Protests Hit Retail Ahead of Durga Puja

West Bengal is home to 43,000 Durga Pujas, and the business around it is a major economic driver. IMAGE: People perform a street play during a protest condemning the rape and murder of a trainee......

100 Indian Elephants March To New York

Photograph: Kind courtesy The Great Elephant Migration A huge herd of elephants -- 100 of them -- are arriving in Manhattan on Friday, which is also auspiciously the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi. Nope,......

Maha bus workers end strike ahead of Ganesh festival

The two-day-old strike by Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) employees was called off on late Wednesday evening following government's assurance of a salary hike, union leaders......

Where Have The Goldsmiths Disappeared?

Kurumbur in gold-loving Tamil Nadu was once a thriving centre for goldsmiths.Today their number is down to two.A Ganesh Nadar finds out why. IMAGE: Armugam in his smithy. Photograph: A Ganesh......

Mid, smallcap indices stay afloat in choppy January

The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices have managed to stay afloat in a volatile January that saw the frontline indices hit their respective 52-week high levels and then slip.......

'I am addicted to entrepreneurship'

'We look at the opportunities that are going to come in various fields in the next 5 to 10 years, do some research and come up with business plans.' 'Then, we go and seek out founders who will run......

Loss At Byju's May Only Be Tip Of Iceberg

'Byju's financials only reflect the core business. At a group level, they are experiencing substantial losses.' IMAGE: Byju Raveendran, founder and CEO, Byju's. Photograph: ANI Photo Beleaguered......

Shilpa Shetty Bids Adieu To Ganpati

IMAGE: Shilpa Shetty plays the drums to bid adieu to Lord Ganesha. Photograph: ANI Photo Like every year, Shilpa Shetty danced to dhol beats and welcomed Lord Ganesha home with gusto on Ganesh......

When Raveena Danced With Aruna Irani

IMAGE: Aruna Irani and Raveena Tandon dance to Punjabi Munde. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Band, baaja... and a lot of star power, the makers of the upcoming Ghudchadi unveiled the......

Bigg Boss OTT: Who Is Shivani Kumari?

She's a true blue desi influencer, who comes from a village in Uttar Pradesh, and is slowly becoming a household name. Shivani Kumari, one of the contestants on Bigg Boss OTT 3, is popular on......

'I am Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh!'

'I am a straight 3.0 version!' Photograph: Kind courtesy Tanishaa Mukerji/Instagram Tanishaa Mukerji started her acting career with a bang when she got to play a YRF heroine in her second film......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara slams century; Mumbai thrash Assam

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.Another century for Pujara IMAGE: Saurashtra's centurions Prerak Mankad, Cheteshwar Pujara and Arpit Vasavada pose after stumps on Day 2 of......

Ranji Roundup: Saurashtra in control; Majumdar's ton steers Bengal

Chirag Jani bags five as Saurashtra in control against Jharkhand IMAGE: Saurashtra’s Harvik Desai (54*) and Sheldon Jackson (37*) stitched an unbeaten 81-run stand. Photograph: Kind......

When India Scored, The Stadium Roared

'There were many experts around me,' A Ganesh Nadar discovers at the India-Pakistan hockey game.'One of them was explaining to his neighbour, that fellow is a good dragger and flicker, that fellow......