100 Indian Elephants March To New York

Photograph: Kind courtesy The Great Elephant Migration A huge herd of elephants -- 100 of them -- are arriving in Manhattan on Friday, which is also auspiciously the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi. Nope,......

Why Oppenheimer Liked Hinduism

'Hinduism meshed with his sense that the world was paradoxical and puzzling.' IMAGE: Robert Downey Jr as Lewis Strauss and Cillian Murphy as Dr J Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's film.......

Why did NRN prevent Sudha Murthy from joining Infosys?

When Narayana Murthy once visited the US for client work during the initial days of Infosys, a temperamental American businessman made him sleep on a large box in a windowless storeroom surrounded......

NYC has great plans for I-Day with khadi tricolour, giant flag over Hudson

A fly-past by a 220-ft-long majestic Indian tricolour, made of khadi, over the iconic Hudson river and the display of a giant billboard at Times Square are among the highlights of the grand......

Now, Hanuman goes to Manhattan

Even as Percept Picture Company's Rs 24 crore (Rs 240 million) animated movie venture Return of Hanuman gets ready for release on December 28, the company has lined up a Rs 40 crore (Rs 400......

The value of customised credit cards

If you use customised cards that suit your lifestyle needs, you could also end up availing of a variety of deals, rewards, and discounts, says Priyadarshini Maji. Vicky Mukhiya travels extensively......

What Pushpa Told Manhattan

Allu Arjun, whose movie movie Pushpa rocked the box office this year, was the Grand Marshal at the Federation of Indian Association' Indian Independence Day parade in Manhattan on Sunday, August......

The Swades State Of Mind

As Swades turns 20, Aseem Chhabra looks back at the film that spoke to him. IMAGE: Gayatri Joshi and Shah Rukh Khan in Swades. Several years ago, I had lunch with the then finance minister of......

Pushpa Mania in Manhattan

Allu Arjun, star of the 2022 movie blockbuster Pushpa, was the Grand Marshal at the Federation of Indian Association's Indian Independence Day parade in Manhattan on Sunday, August 22, 2022.  ......

The Apprentice Review: A Trump No One Has Seen Before

The Apprentice is a keenly observed and entertaining biopic about the making of a man who is mostly responsible for all that has gone wrong with current American politics, observes Aseem Chhabra.......

FIFA hires ex-US prosecutor as defendant in bribery probe

World soccer's governing body FIFA has hired a former New York prosecutor to represent it as senior officials face bribery and corruption charges in a US court, a person familiar with the matter......