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Rajapaksa: The man with a Midas touch

Mahinda Rajapaksa, a populist leader who trounced his former ally-turned-foe Sarath Fonseka in the Sri Lankan presidential elections, is proving to be a man with a Midas touch and has enjoyed good......

After Nath, Gehlot rebuff, this strategist guided Congress to Telangana win

Poll strategist Sunil Kanugolu has yet again proven to be the man with the Midas touch, plotting the Congress' amazing turnaround in Telangana months after being the architect of the grand old......

IN PIX: Who is the richest minister of all?

Union ministers recently declared their assets to the Prime Minister's Office which put it up on its web site for public knowledge. We compared these declarations to the ones that some ministers......

Nine days of devotion

The nine-day Navratri festival began across India with fervour on Saturday. Thousands of devotees queued up at temples of Goddess Durga. Navratri, which literally means nine nights, is observed......

The desi who returned a $1 million lottery ticket

'I don't know what touched me, but the next day I felt like, I should just give it back.' IMAGE: Abhi Shah. Photograph: Kind courtesy Abhi Shah Abhi Shah, a Federal Insurance employee and......

Dilip Shanghvi: Billionaire with Midas touch

Last week, the Indian pharmaceutical industry was abuzz with talks of a certain billionaire who is the antithesis of everything that the corporate world represents. He is an introvert, likes to......

VP Nandakumar: Man with the Midas touch

It all started as a small pawn shop lending gold, in a small village called Valapad near Trissur in Kerala, way back in 1949. By the year 1986, it had grown to have a capital of about Rs 500,000......

Meet the man with the midas touch

"A lot can happen over coffee", says the motto for India's largest retail caf chain, Caf Coffee Day. This is very hard to disagree with considering the fortunes of a young man from Chikamagalur,......

'Sundar Pichai is a man with the Midas touch'

'Sundar Pichai is not only a great engineer but a good leader too' "Google chose the best person for the role," this is how Manu Rekhi, angel investor, principal at Inventus Capital and a former......

Man with the Midas touch

Until last week, Mukundray K Shah of MK Shah Exports was only known as a leading tea exporter of the country.But almost overnight, the acquisition of Rossell Industries from Hindustan Lever placed......

'Ram Gopal Varma has not lost the Midas touch'

The women of Ram Gopal Varma's Department are quite the sexy lot. We've seen the gorgeous Nathalia Kaur in the item number. Now, we take a look at the film's leading lady Madhu......

'Stars Don't Make A Movie But Vice-Versa'

'Stars have made stacks of wealth at the cost of the rest of the film industry.' IMAGE: Producer Vashu Bhagnani with Akshay Kumar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vashu Bhagnani/Instagram News reports......

STAR bets on Aamir's Midas touch in his TV debut

If Big B won your hearts with Kaun Banega Crorepati, Salman Khan made you laugh with Bigg Boss and 10 ka Dam, and Akshay Kumar kept you on the edge of your seats with Khatron ke Khiladi, how could......

Hollywood stars lose their Midas touch

Sometimes even the biggest names lose their drawing power. We looked at Bollywood stars who aren't as big as they used to be, and the same is true for the big names in Hollywood. So with Knight......

Pushpa Effect Makes Allu Arjun Brand Star

A little bird in the know of things tells me that Allu Arjun will most likely become the face of a global cola brand very soon.And he has jacked his brand endorsement price to an unheard of Rs 7.5......

Deschamps seeks to bring Midas touch back to France

Less than two years after taking charge, coach Didier Deschamps has turned the France team, described as a bunch of overpaid mutineers four years ago, into a competitive outfit with a credible shot......

CL PREVIEW: Chelsea threaten Guardiola's Midas touch

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola is in danger of tarnishing his reputation as the man with the Midas touch when the holders seek to overturn a 1-0 deficit against Chelsea in Tuesday's Champions......

Will Dhoni get his midas touch back against SRH?

IMAGE: Captain Steve Smith and Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s form is crucial for Rising Pune Supergiant. Photograph: BCCI Mahendra Singh Dhoni's form will remain in focus when the struggling......

Dhoni, the man with the Midas touch

He is one of the most charismatic captains in contemporary cricket. Mahendra Singh Dhoni started off as a stop-gap captain, leading India for the first time in a Test against South......

Has Dhoni lost his midas touch?

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, regarded as the man with the midas touch, is feeling the heat for the first time in his otherwise fabled spell as captain of the Indian team. Dhoni, under whose captaincy......

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