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Doctor with a Difference

'I consider myself to be a 50 year old with a 16-year-young mind, ready to conquer more continents,' Dr Shuvendu Sen tells Payal Singh Mohanka. IMAGE: Dr Shuvendu Sen. All photographs: Kind......

Is that a painting or a sari weave?

Can you ever imagine seeing Shrinathji of Nathdwara in Rajasthan weaved to come alive in Jamdani? This sari is to mark the 2021 Handloom Day Special on August 7, masterfully crafted by acclaimed......

1971 war: The lashes of the whip

Last night someone had blasted a bomb near the college boundary wall.'Miscreants have blown up the electric transformer.''And while retreating, they hurled a grenade at the principal's house.'......

'God has been vulgarised and overused'

Vartan Gregorian sits in his spacious office at the Carnegie Corporation of New York where as its president he oversees a great amount of money given out for philanthropic causes. It has not always......

Stock markets? Nah! How about rum instead?

Dilip D'Souza is totally baffled by the strange and unfathomable manner in which stock markets behave. Confession: I'm no stock market follower. I stifle great yawns whenever I see a TV tuned to......

Global economy returning to normalcy: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday the global economic downturn which had affected Indian economy as well, is now coming to an end with slow return to normalcy. "We have been through a......

The million buck home in Bangalore

Remember the song Windmills of Your Mind, from The Thomas Crown Affair? Now did you know that a large, high-profile residential development, spread out over 24 acres with a built area of about 1.7......

How good is the Mercedes C-Class?

Oh Lord, won't you buy me / a Mercedes-Benz / My friends all have Porsches / I must make amends / So Lord, won't you buy me / a Merceeeeedes-Benz...' Not my words, but Rock queen Janis Joplin's.......

8 Times You Couldn't Look Away From Zeenat Aman

Zeenat Aman had scored more hit songs than any of her contemporaries.This can be attributed partly to happenstance and partly to the fact that her forte for high glamour could be showcased most......

Just Another Rainy Day in Bollywood

Sex, violence, song or dance -- the monsoon serves multiple purposes in Hindi movies. With the onset of the rains, it's the perfect occasion to highlight all the cool, crazy reasons Bollywood uses......

14 Fun Things To Do In The Rains

Rain, rain go away, little Tommy wants to play? Well, not always. Sukanya Verma lists fun things you can do, inspired by Bollywood, when it’s raining cats and dogs outside. Katrina......

Smell The Sea With Trisha Krishnan

Manushi enjoys dosa... Jacqueline tours the US... Amala takes a dip... Photograph: Kind courtesy Trisha Krishnan/Instagram Trisha Krishnan shares a pic from her Scandinavian holiday and writes,......

5 Romantic Rain Songs

With the monsoon sweeping across many parts of India, Subhash K Jha picks 5 of his favourite romantic rain songs. Rimjhim Gire Saaawan IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan and Moushumi Chatterjee in......

F1 PIX: Verstappen wins in Hungary as Leclerc misses out again

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the F1 Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring in Budapest, on Sunday. Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty Images Red Bull's Formula One......

SEE: Raindrops keep falling on Sachin's head

Sachin Tendulkar turned 47 in April, but he is just as much a child as he was when we first spotted him playing cricket in Sahatya Sahavas, the writers's colony in Bandra East, north west Mumbai,......

Wimbledon to introduce final set tiebreak

IMAGE: Raindrops are seen on the Wimbledon logo. Photograph: Steve Bardens/Getty Images Wimbledon will introduce a final set tiebreak starting from next year's Championships at the All......

A whopping 2.2 million in prize money awaits 2017 Wimbledon champ!

In percentage terms, it is those first round losers who benefit the most -- their 35,000 pounds prize being almost 17 percent up on last year, reflecting the club's commitment to the lower reaches......

Match-fixing clouds over Wimbledon tie

IMAGE: Raindrops are seen on the Wimbledon logo. Photograph: Steve Bardens/Getty Images. For the first time ever, the Wimbledon Championships has been officially linked to suspicious betting......

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