Pakistan conundrum: Dealing with an unholy trinity

Continued negotiation is a futile and counter-productive proposition with no deterrent value. It servesmerely as a ruse for Pakistan to mollify the world community even as it persists with its......

'First evidence of passengers was a doll'

Mark Tait was a winchman with theRoyal Air Force on the tragic day of June 23, 1985, when Air-Indiaflight 182 disintegrated in mid-air and he was informed of a 'head up' call from their control......

Gutkha case: Dhariwal, Joshi not charge sheeted

Police on Monday filed a charge sheet against Anees Ibrahim, brother of Pakistan-based mafia don Dawood Ibrahim, and three others ina case alleging gutkha barons' links with the underworld.However,......

Mumbai police wait for gutkha kings to return

Mumbai police officials are waiting for J M Joshi and Rasiklal Dhariwal, the proprietors of Goa and Manikchand gutkha respectively, to return to the country so that they can be questioned about......

Branding vada pav: How Dheeraj Gupta built Jumbo King

In a bid to organise one of the most unorganised food businesses, Gupta with an initial corpus of only Rs 2 lakh started Jumbo King. Image: Dheeraj Gupta with an initial corpus of only Rs 2 lakh......

The bet on Asia is paying off

The tills are ringing ever louder for Macau and Stanley Ho, Asia's undisputed gaming king, bound to a wheelchair since a fall-induced brain surgery a year ago, couldn't be happier.A......

The amazing story of vada pav chain Jumbo King

It is many things to many people -- it is simple, tasty, and yes, very cheap. But it is certainly not the stuff of dreams, especially the global kind. What then was Jumbo King's inspiration for......

Micky Jagtiani is Gulf's richest Indian

An Indian businessman who is referred to as 'retail king', has topped a list of richest Indians in the Gulf, a new survey has said. The Arabian Business survey put Micky Jagtiani's fortune at......

Stree: Delightful collision of chills, chuckle, cause!

'Stree's allegorical approach doesn't interfere with its need to endear and entertain.''Important ideas of empowerment and item songs as well as chills and chuckle coexist to fulfil its objective......

Images: Celebrities' Day out

Actors Priyanka Chopra and Shahid Kapur smile during a news conference for their upcoming movie Kaminey in Mumbai on...

Why Akshay's career is still rocking

Just two years ago, Akshay Kumar was on the brink of being crowned king of Bollywood. He was riding high on hits like Welcome, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Heyy Babyy and Namastey London. There were shouts......

Vaah! Copy ho to aisi!

Life after death continues to kindle filmmakers' imaginations across the world. They cash in on humans' everlasting curiosity about the subject. And Bollywood has a tendency of following a pattern.......

CSK bowler, staff members test positive for COVID-19

'CSK practised three days in Chennai out of the five days. Was there any tangible gain achieved from that camp?' IMAGE: It is understood that all the members of the jumbo contingent, who tested......

Wishes pour in for Kumble on 49th birthday

IMAGE: The picture tweeted by Virender Sehwag on Thursday. Photograph: Virender Sehwag/Twitter Former India head coach and leg-spinner Anil Kumble celebrated his 49th birthday on Thusda and wishes......

263 players for IPL second season

The 45-day second season of the Indian Premier League, scheduled to be held from April 10-May 24, would see a total of 263 players, including 80 foreigners, in action, the organisers said on Friday......