India sets Guinness world record with 918 kg khichdi

IMAGE: Union Minister of Food Processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal, centre, along with Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, MoS for Food Processing, left, and Yoga Guru Ramdev, cooking khichdi in a giant wok at the......

Can Rita Bahuguna succeed where her father failed?

Sudhir Bisht recalls the battle of 1984 in which UP strongman Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna was felled by Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party national President Amit......

Assembly gives 90-day jail term for bar assn chief

The Privilege Committee of Maharashtra Assemblyon Thursdayrecommended 90-days' imprisonment for Manjit Sethi, president of an association fighting for the rights of bar owners, for using......

Ratan Tata joins IDG Ventures in advisory role

Ratan Tata has emerged as a major venture capital investor since his retirement. Iconic business leader Ratan Tata is taking the mentor's role at technology venture capital firm IDG Ventures India.......

Tech: Bengaluru may host 40% of PE investments

Bengaluru is expected to host 40 per cent of the private equityinvestment into technology ventures in India in the next five years. Around $7.5 billion is expected to come into India in the......

Indian cos see $77 mn VC funding in July-Sep

Venture capital investment in Indian companies rose by 20 per cent to $77 million (around Rs 360 crore) in July-September this year and is poised to grow in the coming months, a report has said.......

Tech, financial aid for start-ups

IDG Ventures India and Microsoft India have announced a funding programme under which the former intends to invest up to Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) in start-ups. With this partnership, a start-up......

Bollywood stars join Anna Hazare's movement

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Bollywood stars tweeted their support for Anna Hazare's anti-corruption movement: Anupam Kher, who has been supporting Anna's......

'I have gone through a midlife crisis'

'A friend of mine was going through a midlife crisis with me, so we sat down and talked it out.' 'He said, you know, we are going through a midlife crisis. I asked him for how long it would last.......

The Bollywood shaadi Quiz!

It's been a month of Bollywood weddings. First Zayed, then Fardeen, now Aamir. A good time for industry followers to try and test their knowledge of all happenings down the aisle. So, if you think......