100 homes in Lonavala, thanks to Jimmy Carter

The Habitat for Human International, founded by former United States president Jimmy Carter, is heading to Lonavala, near Mumbai, to build 100 homes for the poor.There are also plans to build......

The Dream Evangelist

President Kalam pitched his dreams high. He will be best remembered for that feat, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.  I went to a television show a day after former President A P J Abdul Kalam......

Mysterious death of Indian-origin man in US being probed

Police in Chicago is investigating the mysterious murder of an Indian-origin businessman, who had won a million dollar lottery last year and was allegedly poisoned with cyanide a day after he......

Finishing Hugo Chavez's unfinished task in Venezuela

Sustaining the Bolivarian revolution after Hugo Chavez won’t be easy. But we must all celebrate its considerable achievements and wish it well, says Praful Bidwai. He was called a......

How to rewrite India's toy story

While there might be no disputing India’s rich toy-making tradition, the industry is langu­ishing for lack of investment and technology, and also owing to competition from cheap......

MFs add over Rs 4 lakh cr to asset base in 2019, expects momentum to continue

It was because of strong inflows into debt-oriented schemes that saved 2019 from being a "dark-dull year of investing" as inflows into equity funds has dropped this year due to a volatile market.......

How retailers plan to woo shoppers

Tata, Reliance and Aditya Birla groups have decided to take on e-retailers like Amazon and Flipkart, but their strategy is different from their online peers India could well be the final frontier......

Companies, banks see a turnaround in capex cycle

Corporate banking heads are a happy lot these days. And it's not just because of the spurt in credit demand-- credit growth has improved to 15 per cent from a low 10 per cent in October 2009.......

Neeyat Review: It's Not Boring But...

Neeyat creates zero interest in the characters, sighs Deepa Gahlot. Any film that uses Agatha Christie's murder mysteries as a source of inspiration starts out at a disadvantage. There is an......

Arjun-Ranveer, Saif, Shah Rukh: Bollywood's COOLEST Gunday? VOTE!

With the surge of comedy and romance films, the action genre had taken a backseat in Bollywood for a while. While Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar have managed to bring it back with consecutive hits......

Review: Better Call Saul is what TV dreams are made of

Better Call Saul keeps your adrenaline levels high, says Paloma Sharma. There’s a whole lot of history behind this one. A spin-off of the multi-award winning, critically acclaimed......

Review: The Jungle Book: What a fun movie!

The characters drawn for the 2016 film have an edge that wasn't present in the 1967 version. This is perhaps why The Jungle Book has been given an U/A certificate in India.For once, Pahlaj Nihalani......

T20 WC: How New Zealand STUNNED champs Australia in Super 12 opener

IMAGE: Josh Hazlewood looks dejected after losing the the World Cup match against New Zealand at Sydney Cricket Ground. Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images Devon Conway scored a brilliant......

Hurkacz thrashes Medvedev for Halle title; Jabeur wins

Hurkacz thrashes Medvedev for Halle title, sounds Wimbledon warning IMAGE: Poland's Hubert Hurkacz celebrates with the trophy after winning his final match against Russia's Daniil......

'You don't come halfway around the world just to win a semi-final'

IMAGE: James Neesham's 46 off 38 balls gave the Kiwis the momentum in the middle overs that eventually saw them beat England in the first semi-final on Wednesday. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty......

World Cup final pitch invader fined

The Spanish man who ran onto the pitch at the World Cup final and tried to place a hat on the trophy was fined 2,000 rand ($260) by a South African court. Jaume Marquet Cot, 34, also known as......

Is Jimmy the Sachin of fast bowling?

Jimmy Anderson is the fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets.Rajneesh Gupta has all the numbers on this incredible feat. IMAGE: James Anderson celebrates taking 600 wickets in Test cricket, during......