In pursuit of Vikram Seth

Second Stop: BangaloreHave your read First Stop: Chennai?It began like so many other book-reading sessions, with the author -- Vikram Seth, clad in a cream shirt and sleeveless khadi overcoat--......

Why Xiaomi's India head hires people who are smarter than him

Manu Kumar Jain, India head, Xiaomi, tells Sangeeta Tanwar how the Chinese smartphone maker won over the Indian market. IMAGE: Manu Kumar Jain. The meeting with Manu Kumar Jain, India head of......

ESPN STAR, advertisers on a sticky wicket

At least a dozen advertisers, including Reliance Communications, Nokia, Pepsi, Hero Honda, Maruti and Visa among others, and host broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports may find themselves on a sticky wicket......

'I'd like to build a time machine'

Ankur Bhatia, executive director, Bird Group, can man the complex global positioning software on his mobile but has a hard time figuring out his son's spy gadgets. A self-confessed iPod freak,......

Entertainment biz, Anil Ambani style

The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Enterprises group has drawn a blueprint for its entertainment business that stretches from development of content, carriage of the content and, finally, its exhibition.In......

PIX: Sofia Vergara, Heidi Klum, Christina Hendricks at Emmys 2013

The 65th edition of Emmy awards, held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California on September 22, was not without its high points, and most contending favourites taking home trophies.Modern......

PIX: Shailene Woodley, Fault In Our Stars win big at MTV awards

All the action from the recently concluded popular choice awards night. Actress Shailene Woodley and her film The Fault In Our Stars swept the 2015 MTV Movie Awards, held over the weekend in......

New rock guitar god is Indian shishya

It was an ad in the Village Voice. Derek Trucks Band, live at the Nokia Theatre, said the Manhattan free newspaper. The name rang a bell; I had heard a live recording at a friend's place. $40,......

PIX: Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Jessica Alba hot up MTV awards

All the highlights from the recently concluded MTV Movie Awards show.The 22nd annual MTV movie awards was held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Conan O'Brien, on April 14.The red......