Decoding the Kamala Harris Phenomenon

Kamala succeeded as she identified herself with the larger minority groups rather than narrow ethnicity, prodded by her mother who did not want to return to India, observes Ambassador T P......

Guptagate: 8 policemen in South Africa plead guilty

Eight South African police officials have pleaded guilty to charges of providing unofficial escort and security to nearly 200 guests at a controversial lavish Indian wedding in the well-connected......

'Guptagate' sparks political row in South Africa: Report

A controversial lavish Indian wedding in South Africa has created a rift between President Jacob Zuma and the ruling African National Congress, according to a media report on Monday. Zuma and ANC......

Indian wedding row in S Africa; diplomat suspended

The row over the landing of a private aircraft on a military airport for a lavish Indian wedding in South Africa snowballed into a political scandal on Thursday with a senior diplomat suspended and......

Recession hits Indian fashion industry

Designers in Bangalore are reinventing themselves by adopting cost-cutting techniques. Making use of less exorbitant fabrics to cope with the situation as recession hits the fashion......

MGM Grand plans to open hotel in Delhi

Las Vegas-based hotel-casino MGM Grand has firmed up plans to check into the hospitality district near the international airport in Delhi.This will be MGM's first destination in India, and it......

'Vista is a platform, Google is just search'

Last week, in Las Vegas, Microsoft boss Bill Gates unveiled the Windows Vista, the new operating system that will replace the XP. Business Standard spoke to Rishi Srivastava, director, Windows......

Three Indian cities in top global real estate list

Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore were among the top 24 cities in the world with the potential to attract international real estate occupiers and investors, a global research conducted by real estate......

Las Vegas declares September 10 as Anupam Kher Day

Bollywood actor Anupam Kher has been awarded for his commendable contribution to cinema and art globally in Nevada with the US state's most populous city Las Vegas declaring September 10 as Anupam......

Ram Kapoor: I am dying to do outrageous things

  'I am chasing Boman. In five or 10 years, I want to be where Boman is. I want to have a successful career as a character actor for the next 25 years. I want people to respect me like they......

Amitabh Bachchan starrer Don turns 37!

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Chandra Barot's stylish 1978 action-thriller Don completed 37 years on April 20. The day was suitably marked with nostalgia......

To be hugged by Steven Spielberg

Kumar Pallana cannot think of a good reason why he did it, but there he was, slowly getting up from his seat and hugging Steven Spielberg, who had just walked into the vast room at his DreamWorks......

Indian women's trap team settles for silver in ISSF World Cup

IMAGE: Kirti Gupta, Manisha Keer and Rajeshwari Kumari. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter Indian women's trap team trio of Kirti Gupta, Manisha Keer and Rajeshwari Kumari lost 4-6 to Russia to settle......

Confusion over Sushil or Narsingh for Rio Olympic wrestling prevails

‘No decision is yet being taken, WFI president is going to take the decision on whether and when to hold the trails’ IMAGE: Sushil Kumar. Photograph: Krishnendu Halder/Reuters.......

Vishy Anand starts with a draw in Gibraltar Chess

Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand made a disappointing start to his campaign at the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival in Gibraltar after he was held to a draw by International Master......

Indian team's arrival in Nottingham

Defending champions India touched down in Nottingham on Wednesday to play their group matches for the ICC World Twenty20 against Bangladesh and Ireland. India had a roller......

Harika beats Eesha, maintains sole second spot

Women Grandmaster and top seed D Harika kept herself in contention for the gold medal after beating compatriot Eesha Karavade in the ninth round of the World Junior Girls Chess Championship......