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Adani Group to redevelop Mumbai's Motilal Nagar

New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) After the Dharavi slum redevelopment project, billionaire Gautam Adani's group has emerged as the highest bidder for the Rs 36,000 crore redevelopment of Motilal Nagar in......

''Trump Will Do A Deal With China'

'Trump's desire to withdraw the US from some arenas on the global stage will result in ceding space to China.' IMAGE: US President Donald Trump delivers a speech to a joint session of the United......

Built consensus with India, will reach solution at early date, says China

China and India were able to "reduce differences" and build "some consensus" on disengaging troops from friction points to end the standoff in eastern Ladakh and agreed to maintain dialogue to......

China: 'Main Issue Now Is The Patrolling'

'Once we deal with the disengagement, there is the larger issue as both of us have brought a very large number of troops up to the border.''So there is what we call the de-escalation issue, and......

The Global Ambassador Of Indian Music

He was a formidable musician but seemed utterly human, a Peter Pan who wore his genius with deceptive lightness. Sandip Roy remembers Ustad Zakir Hussain. IMAGE: Ustad Zakir Hussain at one of his......

Adani wins Rs 36,000-cr Mumbai project

After the Dharavi slum redevelopment project, billionaire Gautam Adani's group has emerged as the highest bidder for the Rs 36,000 crore redevelopment of Motilal Nagar in Mumbai, sources said.......

Asia Society leadership award for Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director ofReliance Industries Limited has been awarded the prestigious Asia Society Leadership Award, by the Asia Society, Washington DC. Leo Daly, chairman,......

L N Mittal bags Asia Society 'Leadership Award'

NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal has expressed confidence that the fast-growing economies of India and China would have a positive impact on world economy but cautioned the two south Asian giants......

Despite odds, economists confident of India growth story: WEF study

Most economists expect the global economy to weaken in the coming year amid political and financial volatility, but a large majority of over 90 per cent are confident of moderate or strong growth......

Who is George Soros? The man who criticised Narendra Modi

George Soros, who is in the eye of the storm over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Adani issue, is an Hungarian-born American financier, philanthropist, and activist whose......

Naseer performs in New York

The brilliant Naseeruddin Shah performed Dastangoi: The Adventures of Amir Hamza with Mahmood Farooqi and Daanish Hussain at the Asia Society New York on Monday. The adventures of Amir Hamza......

Here's how Pakistan's first Oscar-winning film happened

In conversation with Aseem Chhabra, Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Daniel Junge discuss the challenges of making a film like Saving Face in a country as complex and......

When Rishi Kapoor wanted a drink...

Two first time directors --- Arjun Gourisaria and Moinak Biswas --- triumphed over the Bengali language works of veterans Aparna Sen (Iti Mrinalini) and Rituparno Ghosh (Noukadubi) with......

Indian films to be screened at NY festival

Dostana, the hit film featuring Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham, did not endear itself to every gay person. Its critics felt it reinforced stereotypes. Yet,the film was invited at last year's I......

Zoya Akhtar: I'm obsessed with people

Director Zoya Akhtar had a series of interviews at the I View film festival at the Asia Society on August 28, where her directorial debut Luck By Chance was screened. But Akhtar sedulously answered......

CWG will be off to a flying start: Krishna

There might have been delays and lapses in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games, but External Affairs Minister S M Krishna says the troubled event will be "off to a flying start" once A R......

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