Remembering Sonali Dasgupta-Rossellini

Rinki Roy Bhattacharya pays tribute to her aunt Sonali Dasgupta, who eloped with filmmaker Roberto Rossellini in 1956, and then made a life in Europe. She deserves to be celebrated. Her name was......

Rare French privilege for Dr Singh

In a rare honour for India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was on Tuesday the Chief Guest of Honour at the French National Day celebrations, witnessing an impressive parade, in which a contingent of......

'I feel strong contempt for Indian politicians'

Consider, if you will, a peculiar experiment. Pick an advertising agency; any agency. Walk to where the copywriters congregate, and gently whisper the name 'Indra Sinha'. Then stand back and watch......

Want some chic Chai?

Former fashion editor forElle magazine, India, designer Narendra Kumar debuted at the Lakme India Fashion Week with an eminently wearable, yet chic, collection called Chai by Narendra Kumar.The......

Ajay Banga, Nadella among world's top 50 biz leaders

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is at the second place. MasterCard's Ajay Banga and Microsoft's Satya Nadella have been named among the top 50 global business leaders by Fortune magazine, a list that is......

Nokia unveils theme design contest

Nokia launched on Wednesday a theme design competition -- Art Meets Intelligence Design Fest -- for consumers across India in association with magazine Elle Decor. The competition, which begins on......

India's Kama hits international spas

What is the Indian connection between the international society and fashion magazines like Vogue (Japan), Tatler, Elle and eclectic stores such as Parfumerie Generale in Paris and Allegra Hicks.The......

Jashanmal picks 51% pie in Media Star

The Dubai-based Jashanmal National Company, a leading business group in the Gulf, has acquired a 51 per cent stake in Mumbai-based media distribution company Media Star.Sources close to the deal......

PIX: The Most DAZZLING Magazine Covers Of 2012

When Fashion and Beauty collide, glamorous magazine covers are born. But in this day and age of fleeting attention span and flourishing Photoshop, Bollywood divas and fashion editors are getting......

From Playboy to Aazaan, Candice Boucher's long journey

Twenty-seven-year-old Candice Boucher, a South African model, will soon be seen in an Indian film, Aazaan, directed by Prashant Chadha. Candice has been a popular cover girl for magazines such......

Exclusive: Julia Roberts visits California mandir

Last week we discovered Julia Roberts was a practicing Hindu. Now comes word of Julia visiting a Hindu temple in Calabasas, California. Narasimha Bhattar, the temple's chief priest, tells Sandip......

Why Julia Roberts became a practising Hindu

Oscar winning Hollywood actress Julia Robertsbecame interested in Hinduism after seeing a picture of the saintNeem Karoli Baba, who died in 1973.In an interview with anchor George Stephanopoulos......