldwani management said, “We had received orders for 5,500 watc...
01 Jan, 2016, 09.33 AM IST
Three HMT firms may be a test case for shuttering more loss-making, non-strategic PSUsHMT Machine Tools, HMT International and HMT Holding Co will be merged into one entity. Similarly, many more shell PSUs may be shut down.
09 Aug, 2015, 07.09 AM IST