'I told them India was like a giant jumbo jet. It would take off slowly and be unstoppable'

This doctor couple put their faith in India. And in return India has put faith in them. IMAGE: The Parikhs in Paris in 1984. On December 5, 1988, a cold winter evening, an Air India plane touched......

Australia formally recognises India's Covaxin

Australia's medicines and medical devices regulator on Monday formally recognised India's Covaxin, a vaccine against the coronavirus as the country's border was reopened for the first time in......

A Vigil for Afghanistan

Scenes from the world over after the Taliban captured Kabul. Please click on the images below for a better look. IMAGE: A vigil for Afghanistan in Los Angeles, August 17, 2021. Photograph:......

Biden nominates LA Mayor Eric Garcetti as envoy to India

United States President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as his ambassador to India. IMAGE: Eric M Garcetti has been the mayor of the City of Los Angeles since 2013,......

Microsoft co-founder, Jimi Hendrix fan, sports team owner... The incredible life and times of Paul Allen

Whenever you think of Microsoft, the only name that crosses one's mind is Bill Gates. But the tech behemoth was co-founded in 1975 by Gates and Paul Allen. Photograph: Anthony P......

Which Indian airport is 1 of the most followed airports on SM?

Delhi's ritzy Terminal 3 is on the global top 5 list on social media.And the first among Asian airports on social media.T E Narasimhan reports. IMAGE: The main arrival hall at T3, Indira Gandhi......

Does Paytm have its finger in too many pies?

What explains Vijay Shekhar Sharma's optimism when other players have started to tread cautiously is Paytm's huge customer base: It has 120 million users and counting, says Nivedita Mookerji.......

Nothing can kill Mallya's appetite for fun

The last few years may have been turbulent for Vijay Mallya but that didn’t stop him from having fun, says Raghu Krishnan. Image: For his 60th birthday in December, Mallya flew in Enrique......

'I am the godfather of disco'

'You make a hit, everything is fit.' IMAGE: Bappi Lahiri at home. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and......

'I owe the start of my Hollywood journey to...'

This Khan superstar told Gulshan Grover, 'Go ahead, become a star in Hollywood.''I will always remain indebted to him,' says the Bad Man of Bollywood. IMAGE: Gulshan Grover with Aamir Khan and......

'It's a great time for India's movie business'

'There is a lot of money coming into the business, people are consuming a lot of content, there is no dearth of new films and shows coming out of India and being available worldwide.' IMAGE:......

SHOCKING! America's PGA honours 'Irrif Kahn'

IMAGE: Irrfan in The Lunchbox.   In a disgraceful display of First World arrogance, the prestigious Producers Guild Of America 'honoured' Irrfan Khan in its 'In Memoriam' section. But the......

From beard to hairstyle, club-thrower Pranav and father Sanjeev share an unshakeable bond

IMAGE: Paris Paralympics Silver Medalist Pranav Soorma receives a warm welcome on his return to the country, at IGI Airport in New Delhi. Photograph: ANI Photo Club throw silver medallist at the......

Olympic flag arrives in Los Angeles!

IMAGE: Members of LA28, local government officials and US Olympic athletes pose with the official Olympic flag as it returns to Los Angeles for the first time in 40 years, in Los Angeles,......

Olympics spark joy for volunteers, frustration for Parisians

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Paris Olympics/Instagram For the fortunate few out of the 45,000 volunteers supporting the Paris Olympics, a chance meeting with tennis star Carlos Alcaraz at the airport......

Australian Open to go ahead despite players' quarantine anger

Players warned to stick to quarantine rules and threatened with A$20,000 ($15,400) fines and having them moved to an even stricter facility after low-level breaches. IMAGE: Novak Djokovic arrives......

Two COVID-19 cases on Australian Open flight; 24 players quarantined

IMAGE: Serena Williams and daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. arrive at Adelaide Airport, in Adelaide, on Thursday. Photograph: Mark Brake/Getty Images Two coronavirus infections were reported on......