Commander Tomy will circumnavigate globe again

Commander Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy will set sail from France on the 30,000-mile Golden Globe Race only with a compass, printed maps, star and planetary movements and 140 litres of fuel.Ajai......

Mhadei, helmed by all-women crew, is back in Goa

The Indian Navy's sailing vessel Mhadei, skippered and managed by an all-women crew of naval officers has reached her home port, Goa. The ship is being skippered by Lieutenant Commander Vartika......

Ganesh Chathurthi in the time of swine flu

Times change, so does business. If business has to flourish in adverse conditions, one has to be innovative. Like this case in Bangalore during the dreaded swine flu outbreak. A shopkeeper that......

Rare French privilege for Dr Singh

In a rare honour for India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was on Tuesday the Chief Guest of Honour at the French National Day celebrations, witnessing an impressive parade, in which a contingent of......

Why is Coca-Cola doing this?

Twenty-five years on, Coca-Cola is involved in a new search. Arnab Dutta reports. Photograph: Reuters Back in 1993, on the day of Dussehra, while the rest of India was celebrating the triumph of......

Coke will not move away from fizzy drinks, but...

'We will come out with no-sugar and low-sugar variants of our carbonated drinks. We have done that with Coke and Sprite. It will be extended to other brands.' 'GST has had an impact in terms of......

Coke and Pepsi start talking health and nutrition

Cola brands look for life in a parallel universe. Global majors Coke and Pepsi are going all out to stock up with health and nutrition offerings. IMAGE: Coca-Cola North America’s chief......

Pranab the priest performs Puja!

To his colleagues in the Congress party, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is known as a man of all seasons, a man of punctuality and precision. We saw the finance minister in a new avatar,......

Images: Celebrities' Day Out

We know that fans think Salman Khan is worth his weight in gold, but silver too? The actor was weighed on Tuesday in silver when he launched 'Being Human', an initiative by the Salman......

Priyanka Chopra, 12 times over!

Playing 12 characters in a single film is quite a mean feat, and Priyanka Chopra knows that. So she made sure she did her homework well for Ashutosh Gowariker's What's Your Raashee. The actress......

'Mika and I have a love-hate relationship'

Chitrashi Rawat is the latest actor to be evicted from the reality TV show, Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao. Chitrashi, who along with Mika Singh and Jay Bhanushali, entered the show three weeks......

Directing Raaj, the Showman

Prem, the director of Raaj the Showman is the highest paid director in Kannada having struck gold with three of his four films made so far. His first film Kariya ran for 500 days and made Darshan......

Abhilash Tomy Challenges The Oceans Again

'When I crossed that point where I had the accident, I felt light and that was a very physical experience. I felt something leave me.'Shyam G Menon chronicles the voyages of that incredible Indian......

Some whistled, but it's normal: Ibrahimovic

Zlatan Ibrahimovic ignored the predictable boos on his first return to Inter Milan on Wednesday without answering the sceptics who still doubt his ability to finally make a mark in Europe.......

A perfect comeback for Clijsters

With the silver trophy tucked under one arm and cradling her daughter Jada in the other, Kim Clijsters provided a huge lift for working mothers around the world as she was crowned US Open champion......

Images: India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI, Tri-series

Sanath Jayasuriya hammered a quickfire 98 from 79 deliveries, including 13 boundaries, to give Sri Lanka a flying start in the third match of the tri-series, in Colombo, on Saturday. Jayasuriya......

Images: Mixed fortunes for India at the US Open

American wildcards of Carly Gullickson and Travis Parrott stunned defending champions Cara Black and Leander Paes 6-2 6-4 to win the US Open's mixed doubles championship on Thursday. Gullickson......