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'What Gives Me Hope About India Is...'

'Our civil society here is vibrant, and courageous, although it is beaten up and beaten down, repeatedly.' IMAGE: A Tiranga walkathon on the eve of Independence Day in Mumbai, August 14, 2023.......

Indian-origin techie killed in shootout between rival Mexican gangs

A 29-year-old California-based Indian-origin woman techie, who travelled to Mexico to celebrate her birthday, was one of the two foreign tourists killed in a shootout between two drug gangs in the......

Tollywood producer, wife arrested in US for running prostitution racket

An Indian-origin couple has been arrested for allegedly running a high-end prostitution ring in the United States by luring at least five actresses from Tollywood and advertising them for sex at......

The brightest Indian-American stars in the US

Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them everywhere -- in politics, in research, in the movies, even on YouTube, says......

Indian teens leave Americans, Australians behind in cyberbullying

In a study conducted in four countries, number of Indian teens who bullied someone or were bullied by someone online was the highest. Recently, a teenager attempted suicide by swallowing all the......

Uber, Baazee.com redux?

The Information Technology Act needs another tweak to allow a different kind of information intermediary to flourish, says Ajit Balakrishnan. This is the story so far: on a recent day in December,......

Lecoanet Hemant to launch in India

They have dressed up Texan millionaires, Arab princesses, French aristocrats and international film stars. That is not all. The designer duo Hemant Sagar and his French partner Didier Lecoanet,......

Few things that are bothering L&T chief

Naik, who completes 50 years at L&T on March 15, talks to Shyamal Majumdar and Malini Bhupta about the three things that worry him most in the run-up to his retirement. Anil Manibhai Naik says he......

Tips on how to become a CEO, quickly

Michael Rubin started his business career at age 13, running a ski-tuning shop out of his parents' basement. He went on to open several retail ski shops in New York and Pennsylvania by the time he......

Rebuilding America's job machine

As staff at the College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering wait patiently in a conference room, a loud rumble shatters the silence. "Must be him," someone says. Alain E. Kaloyeros has just pulled......

Must Watch OTT Shows of 2023

Sukanya Verma picks the best of OTT from 2023. As someone who shares week after week what's new on the OTT menu, I can't emphasise enough on what a crushing feeling it is to consume just a fraction......

Is Navratri Inspiring Shanaya Kapoor?

Katrina wishes Sunny... Plabita's pretty pictures... Laxmi Raai glows... Photograph: Kind courtesy Shanaya Kapoor/Instagram Has the ongoing Navratri inspired Shanaya Kapoor to go traditional?......

'I am the godfather of disco'

'You make a hit, everything is fit.' IMAGE: Bappi Lahiri at home. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and......

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020. IMAGE: Danesh Razvi and Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy. It was the year of staying at home and watching films......

Better Luck Tomorrow: a work in progress

This would be the dream of many independent producers: make a movie on a shoestring budget, wait till it makes news at a majorfestival, hope for a bit of controversyand sell it to a major company.......

Sports quotes of 2005

The 2005 sporting year in quotes:SOCCER:"I am in the news every day. I think they really like my overcoat, they really like my haircut, they really like my face, they really like my behaviour, they......

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