'Mass Hindu migration from B'desh unlikely at present'

Nobel laureate economist Abhijit Banerjee has said the current situation in Bangladesh is unlikely to trigger a fresh round of exodus of minority Hindus into India.  IMAGE: People stage a......

Biden celebrates Diwali at Whited House, Desis in attendance

United States President Joe Biden on Monday hosted a Diwali celebration at the White House that was attended by more than 600 eminent Indian Americans, including Congressmen, officials, and......

The Elevance of Kamala Harris

Kamala has finessed bubblegum conversation about whether she is Black or Indian. Her Irrelevancing-approach, an Irrelevance-code if you will, is Elevated and Elegant -- this is the Elevance of......

Why Trudeau Cannot Ignore Canadian Sikhs

Sikhs have more in the way of domestic clout and electoral representation in Canada than they do in India.No politician in Ottawa can ignore a community with this level of representation, notes......

How Reliance Retail plans to become 'atmanirbhar'

A few days ago, Reliance Retail surprised the market by acquiring the Campa brand from Delhi-based Pure Drinks Ltd for Rs 22 crore. Photograph: PTI Photo A successful cola brand in the eighties,......

Why Should Govt Be In Fintech?

The temptation to get into businesses that are hot is perhaps too great for any politician, no matter what his public slogans are.Nehru plunged into hot sectors of his time -- engineering and iron......

Rockefeller pledges $75 mn to light up 1,000 villages

The Rockefeller Foundation on Wednesday committed $75 million (about Rs 468 crore) for financing an initiative to provide electricity to 1,000 villages through mini-transmission grids. "The......

People's movement lights up rural households

Around 80 million rural households are estimated to have no access to grid power.  Off-grid decentralised systems, based on renewable energy, are lighting up around 1,000 villages through......

Preity Zinta's Top 10 Films

Bubbly is to Preity Zinta what an Angry Young Man is to Amitabh Bachchan. No matter how old they grow, the terms are inextricably attached to their personality. As much Preity would like to be......

Is This Diwali's Best Dressed Couple?

Bollywood's divas looked fabulous this Diwali, adding so much glamour to the festive season. And standing next to their men gave them an extra glow. Namrata Thakker looks at the fashion files of......

10 Times Hindi Movies Gave Us Fashion Goals

One of the most ornamental things about art can be one of its biggest asset too. Audrey Hepburn's iconic style in Breakfast At Tiffany's hasn't lessened the movie's impact in any way. If anything,......

Ananya Looks Like A Diamond

From donning couture pieces to going desi and dishing out summer vibes, July saw our favourite celebs making all sorts of style statements and impressing us. Namrata Thakker picks the top dressers......

Barsoton, Jisa rewrite course records at Kolkata 25K Marathon

IMAGE: Bahrain’s Desi Jisa crosses the finish line in 1:21:04 seconds with a new course record to win the overall women’s title at the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K 2022. The seventh......