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PIX: President Kovind confers Padma awards on 73

President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously, at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday. IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice......

Scenes snipped from Tandav, but trouble continues

At least two scenes were removed from the controversial web series Tandav, which found itself in more trouble on Wednesday with a first information report against its makers, this time in Madhya......

Tandav makers agree to make changes amid calls for ban

The cast and crew of Amazon Prime Video's glossy political show Tandav on Tuesday said they had decided to implement changes to 'address concerns', succumbing to the pressure of the chorus for......

George Fernandes, former defence minister, dies at 88

Fernandes, who was born to a Christian family in Mangalore, Karnataka, burst into national limelight when as a firebrand trade unionist in Mumbai he organised a railways strike in 1974 that brought......

After DSC Prize, Sri Lankan author Arudpragasam bags Shakti Bhatt award

Sri Lankan author Anuk Arudpragasam, who won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature on Saturday, has now bagged the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2017 for his debut novel The Story of a Brief......

Airbus on track to double profit margins by 2015 - CEO

Airbus is on track to more than double its profit margins by 2015, partly by giving more autonomy to local production managers to boost efficiency, Chief Executive Fabrice Bregier told the Wall......

Danone got Rs 380-cr gain in Britannia divestment

Groupe Danone, the global dairy products major based in France, netted a capital gain of Rs 380 crore ( $56 million) when it recently divested its indirect 25.5 per cent holding in the......

Tiger issue tamed,Wadias get Britannia from Danone

French dairy major Groupe Danone and Mumbai-based Wadia Group on Tuesday gave the finishing touches to a pact to end their 13-year-old joint venture for running Britannia Industries, India's......

Danone to finally exit Britannia

After fighting for over four years, Groupe Danone and the Wadias have struck a deal that will see the French food giant exit their biscuit joint venture, Britannia Industries Ltd. Groupe Danone......

Making up for beauty boom

Delhi-based fashion institute, Pearl Academy of Fashion, seems to have its finger on the pulse of the job market. Last month the academy kicked off its fashion media make-up programme, arguably the......

371 Films And Shows To Watch!

Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them! With the pandemic done and dusted, people are back to watching films in their neighborhood theaters and......

Bhumi, Kriti Party With Aamir

It's a party weekend, and Bollywood got the memo! Netflix hosted a get-together for its stars in Mumbai, and they turned up looking fashionable and gorgeous. Bhumi Pednekar's mesh top may not have......

'I've got the opportunity I've been waiting my whole life'

'So let's have fun with it. Let's do something that nobody is expecting.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Huma Qureshi/Instagram Huma Qureshi wants to sleep. But her resurgent career just won't let her.......

'Today, I look at myself differently'

'I always believed films don't have any language.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Huma Qureshi/Instagram Huma Qureshi may have lost out on a chance to romance Ajith in their latest film Valimai, but......

Adarsh Gourav scores BAFTA nomination for 'White Tiger'

Indian actor Adarsh Gourav has bagged the leading actor BAFTA nod for his performance in the Netflix film "The White Tiger", the British Academy announced on Tuesday. IMAGE: Adarsh Gourav,......

PIX: US women survive France scare for basketball gold

IMAGE: The United States women's basketball team pose with their medals after beating France in the gold medal match at Bercy Arena, Paris, on Sunday. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters The United......

Tokyo Games: EXTRAORDINARY Pix!

Please click on the images for a better look at the action. IMAGE: Team India's Deep Grace Ekka and Team Great Britain's Elena Sian Rayer battle for a loose ball during the Bronze medal match.......

Boxing icon Pacquiao admits drug use as a teen

IMAGE: Manny Pacquiao. Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty Images . Philippines boxing icon Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Pacquiao says he took all kinds of drugs as a teenager but fully supports......

Brazil's most costly football stadium may not host Olympic games

Tickets for matches in Brasilia have already been on sale for months and it remains unclear how fans, many of whom may have bought flights and booked hotels, would be reimbursed IMAGE: File photo......

Women lack 'mental aptitude' to race in Formula One

Women may have the strength and stamina but they do not have the 'mental aptitude' to compete in Formula One, according to retired British GP great Stirling Moss. The 83-year-old, widely acclaimed......

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