Mr Hira Was One Of A Kind

They don't make leaders like him anymore, says former Savvy editor Usha Radhakrishnan, paying tribute to publishing pioneer Nari Hira who passed into the ages on Friday. August 23, 2024.......

'What the rat miners did was tremendous'

'These are people whom very few give importance and they were doing a mammoth job for the nation.' IMAGE: Rescue operation underway at the Silkyara tunnel before the 41 workers trapped inside were......

Rig Veda, Apollo Statue, Mona Lisa enrich G20 Summit venue's culture corridor

Certified original copies of the US' Charters of Freedom, a fahua-lid jar from China and Panini's grammar treatise Ashtadhyayi from India are among the historic items displayed at the Bharat......

Nataraja idol made using ancient Chola technique being installed at G20 venue

A towering statue of 'Nataraja', believed to be the world's tallest, being installed at the venue of the upcoming G20 Summit in New Delhi, has been made using an ancient casting technique. IMAGE:......

Achhe din is here for India's advertising sector

India is expected to be among the top contributors in terms of incremental ad spends in the world, only behind the US and China. India's advertising growth rate will continue to be robust over the......

Ad spend: India would move up to 7th position by 2022

Ad spends to revive in 2018; India likely to add Rs 47,028 crore in the next five years The media intelligence arm of IPG Mediabrands, which is part of the Interpublic Group, has joined peers......

BSE to suspend 21 companies from trading

The exchange has also ordered freezing of the entire promoter shareholding of these companies till further notice Leading stock exchange BSE will suspend trading in securities of as many as 21......

US nominates Jim Yong Kim as World Bank prez for 2nd term

'Re-electing Jim Yong Kim will allow the World Bank to continue to build on important initiatives and reforms.'     The US on Thursday nominated Jim Yong Kim to be the World Bank......

PIX: What happened INSIDE the Stardust awards

A ringside view of the Sansui Colors Stardust awards. The Sansui Colors Stardust awards, held over the weekend at Mumbai's MMRDA grounds in the suburban Bandra Kurla Complex, saw some wow......

PIX: Bollywood stars at Nari Hira's birthday bash

Magna Publishing head and producer Nari Hira celebrated his birthday on July 8, and several Bollywood stars turned up to wish the publishing magnate at his Millenium Tower residence in Breach......

It'll be the White House for Kal Penn now

From a hit TV show named House to the real-life White House in a matter of months. Sounds crazy, right? Not for prominent Indian American actor Kal Penn, who on Monday night took a giant step......

Milind Soman in Black writer's next

Milind Soman and his French wife Mylene Jampanoi are in New York for theirfilm Valley Of Flowers, which will be showcased at the ongoing Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival. Milind......

NRI gymnast fights back to win

"An unbelievable feeling. It truly is an experience I will cherish all my life." Those are the words of Kyle Fernandez, a member of the Oklahoma University (OU) 'Sooners' Men's Gymnastics team,......

'India has tremendous genetic capabilities'

Andrew Krieger holds a BA in Philosophy (Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa), an MBA in Finance -- and prior to that, an MA in South Asian Studies, most notably Sanskrit."I got turned on to Vedanta......