Cyrus Mistry: The Wise Young Owl

'Cyrus was always very different. He would think before acting.'An exclusive excerpt from Changing Skylines: The Shapoorji Pallonji Sesquicentennial 1865-2015. Illustration: Dominic......

Why I support Modi's bullet train

The critics of Prime Minister Modi’s latest project are not looking at the future but living in the past, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. When Rediff.com......

CWG scam: CBI registers new case, carries out searches

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday registered a fresh case in connection with alleged irregularities in construction of indoor courts at Sri Fort sports complex for Commonwealth Games......

US President's award for blind foundation workers

The Blind Foundation of India's founding director Dr Manu Vora and many of the organisation's volunteers received the United States President's Volunteer Service Award. Vora and his wife Dr Nila......

Will Chanda Kochhar take ICICI Bank to court?

Most legal experts indicate the former ICICI Bank CEO will take the matter to court.Her contention will be she can't be fired and called guilty without proof. She may have been indicted by the......

Aim was to brew India's finest beer: Cobra founder

I like refreshing lager and English ale but found that neither the gassy lager nor ale went with food, says founder of Cobra beer. Lord Karan Billimoria, who began exporting it to the United......

FDI in retail will help even kirana stores: UK envoy

Foreign direct investment in retail has been welcomed at TiEcon in New Delhi, writes Faisal Kidwai. "Indian government's decision to allow foreign direct investment in retail is a welcome step, and......

4 global audit majors circumventing laws: Panel

The big four global accountancy firms -- PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Ernst & Young and Deloitte -- are circumventing laws to provide auditing services in the country, says a report of an......

PIX: Dia Mirza, Maria Goretti mingle at a charity show

Designer Amy Billimoria organised a fundraiser show to celebrate her 40th birthday. It was held in Mumbai in collaboration with Nargis Dutt Memorial Charitable Trust. The sale proceeds of the......

PIX: Falguni Pathak picks her wardrobe for Navratri

Dandiya queen Falguni Pathak gets started her preparations for Navratri, coming up next month. The singer visited fashion designer Amy Billimoria's store recently to pick her wardrobe for the......

Dandiya queen Falguni Pathak is back!

Just one day prior to the luminous Navratri fiesta, the much-loved, much-missed Dandiya queen, Falguni Pathak, who performs live for the garba and dandiya celebrations annually, appears......

Review: Rangoon, an explosion by Vishal Bhardwaj

'Rangoon haunts in unlikely fashion and, while the director's most straightforward picture, holds enough of its own marvels to justify multiple viewings,' notes Raja Sen. She doesn't want to sit on......

CWG: Tulika wins silver in women's 78kg judo event

IMAGE: Tulika Mann went down to Scotland's Sarah Adlington in the final of the Judo women's 78kg category event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Photograph: Alex Pantling/Getty Images Indian judoka......

Two tales of struggle and answering the call of the Olympic dream

Indian Judoka, Avtar Singh's parents take maiden flight to cheer son, who will go up against Pople Misenga from the Olympic Refugee Team.  Read on about the intense and interesting story of......

BCCI made 33 crore profit in 2005-06

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has made a profit of Rs 33 crore in the last financial year with a chunk of its income coming from media rights allocation.BCCI treasurer N Srinivasansaid......

Top seeds Divija, Garima ousted

Girls under-16 top seed M Divija of Andhra Pradesh and under-14 No. 1 Garima Vatwani of Delhi crashed out, in the Xtra Premium National Series Tennis Championship, co-sponsored by Dewan Housing, at......

Saiteja shocks second seed

Unseeded Paladugu Saiteja of Andhra Pradesh shocked boys under-14 second seed Vaidik Munshaw of Gujarat 7-6 (7-4), 1-6, 6-2, in the Xtra Premium National Series Tennis Championship, co-sponsored by......