Why PM Modi and Sonia Gandhi send 'chaadar' to Ajmer dargah every year

'After Independence, whoever has been the prime minister of the country has sent a chaadar' 'The Salafists and Wahhabis are extremists and cannot be associated with Islam' ‘We have peace......

US: Wives of UN staffers raise funds for orphans

A few years after the Second World War that left many orphaned and shelterless in Europe and Asia, the wives  of the UN staff in New York set up a group to help the hapless......

Wives of UN staff raise funds for orphans

A few years after the Second World War that left many orphaned and shelterless in Europe and Asia, the wives of the UN staff in New York set up a group to help the hapless children, sewing and......

Not Quite the Beach Boys

FinanceMinister P Chidambaram's new Budget brought about a two-day strike (July 13 and 14) in the smallish beach town of Alang in Gujarat. It was called by the Gujarat Ship Breakers Association.......

Want to be a wedding planner?

Do you want to get your daughter married in a tapovan? Or have her walk down from the heavens straight to the mandap?Oh yes, you can also have a Niagara-type waterfall as a backdrop to the rituals.......

Weddings go professional

It's an industry that is inflation proof; it's an industry that people invest in without thinking of returns; and it's an industry where figures are extremely hard to come by.Even so, exhibition......

Luxury brand Max Mara to debut in Sept

Max Mara, a billion-dollar Italian luxury brand, is all set to make its Indian debut after a marketing tie-up with the Mumbai-based fashion label Kimaya. Kimaya would be introducing the brand in......

Tanishq starts campaign in US ahead of expansion

A year before it opens a store in the US, Tanishq -- the jewellery brand from Titan Industries -- has launched a campaign in the US, Canada and the UK to tap the pool of non-resident Indians. The......