The woman who nailed the idol thief

The startling story of how a bitter ex-girlfriend helped capture artefacts raider Subhash Kapoor.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The arrest of idol thief Subhash Chandra Kapoor, then 62,......

The V S Naipaul I came to know

Nikhil Lakshman remembers the times he spent with the legendary writer who passed into the ages six days before his 86th birthday. IMAGE: Sir V S Naipaul gives the Nobel lecture at the Old Stock......

The man who stole India's past

'It was only relatively recently that Subhash Kapoor was able to secure the sources in India, Afghanistan and Cambodia, that allowed him to get the really highest level objects, and that helped......

PHOTOS: Migrants welcome here

Eight thousand asylum-seekers reach Germany in a single day amid deepening refugee crisis A migrant boy gives thumbs-up in a registration centre at the main railway station in Dortmund, Germany.......

Dogfight In The Skies For International Routes

West Asian carriers are up against Air India and IndiGo in the battle for seats on lucrative international routes. Photograph: ANI Photo   The battle lines in the air are being staked out. A......

Air India to launch new flights to New York, Paris, Frankfurt

Tata Group-owned Air India on Wednesday announced the launch of new flights connecting Mumbai with New York, Paris and Frankfurt, starting February next year. Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters......

How the Rich fuel Demand for Private Jets

'The need for added safety has bolstered demand for charter flights in the last year and is expected to continue.'Sindhu Bhattacharya reports. Kindly note the image has only been posted for......

Why IndiGo is betting on low fare for long-haul

"The return fare on economy class to most European capitals from Mumbai are close to 50,000 plus. If an LCC can offer direct connectivity for a basic fare of 25,000 with additional top ups for......

Maradona leaves Kolkata

Soccer legend Diego Maradona left Kolkata in the wee hours on Monday marking the end of the football wizard's two-day sojourn to the "city of joy". The football prince, who displayed glimpses of......