Playing for dangerously high stakes in volatile Kashmir

'As of now, this one move seems to have precariously altered the balance of forces on the volatile ground, between separatists and the mainstream. 'The landscape today presents a fearsome picture......

Trial judge acted like film director in Aarushi case, says HC

The Allahabad high court has chastised the trial court judge for telling a “different story” propelled by “vitriolic” reasoning convicting dentist couple Nupur and......

EXCLUSIVE: No country for the Rohingyas

‘Change has to come within Myanmar itself’. ‘I have called upon Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to listen to her ‘inner voice’ and speak directly to the people of Myanmar.’......

'The Arab Spring is in great distress'

Former diplomat MK Bhadrakumar delivered a keynote address -- The Arab spring: The region and India -- at an international seminar held in Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi. Here's the complete......

PEs find investment in brands wise, but are wary of retailers

India-focused private equity (PE) players are keen on designer brands, but they seem to be wary of investing in retail apparel firms.   That explains why no deal has been sealed in the......

Luxury brand Kenzo to make India debut

Genesis Colours, popular for its high-end fashion label Satya Paul, is in advanced negotiations with Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton for bringing luxury apparel and perfume brand Kenzo to India.Genesis......

Retail buzz in India gets louder

Within a fortnight of the government allowing 51 per centforeign direct investment in retail, global brands have started making a beeline for Indian shores.From the Italian coffee retail chain......

I just called to say I love you

Has the advent of technology made it easier, or more difficult, for brands to communicate with you and your valentine? asks ad guru Sandeep Goyal. IMAGE: Vodafone's Valentine's Day ad. Photograph:......

'I won this at the 'last ever' Golden Globes'

'Once, when I was standing around on the set one day, whining about something -- you know we were gonna work through supper or the long hours or whatever, Tommy Lee Jones said to me, 'Isn't it such......

The Husainsaab I knew

One is reminded of the song So Long Farewell, Are We To Say Goodbye. The time has indeed come to say farewell to one of Indian pre-eminent artists, rather the Czar of Indian Art.It's hard to digest......

A taste of Cannes in India

Rajeev Srinivasan on one of the best film festivals in India. This is the second year in a row that I have managed to make it to the International Film Festival of Kerala in Trivandrum from......

Umpires appeal for new dress code

The white coat that cricket umpires wear could soon be pass in English cricket.According to The Telegraph, London, officials of the Association of Cricket Umpires and Scorers are attempting to give......