SC rejects legal status for same-sex marriage, bats for queer rights

In a setback to gay rights activists, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to accord legal recognition to same-sex marriage, saying there was "no unqualified right" to marriage with the exception......

Have we really stepped out from the old to the new?

I looked at the array of twenty-somethings sitting around our office conference table and tried hard not to show the astonishment I felt within. These computer science and business graduates from......

How Bharat Matrimony became the best priest in the marriage business

Srinath, a 28-year-old techie, was in a hurry to get married. His astrologer warned him if his alliance was not fixed in three months, he might have to wait for another five years. Though in a......

Can these e-business ideas of the West work in India?

As a US army veteran, William Sundelius (name changed), knows the importance of being prepared for eventualities. Discipline has been his guiding principle in life.At 85, still a strict......

Upper crust: Exclusive sites for the super-rich

Chaiti Narula, a television professional, does not buy shoes and clothes online. She would rather walk into Palladium, a high-end mall in South Mumbai. But for everything else, she wouldn't mind......

Indian wedding: How to spend a crore

Bridal Asia 2005, the six-day long wedding fair (three days of fashion shows and three days of exhibition), has just left New Delhi. And, held over 40,000 sq ft from 4-6 and 8-10 October, it has......

How to find your ghost (and keep it!)

Want to get your spook on this Halloween? Just follow these rules.Halloween arrives every year on October 31. For my Indian brethren who remain untainted by the 'evil' Western culture that our......