Dominique Lapierre, author of City of Joy, passes away at 91

Dominique Lapierre, the bestselling French author well-known in India for his ode to the city of Kolkata titled ‘The City of Joy', has died aged 91, his wife has confirmed. IMAGE: Celebrated......

Setback for Owaisi in Bihar as 4 of 5 AIMIM MLAs join RJD

All but one of the five MLAs of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen in Bihar on Wednesday joined the Rashtriya Janata Dal, making it the largest party in the 243-strong assembly, a......

'Secular parties cannot rule forever by showing fear of the BJP to Muslims'

'We have finished that fear.' IMAGE: A huge AIMIM election rally in Patna. Photograph: Kind courtesy Akhtarul Iman/Facebook   After the All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen won five seats......

Owaisi's AIMIM wins 5 of 20 seats contested in Bihar

Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen, which was given tags like 'vote cutter' and spoiler in the Bihar assembly polls, won five Muslim-dominated seats on Tuesday and said......

India's brass industry loses sheen

Due to high prices of raw materials and lack of proper wages, artisans of brass industry in Balaheri village in Rajasthan are on the verge of loosing their livelihood. Around 50 to 60......

Why Nokia is No. 1 in India, China

It wasn't hard for Wang Ninie to decide on a mobile phone. In early March the twenty-something Beijing entrepreneur saw a golden Nokia handset with a flower pattern etched into the trim, one of the......

L N Mittal sees beyond Arcelor

Lakshmi Mittal is a man with a vision for the global steel industry, and his place in it--at the center. That makes Mittal Steel's 18.6 billion eurohostile bid for France's Arcelor, its next......

Now diamond @ Rs 500!

Like many in the wholesale diamond trade, Mehul Choksi, director of the Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) Gitanjali Gems Ltd, thinks the future lies in organised retailing as the $8 billion diamond......

Urvashi Captivates Cannes

Photograph: Yara Nardi/Reuters Urvashi Rautela walks the red carpet at the premiere of the rom-com musical film L'Amour ouf (Beating Hearts)at Cannes. Urvashi wore a pink shimmery bodycon gown......

Rashmika's Bikini Holiday!

Where are the stars travelling to? Take a look. Photograph: Kind courtesy Rashmika Mandanna/Instagram After the release of her film Goodbye, Rashmika Mandanna takes a quick break and chills......

Movie Legend Jean-Luc Godard Passes Into The Ages

Jean-Luc Godard, the Godfather of French New Wave Cinema, has died. He was 91.   IMAGE: Cate Blanchett, jury president of the 71st Cannes Film Festival, presents a special prize to Jean-Luc......

The World's BEST Films, RIGHT HERE!

Aseem Chhabra presents his list of 100 best (and must watch) films -- many classics, some relatively new and several personal favourites. And we're almost getting to the top! Don't Miss: The List......

I'm number one, like it or not says Safina

An annoyed Dinara Safina has had enough of people questioning whether she can justify being the world number one, despite not having won a grand slam title. The Russian bristled at the Los......

Pitching for open-source

Read a lot of Indian Premier League (IPL)-related stories and watched a couple of matches in full, others sporadically -- over the last three days. A round up of the more notable articles follows......