Mr Hira Was One Of A Kind

They don't make leaders like him anymore, says former Savvy editor Usha Radhakrishnan, paying tribute to publishing pioneer Nari Hira who passed into the ages on Friday. August 23, 2024.......

Covid's worst still to come

'The world and India likely won't have a vaccine that is widely administered till the end of 2021.''In the meantime, clear communication would help,' observes Rahul Jacob. IMAGE: A girl waits to......

Have the lives of young Dalits changed?

'It is very hard to get the police to file a report against someone from an upper caste.''Things are so bad that sometimes we have to sit on a dharna with the body of a Dalit victim to get the......

Seasons change, but nothing really moves in the Sheena Bora trial

'At the back of the courtroom the three accused sat trying to catch the drift and fathom the new, inexplicable turn the case could be taking.''And the consequences it might have on their......

How online video is becoming a promotional tool for brands

Video isn’t just about old school television shows, advertisements and tutorials anymore - short, crisp and engaging content across different formats is becoming increasingly popular in a......

Why Aditya Puri is one of the world's top CEOs

On Sunday, PTI reported: HDFC Bank Managing Director Aditya Puri's name has featured in the list of the world's 30 best CEOs, published by the American financial magazine Barron's.'Puri, 66, has......

3 India-born CEOs on Fortune Business Person of the Year list

Image: President and CEO of Mastercard Ajay Banga leaves after meeting India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters Three leading India-born CEOs, including......

10 celebrities betting big on tech start-ups

Tech investments are not just restricted to the business savvy angel investors. It has also caught the eyes of celebrities that have million of disposable money. Forbes Magazine has come up with a......

Tribhanga review

Tribhanga is mostly a platform for some of our solid actresses to flex their acting chops, notes Sukanya Verma. The first 15 minutes of Tribhanga are devoted to Kajol cursing like a sailor. High......

Salman, Priyanka among 12 Indian Entertainment Leaders

Guess who else features on the Variety500 list? IMAGE: Salman Khan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Salman Khan/Instagram Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra are among the 12 Indians named in Variety......

We, the schizophrenic Indian audience

Anchors who get their guests shouting and saying intemperate things -- like Arnab Goswami on Times Now -- get the largest audiences and revenues. Not BBC or Rajya Sabha TV.  Surveys show......

PIX: Pooja Batra mingles with Dharmendra, Gulshan Grover

SAVVY has launched an associate magazine, SAVVY Honours: Celebrating Success, to raise a toast to women, who carve a niche for themselves in their respective fields, be it in fashion, education,......

Playing the perfect 'cover' drive

Vanity Fair's August edition, featuring Caitlyn Jenner -- formerly the famed 1976 Olympic gold medal-winning decathlon champion Bruce Jenner -- on the cover was the magazine's best-selling issue in......

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss dies at 80

Jerry Buss, who parlayed a $1,000 real estate investment into ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers, winning 10 National Basketball Association championships and making the team one of the most......

Abramovich splits from wife

Five months after denying "incorrect and hurtful" reports of an imminent split, Russia's richest man and Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, has confirmed his 16-year marriage to wife Irina is over. In......

Venus has designs on the future

Playing second fiddle to younger sister Serena may finally force Venus Williams off the tennis court but a burgeoning career in design could do the trick first.The striking American, forced to grow......