Why Indian celebrities choose silence

"A Meryl Streep or Jimmy Kimmel can speak their mind, and stay assured that they won't be harmed." "That does not happen in India. Goons can land up anywhere unannounced. The rampant online abuse......

Relief for Tejpal after SC pushes back trial by 3 weeks

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the trial court hearing by three weeks in alleged sexual assault case involving Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpal as accused and asked the prosecution to......

SC grants interim bail to Tejpal to attend mother's funeral

The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim bail for 3 weeks to senior journalist Tarun Tejpal, who is in jail for over 5 months for allegedly raping his colleague, to enable him to attend the......

What do Goans THiNK of Tarun Tejpal?

The change of government in Goa changed THiNK’s character. Literary or intellectual luminaries were replaced by big-ticket celebrities, says Sunil Sethi In the furore over Tarun......

What salary will you draw this year?

First the good news. Corporate India is handing out handsome hikes in pay packets this year, so if you haven't received intimation yet on what your increments in 2006 are likely to be, remember you......

Vedanta in FTSE-250

The Anil Agarwal-promoted Vedanta Resources has joined the FTSE-250 club at the London Stock Exchange. Vedanta Resources is a holding firm of Sterlite Industries, which raised around $1 billion in......

Bollywood Inc on a high over global locales

The Indian film and television industry is heading towards new locales across the globe for shooting locations, with New Zealand, Singapore, Australia and some European countries offering lucrative......

5 must-watch films on Ambedkar Jayanti

On Ambedkar Jayanti, Subhash K Jha picks five unforgettable Hindi films that capture the inequality of the caste system. Sujata (1959) Inspired directly by Dr Ambedkar's treatise on abolishing the......

PIX: Ranveer, Sonakshi, Arjun, Deepika at Finding Fanny screening

The Finding Fanny team hosted yet another screening for filmi friends on September 3.After the first screening organised by the producers, Homi Adajania and team attended yet another screening of......

Why Arjun Rampal gave Nicole Kidman a sari

Arjun Rampal recently shot for an ad with Nicole Kidman when she came down to India last month. The two are endorsing Schwepps, a beverage company. The ad was directed by Shekhar Kapur, and also......

'It felt good being nominated for an Emmy'

If he wasn't a television actor, Pawan Shankar would have been a top executive in India's corporate world. He did his MBA and had made early inroads up the corporate ladder, when the acting bug bit......

Arjun Singh wins Hero Honda Open West

Arjun Singh fired a sizzling six-under 66 on the final day to win the Rs One million Hero Honda Open West 2005, the 13th event on the Amby Valley PGAI Tour, at the picturesque Poona Club Golf......

Madaiah sets course record

After the favourites cornered the glory on the first two days, unfancied Vinod Kumar shot into a one-stroke lead at the end of the penultimate round in the Rs One million prize-money Hero Honda......

Mukesh Kumar grabs lead

Mukesh Kumar, winner in the previous tournament on the Amby Valley PGAI Tour, kept his chances of back-to-back victory as he grabbed the half-way lead in the Rs One million Hero Honda Open West......

Sanjay Kumar grabs early lead

Sanjay Kumar overshadowed his more fancied compatriot and defending champion Vijay Kumar to grab the first day's honours in the Rs One million Hero Honda Open West 2005 at the picturesque Poona......