Mann Ki Baat: PM says Diwali with troops in Gurez 'unforgettable'

Describing India as a 'messenger of peace', Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the country has always contributed towards global peace, unity and harmony through United Nations missions......

Indians may spend Rs 250 billion on Diwali shopping

A buoyant economic mood and tempting discounts, both online and offline, are fuelling a shopping frenzy this Diwali, discovers Dhruv Munjal. Rajiv Suri refuses to call himself much of a shopper.......

Big sale: Lessons for retailers to keep customers happy

  With the festive season underway, retailers in the online and the offline world need to prepare well to offer the best deals to consumers and earn trust. Monday, October 6, 2014, was......

Diwali retail sales see a spurt in last week

Sales, after seeing low growth in the festive-season, seem to have picked up in the past few days for retailers in the apparel and consumer durables segments.The Kishore Biyani-promoted Central......

Happy Diwali, says Bollywood

It's Diwali, and Bollywood is spreading the love and good cheer with warm wishes on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy Preity Zinta/Instagram Preity Zinta: Happy Diwali & a prosperous & Happy......

Stars begin Diwali celebrations

Bollywood stars are all dressed up for Dhanteras. Photograph: Kind courtesy Nora Fatehi/Instagram Nora Fatehi gets into the Diwali mood.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Shamita Shetty/Instagram......

'Wish you all a very Happy Dhanteras!'

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Diwali is just around the corner and Bollywood stars are busy getting ready for the festival. Some of them tweeted their wishes......

Bollywood gets ready for Diwali

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. The film industry is getting ready for Diwali, and have taken to Twitter to tweet about the festivities and wish their fans.Bipasha......

'Jai jai Shiv Shambho, Happy Birthday Jumbo!'

IMAGE: India's spin legend Anil Kumble. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images Anil Kumble turned 47 on Tuesday, and it wasn’t surprising that birthday greetings poured in from all quarters......