Sheena Bora Trial: What's wrong with Peter?

He is, at the closing of 2018, a man quite different from the Peter Mukerjea who entered judicial custody three-and-a-half years ago. He is a man not yet convicted of a crime, but already......

Sheena Bora Murder trial: And Indrani played dandiya...

Seeing Indrani in court with her perpetually sunny demeanour and beaming face is sometimes as unreal an experience as making sense of court delays.Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena......

Funding winter hits start-up advertising spend across properties

A long and bitter funding winter in the start-up world is beginning to take its toll on start-up advertising across properties. Earlier this week, Mastercard replaced Paytm as the title sponsor for......

IPL 2020: From shampoo to face masks, brands score a six this season

Small and big advertisers are making their presence felt this year far more than they did earlier, bringing a smile to the faces of the tournament’s organisers and partners. When Rajasthan......

IPL 2020: Disney-Star may earn Rs 20 billion

95 per cent of advertising inventory has been sold on television and 18 on-air sponsors have been signed up so far, the highest for any season.Viveat Susan Pinto reports. IMAGE: Chennai Super......

40 years ago...And now: Can't retire with a crore any more

Inflation and asset prices have eroded the value of money. A look at what Rs 1 cr meant 40 years ago and what it means now "When I joined the business around 50 years ago, Rs 1 crore was nearly $2......

RECAP 2023: Here's What We Learnt

2023 witnessed a one-of-a-kind phenomenon called Barbenheimer. RRR won an Oscar. Twitter became X. India *almost* won the Cricket World Cup. The world lost a dear Friend. Alia Bhatt wore her......

When Amitabh Planned To Drive A Taxi

When he left his job in Calcutta to go to Bombay to become a film actor, Amitabh Bachchan took his driver's license along. IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan, the Towering Inferno. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Amitabh Starts Shooting For KBC 15

Amitabh Bachchan shared a series of pictures from the sets of Kaun Banega Crorepati as he started shooting for a new season on Sunday. This will be the 15th season of the popular quiz show, which......

What Makes Amitabh Bachchan The Forever Star

In spite of its flaws, I enjoyed reading the book, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.Simply for the joy of digging into the life, in pictures and words, of one of the most enduring stars of Indian......

Could this be the most watched IPL ever?

IPL could reach more than 530 million viewers on TV and a few hundred million more online.But can it make money for Disney Star?Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. IMAGE: Royal Challengers Bangalore......

Star to charge Rs 1 million for 10 second IPL ad

Star earned ad revenues of around Rs 30 billion during last year's IPL.Whether it hits last year's figure will depend on how the economy picks up during the festival season.Surajeet Das Gupta......

Viru, Dutee and Hima on the hot seat!

IMAGE: Virender Sehwag, Dutee Chand and Hima Das with Amitabh Bachchan while shooting for an episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati. Photograph: Hima Das/Twitter India’s premier track and field......

How the Women in Blue make India proud

The celebrations after the 2017 World Cup went on for the next few months.But there was one question that the Indian cricketers failed to respond to in their interviews. 'What was their next......

Sports Shorts: Amitabh Bachchan to welcome hockey team on KBC

IMAGE: Coach Harendra Singh with the Indian team at the unveiling of the new hockey outfits in Mumbai, September 7, 2018. Photograph: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com Bollywood megastar Amitabh......