'Taj is the magnet that draws tourists to India'

'Although India has a lot more to offer in terms of tourism other than the Taj, yet there is nothing compared to the Taj Mahal.'Virendra Singh Rawat reports. Two years after the Kargil war in......

Why the regional journalist is at threat

The murder of journalists in 2015 underscore the rising power of regional language media, especially local-language newspapers, says Nilanjana S Roy Those who killed, killed in the open. Thugs......

'Congress's stance on corruption: See no evil'

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh -- who is facing a plethora of problems including price rise, corrupt ministers and feuding allies -- could use some help in steering through the rocky terrains of......

Maharashtra CM Vilasrao Deshmukh in Zurich

Reader Hariprasad Rai Batwal and his friends Vinay Grama, Dipthi Abhilasha and Sandeep Rajan recently met Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh at SihlCity Mall in Zurich, Switzerland.If you......

Jenson and Nicholson gets a fresh paint job

A new management at one of India's oldest paint companies looks to revive the dormant paints brand as it readies for a stiff fight with rivals. For readers of a certain vintage, the tag line......

'Goods transport agency exempt from GST registration'

R Vignesh, a member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India in Chennai, practises indirect taxation. He also addresses GST related issues on various platforms.  He......

40 years ago...And now: Markets hit record highs, but investors still wary

Sensex has moved from 100 to almost 30,000, but uncertainty lingers in the minds of retail investors due to scams. Image: Markets suffer trust deficit. Photograph, courtesy: BSE    ......

Bloggers drive Indian IPR agenda

Early this year, Shamnad Basheer, a young intellectual property consultant, pointed out on his blog that a crucial paragraph in the report on patents by the RA Mashelkar panel was an exact copy of......

2023 At The Movies: A Double Take

It was a year of so many contradictions and contrasts that it became dangerous to talk about movies, people lost their heads discussing Friday releases, psychiatrists began dabbling in film......

Spotted: Madhur Bhandarkar in Dubai

Reader Sandeep met Madhur Bhandarkar in a mall in Dubai.If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities and take a photograph or a video of the star(s), please scan the photograph(s)......

Spotted: Akshay Kumar in New Delhi

Reader Sandeep Mohanty has sent usa photograph of his brother Anurag with Akshay Kumar at the Taj Mahal Hotel in New...

Spotted: Kareena Kapoor in Mumbai airport

Reader Sandeep Shende met Kareena Kapoor at Mumbai's domestic...

Spotted: Murali Karthik in Bhubaneshwar

Reader Sandeep Dang sent us this photograph. We met Murali Karthik at the Bhubaneshwar airport last weekend and he happily agreed to get photographed with us. My friends Deepak (extreme left) and......

Spotted: Irfan Pathan

Reader Sandeep Acharya sent us this photograph 'I met Irfan Pathan at Bangalore International Airport. 'He was looking so handsome. I was the first person to get hold of him. Suddenly girls rushed......

Spotted: Mike Atherton at Lord's

Reader Sandeep Khopkar sent us this photograph from London. 'I am Sandeep, and I got a golden opportunity to meet former England captain Mike Atherton at Lord's during the Twenty20 World Cup,'......

Spotted: Matthew Hayden in Brisbane

Reader Sandeep sent us this picture from Singapore. 'Spotted Matthew Hayden during the CB series 2008 in Brisbane. He isa soft spoken guy and agreed to pose with uswithout any hesitation,......

Spotted: Shaun Pollock in Chennai

Reader Sandeep Kulkarni sent us this picture from Chennai. 'Here is a photograph featuring the great fast bowler Shaun Pollock. I met him at Chennai airport on June 8, 2007, the day after the......