Feeling stressed in lockdown? Here's a free helpline

Functioning from 8 am to 8 pm, it deals only with mental stress, reports A Ganesh Nadar. Kindly note that the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Tyagaraja Aradhana: Pilgrimage for Carnatic music lovers

Thiruvaiyuru, where composer-saint Tyagaraja lived, is an annual pilgrimage for Carnatic musicians, eminent and unknown, young and old, points out V Ramnarayan. IMAGE: The Aiyarappar temple in......

AAP stages new act, uses street theatre to woo voters

The Arvind Kejriwal-led party believes that art appeals to everyone and there is no better way to connect than through street theatre. Thirumoy Banerjee/Business Standard reports IMAGE: Delhi CM......

Would ancient India have supported Section 377?

Devdutt Pattanaik, who has simplified ancient Indian scriptures for millions of readers, highlights what our scriptures have to say about homosexuals and transgenders.Illustration: Uttam......

HARASS Tax-Payers with Notices is New I-T Game

In a most perverse example of tax bullying, someone I know has got by three such notices reopening his assessment minutes before the midnight deadline of June 30, reveals Debashis Basu.......

High savings deposit rate likely to dent banks' profits

Fears of banks' earnings plummeting in a deregulated savings deposit rate regime appear to have gripped investors, with most analysts hinting that profitability may come under pressure due to......

Sahara on an India experience trip

Try catching 38-year-old Romi Datta in his Gurgaon office. There's only a slim chance. He could be busy shuttling between London, Paris, Hong Kong, Singapore - even Lucknow, Junagadh and Trichy.......

Did we please your ear?

With radio coming of age, the solo radio advertising awards function in the country-- Mirchi Kaan Awards-- was bound to click. There were as many as 550 entries in the third Mirchi Kaan Awards for......

Like Salman's New Bald Look?

Salman Khan was recently spotted at a Mumbai restaurant showing off his new bald look.     Is this his look for his upcoming film, Tiger 3?     Salman was attending a......

Karishma's On A Dinner Date!

Kishore Kumar's legendary bungalow in Juhu, northwest Mumbai, has become a swanky restaurant, thanks to cricketer Virat Kohli. Gouri Kunj, as it was then known, has been renamed One8 Commune......

Why Nushrratt's A Fighter!

Click on the images to find out which stars Photographer Pradeep Bandekar spotted on Thursday:   IMAGE: Venkatesh arrives in Mumbai to promote his upcoming Web series, Rana Naidu.It will......

Guess Who Made It To A Times Square Billboard?

'We're 26 and every time we write a song, we try to see how we can relate it to our life's experiences or that of our friends.' IMAGE: The Singing Twins: Sukriti and Prakriti Kakar. Photograph:......