First woman elephant mahout among 34 unsung heroes awarded Padma Shri

India's first woman elephant mahout Parbati Baruah famous as Hasti Kanya, tribal environmentalist Chami Murmu, social worker Sangthankima who runs Mizoram's largest orphanage and plastic surgeon......

Ukraine Crisis: What's China's Game?

China is going to be an indispensable partner in Russia's ongoing crisis with the US, while on its part, China cannot remain indifferent if Russia gets crushed by the US, lest it loses 'strategic......

Mumbaikar Runs For US Congress

'Mumbai turned me into a fighter, always hustling to keep up with the world.''Now I hustle for the poor and the ones who don't have a voice because I feel they are poor for no fault of their own.'......

VP will be great, but 'Momala' means most: Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris has said that it would be great to have the title 'vice president' to her name after being picked as the running mate of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden but 'Momala' will......

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......

Ferrari to Porsche target small-town millionaires

'Hathras, Muradabad, Trichur, Salem, Madurai, Aligarh and Kanpur are cities where we are expecting and in some cases have seen new buyers come from.'Pavan Lall reports. IMAGE: Bollywood actress......

New Spiderman film casts a wide web of brand tie-ups

The movie has attracted 60 brands as merchandise partners and seven media partners Spiderman can swing up and down but his popularity seems to only soar. The latest movie in the Spiderman......

Lego's Indian CEO!

Bali Padda will head the second-largest toymaker in the world.Viveat Susan Pinto/Business Standard reports. He's barely known outside the world of Lego, but that hardly seems to bother Bali Padda,......

Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya Review: Robo Rom-Com

A feeble fable masquerading as a robo rom-com, Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya aspires to address what unrealistic expectations in a relationship can lead to, observes Sukanya Verma. Joining the......

What is Parineeti getting ready for?

Soha gets a Porsche... Manushi gets a new bag... Diana shops for Christmas... Please click on the images for a look at the stars.   IMAGE: Parineeti Chopra gets ready for Hunarbaaz -......

CRIME. HORROR. ADULTERY

Healing intergalactic encounters, haunted office spaces and spooky Star Wars, Sukanya Verma suggests everything you can catch on OTT this week.   BlushWhere to watch? Apple TV+Language:......

How are star kids celebrating Ganpati?

Film folk post pix of how their children are enjoying the Ganpati festival.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Juhi Parmar/Instagram Juhi Parmar and daughter Samaira have been welcoming Lord Ganesha......

Lego presents Olympic model of Rio city ahead of games

IMAGE: A man arranges Lego bricks to build a Rio sign during a presentation of a massive model of the city . Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters. Lego, the world’s biggest toymaker, has developed......

In Photos: Manchester United stars, WAGs' Christmas party

Image: Wayne Rooney sings. Photograph: Wayne Rooney/Instagram Manchester United's players and their wives and girlfriends let their hair down at a Christmas party in London. There......

Build it like Beckham

Laid up with a leg injury earlier this year, which left him unable to play for his new club AC Milan or for national squad England, David Beckham turned to one of India's great treasures to relieve......