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The pomegranate farmer who won Padma Shri

A differently-abled farmer from Gujarat's arid Banaskantha district has inspired several others to make the best use of their farm land by planting pomegranate. Genabhai Patel (52), a pomegranate......

7 things that cost a lot more than Mangalyaan

Just wondering, where are those critics who had once questioned the need for India to send a mission to Mars? The events of September 24 have not only earned the country a whole lot of interest,......

'Bhopal's drinking water is still heavily toxic'

High levels of toxic chemicals are still found in Bhopal's drinking water, a new report published ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy, said. Residents in the areas surveyed......

RTI: Delhi police demand 'extra' money for info

The Right to Information Act might be hailed as people's power in democracy, but data under it may not come for free for an NGO that wanted information on missing children. 'Nav Shristi' -- an NGO......

Gujarat's mango farmers to emulate Amul model

Gujarat has started taking steps to boost incomes of farmers cultivating mangoesLavishing Satasia of Dhari tehsil of Amreli district in Gujarat is one happy mango farmer. Thanks to the budding......

Luxury car operators gear up for big, fat Indian wedding season

Big, fat wedding days are ahead for Indian families and among those set to tap the opportunity are luxury car rental companies.Each year, at least 10 million Indians marry and the market is......

Srei plans first PE fund for defence sector

Srei, a leading infrastructure provider and financing company, is planning to float a private equity (PE) fund dedicated to India's defence and security sector.The fund, with an initial corpus of......

Markets start October on a bullish note

Riding on its robust rally in September, wherein the benchmark Bombay Stock Exchange index, the Sensex, logged record gains in terms of points-- third largest ever in a month - 2,098 points or 12%.......

Sensex ends down 85 points

The markets began the day on a flat note amid slightly negative global cues. Trading activity was mostly subdued ahead of the RBI policy review this morning. However, post policy announcement the......

The Tribe Is Glamorous But Brutal

The Kardashians serve as a blueprint for The Tribe's own journey, observes Shristi Sahoo. IMAGE: Meet The Tribe. Photograph: Kind courtesy Alanna Panday/Instagram Making it big in today's social......

Aamir's Dream Comes True

Photograph: Kind courtesy Aamir Khan Productions/Instagram Once upon a time, Aamir Khan dreamt of casting Sridevi and himself in a film written by him. He narrated the whole idea of this project......

Twinkle, Twinkle, Red Star!

Click on the images to find out which stars Photographer Pradeep Bandekar ran into on Saturday: IMAGE: Twinkle Khanna, outside a salon.Did she do something to her lovely red locks?......

At Ankita Lokhande's mehendi ceremony

Television actress Ankita Lokhande is all set to wed boyfriend Vicky Jain on December 14 at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Mumbai. The wedding rituals started with the haldi and sangeet ceremony on......

Ankita pays tribute to Sushant at Zee Rishtey Awards

Telly folk attended the Zee Rishtey Awards 2020 on December 5, looking glam on the red carpet. Kudali Bhagya won the maximum awards, including the top prize, the Favourite Show award. ......

World Junior Chess: India's Vidit Gujrathi clinches bronze

Former Under-14 world champion and Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi won the bronze medal in the World Junior Chess Championship after settling for a quick draw with winner Yu Yangyi of China in the 13th......

Grover, Gujrathi tied third at World Junior Chess

Grandmaster Sahaj Grover failed to capitalise on his chances and played out a draw with Iranian Pouya Idani, while Vidit Gujrathi defeated Polish Marcel Kanarek to be jointly third after the eighth......

Gujarathi, Grover scripts wins at World Junior Chess

Indian Grandmasters Vidit Gujarathi and Sahaj Grover maintained a clean slate, defeating Tomas Laurusas of Lithuania and Vyacheslav Lozhnikov of Kazakhstan respectively in the second round of the......

Dravid weds today in BSF zone

Today is Akshaya Tritiya, the day of eternity, immortality, and fulfilment, according to Hindu tradition.Rahul Dravid could not have chosen a better day to enter matrimony, a day when all seven......

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