When Jaws released in June 1975, it changed the way Americans watch movies, says Aseem Chhabra.
Unfortunately, the day chosen for the match was the actual day of Diwali and cricket starved Houstonians were in a dilemma about staying home with family and friends or going to watch their back-in-action cricket heroes.
Internet giant Yahoo may shed its substantial holding in China's Alibaba Group and in its Japanese affiliate in transactions totalling about $18 billion, says a media report.
Aseem Chhabra gives us the top films that enriched his year.
Sotheby's said six telephone and online bidders sought the document and it was eventually bought by Cisneros Corp chief executive Eduardo Cisneros.
'In India, China's capacities to conduct new types of warfare is critically underestimated,' says Claude Arpi.
It was one of the most electric showings at the LFW so far. Designer duo Shantanu and Nikhil, in collaboration with sports giant Adidas, offered a line of vibrant garments and accessories on Day Three -- and Deepika did a showstopping entry that had others pale in comparison, showing up in hot pants! Don't miss the 'Moto Chic' collection!
These advertisements and commercials for innerwear have ruffled quite a few feathers -- you'll see why!
Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former US President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Hillary Clinton, has been roped-in by NBC News as a full-time special correspondent.
Lingerie giant Victoria's Secret held their annual fashion show in New York last night. Artists Jay-Z, Kanye West, Maroon 5 and Nicki Minaj performed live as supermodels like Miranda Kerr, Doutzen Kroes and Alessandra Ambrosio sizzled on the runway. Don't miss it!
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
Deal with current owner Exide may be signed next week
On the outskirts of Shanghai, in a run-down neighbourhood, a People's Liberation Army base has been built for China's growing corps of cyber warriors.
High on confidence after a successful Copa America campaign, Venezuela coach Cecar Farias is determined to break his side's jinx of being the only Latin American nation yet to qualify for the football World Cup by making the cut for the 2014 edition in neighbouring Brazil.
Lingerie giant Victoria's Secret held their annual fashion show in New York yesterday. The Black Eyed Peas performed live as supermodels like Heidi Klum, Miranda Kerr and Alessandra Ambrosio sizzled on the ramp. And don't miss the $300 million bra that was on display!
Building could fetch more than $1 bn.
The death of Muhammad Ali, the former heavyweight champion known as much for his political activism as his boxing brilliance, triggered a worldwide outpouring of affection and admiration for one of the best-known figures of the 20th century.
This week's collection of stories that prove we live in a truly mad, mad world.
Here's your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world.
According to a New York Times investigation, Walmart de Mexico was 'not the reluctant victim of a corrupt culture that insisted on bribes as the cost of doing business.
A former top executive of Citigroup has been charged for allegedly siphoning off more than $19 million from the bank, the latest in a string of frauds that have come to light at the global banking giant.
'He was a magnificent looking man -- perhaps the best looking international actor of the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, even in the current century. And quite definitely the first actor from Asia to make it big in the West,' says Aseem Chhabra.
Spanish football giants Barcelona and Real Madrid have overtaken baseball's New York Yankees as the highest paid teams in global sport, according to the Global Sports Salaries Survey 2011.
"Google, as part of its goal to allow shoppers to use their mobile devices, rather than physical credit cards, to pay for goods in retail stores, is working on a potential partnership with electronic-payments company VeriFone Systems Inc," The Wall Street Journal reported citing a source.
An interview with author Ken Follett, one of the world's ten highest paid writers.
Megamind is only for those who really want to spend money at the multiplex this weekend.
"It is completely false. I don't know what is the basis of this. I am not a candidate. This is some speculative thing in the New York Times," Ahluwalia said.
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Argentina beat arch-rivals Brazil 4-3 in an end-to-end friendly on Saturday, dealing a blow to the Brazilians as they wrapped up their preparations for the London Olympics.
Attorney David Frankel questioned Joseph Yanagisawa, an employee in Goldman Sachs's technology unit, about phone calls between the global banking giant's head of Asia Equity Sales David Loeb and Rajaratnam.
US congressional leaders on trade and finance wrote to the US International Trade Commission calling for a second investigation into India's 'unfair' trade practices, detailing any changes under Modi.
Adriana Lima looked like a million dollars as she wore the latest in jewel-encrusted lingerie.
The US government may next week announce a plan to exit its stake in the insurance giant American International Group Inc, says a media report.
Berkshire Hathaway annual meetings are most awaited.
Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has been selected as the recipient of the second annual Pratham USA Award for Outstanding Service in education, the non-profit organisation announced recently.
According to The New York Post, sources close to BP have revealed that there was a growing expectation that Hayward would announce his departure in late August or September.
The company had made its first breakthrough in the US in April when it had acquired 40 per cent stake in Atlas Energy Inc's 3,00,000 acres shale gas property for $1.7 billion. Atlas' Marcellus shale gas project spans parts of West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York.
Formula One will return to the United States in 2012 with a 10-year deal for a race in the Texas state capital Austin, commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone announced on Tuesday.
Problems between Dr Vajinder Pal Toor and Dr Lishang Wang started early 2008. Wang alleged in the lawsuit that Toor unfairly targeted him. A confrontation between Toor and Wang occurred on May 15, 2008, when Wang was accused of leaving his post in the intensive care unit and being incommunicado for several hours.
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