Only 0.33 per cent Indians have had COVID-19

'It might get worse. We don't really know what is it that is resulting in the high value of R now.' IMAGE: People queue to enter a metro station in New Delhi, September 14, 2020. Photograph:......

Mock drill death: Four firemen suspended

Four firemen were suspended on Sunday for their "negligence" during a mock drill, which resulted in a garment factory worker falling to her death from the third floor of the unit earlier this week.......

'Cases will be around for 6 to 9 months'

'The only idea -- the only idea -- of the shutdown was to buy time.' IMAGE: Senior citizens, who were COVID-19 positive, being discharged from hospital in Kottayam. Photograph: ANI Photo "Once we......

Why Bollywood cannot be neutral about Salman

  Three or four stars are disproportionately powerful in the industry. All the others in Bollywood, no matter how talented, must be aligned to one of these stars or be reconciled to doing......

Lakme Lever to open 150 beauty salons

Lakme Lever, a division of Hindustan Lever Ltd, will open 150 beauty salons next year to consolidate its position in the Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) salon market.The company would also open a......

Jewel in the couture

The recently concluded Lakme India Fashion Week with Liberty saw a glittering new entrant at the event.Jaipur's traditional gems and jewellery house, Jewels Emporium, participated in the pageant......

Accept pay cut to avoid jobloss, Air India to staff

Faced with a grim scenario, Air India management has asked its employees to consider the financial crisis facing the company and accept proposals to cut wages and other costs in order to avoid job......

Apple set to unveil smartwatch, bigger iPhone

Apple Inc is expected to unveil a smartwatch, its first new device in four years, in a gala event on Tuesday that may also mark its long-awaited entry into the mobile payments sphere and deliver a......

10 times Urvashi Rautela made us go WOW!

We definitely want to see more of this stunner! So Urvashi Rautela looks stunning in the Kaabil song teaser Haseeno Ka Deewana, and was trending on social media after it released. She gives a new......

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......

Arpita-Ayush, Rani-Aditya: Grand Bollywood weddings of 2014

Showbiz shaadis that made headlines in 2014. Even as Bollywood’s best-known bachelor Salman Khan held on to his singledom and Ranbir Kapoor-Katrina Kaif remain shy of walking the altar, there......

'Shabana's face was just right'

Come September, theTamil Nadu town of Tirunelveli will play host to Shabana Azmi for at least a week or two. She will be shooting for playwright-filmmaker Mahesh Dattani's new film Morning Raaga,......

In pictures: When Kohli, Saina, Kournikova burnt the runway!

  IMAGE: Former Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia walks the ramp showcasing label Kuzu by designer Karma Sonam during the Lakme Fashion Week. Photograph: PTI Our sports stars, the......

MSD@40: Dhoni's Awesome Journey

Mahendra Singh Dhoni turns 40 on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. One of India's most loved cricketers, MSD led India to three World Cup titles and the No 1 ranking in Test cricket. As the legend turns 40,......

'The passion for cricket is amazing in India'

Unlike his compatriot Jacob Oram, who said he could not connect with the IPL, Kiwi batsman James Franklin said he was enjoying being part of the Indian Premier League. After playing just two IPL......

Indian tennis all about Sania: Serena

Serena Williams says Sania Mirza is a much improved player now than she was two years ago, and the prospects of taking on the young rival on her home turf is a good enough reason for her to visit......

Tendulkar lauds Hussain's leadership

Nasser Hussain, who stepped down as England captain recently,received whole hearted praise from batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, who described him as "a very good captain and always up to......