When Zakir Hussain beat BigB to be voted 'sexiest man'

His fingers flew, fluttered and floated in quicksilver changes of raga and rhythm, drumming up music and magic. IMAGE: Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Photograph: ANI Photo Zakir Hussain was......

Russia's Unease Over India-US Proximity

The scaling up of the India-US strategic partnership to the level of non-NATO ally with defence deals, sharing and transfer of defence technology, interoperability, joint collaboration and joint......

Bhutan-China Treaty: Setback For India

Thimpu apparently didn't think it necessary to take Delhi into confidence.Bhutan is loathe to getting dragged into the geopolitical rivalry between India and China.And for Beijing, this was too......

Why the AIADMK leadership is nervous over Sasikala's return

Ahead of VK Sasikala’s return to Tamil Nadu on February 8, there are some important questions facing her. One, does she carry electoral weight more now than her brainchild AMMK had in the......

Havells, Polycab flip the switch on high-voltage growth potential

The July-September quarter (Q2) results for 2024-25 (FY25) from the largest listed consumer electrical solutions companies, Havells India and Polycab India, followed similar trends, demonstrating......

What drives brands to up the ante on ads?

Is it a last ditch attempt to reassure consumers, or a way to gain the upper hand at the negotiating table, or is it just a way of exhausting the treasure chest before the lights go out The......

Havells will enter AC, washing machine space with Rs 1,600-cr Lloyd buyout

Havells will acquire the entire consumer business infrastructure, people and distribution network. Plus all intellectual property of the Lloyd brand, logo, trademark and attendant rights. Havells......

Finnish firm HMD Global unveils strategy to recover lost ground

Can the launch of smartphones under its own brand name by Finnish company HMD Global — despite having a licence to use the Nokia brand which it bought from Microsoft — help it regain......

Which celebrity couple has the best chemistry?

Not in real life, of course. Remember what Mad Men ad guru Don Draper said? 'Advertising is based on one thing -- happiness.' And who better to peddle it than Bollywood's head-over-heels in love......

The new Hairy Potter!

Daniel Radcliffe is sporting a brand new 'hairy' look in his latest film,Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire.A child star when the series began, Danielhas grown into a long-haired teenager, far......

Ranveer Singh chills in Paris

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities. Ranveer Singh, who is currently shooting for Aditya Chopra's upcoming film Befikre in Paris, recently enjoyed a day off.......

Happy 75th Birthday Jimmy! The Ultimate Comeback Man!

Mohinder Amarnath will always be remembered as a giant-hearted cricketer who stood tall against the fiercest attacks, carried the bruises with pride, and turned every setback into a comeback.......

'Tennis won't be the same without you'

Following is a roundup of reaction to Roger Federer, a 20-times Grand Slam champion and former world number one, announcing his retirement from the sport at the age of 41 after the Laver Cup later......

Chandhok adds to points tally

India's Karun Chandhok added to his points score in the fourth race weekend of the 2008 GP2 Series at Magny-Cours in France on Sunday. The 24-year-old from Chennai, who prior to the race weekend,......

Missing: Indian cricketers on matchbox labels

Can anyone out there solve the mystery of the missing cricketers on matchbox labels, asks Gulu Ezekiel. Stamp collecting, or philately, has for long been the most popular hobby in the world. That......

This win is as big as 1983 World Cup win if not bigger: Shastri

'We learnt a lot in South Africa and we learnt a lot in England. We made mistakes, which we didn't make in this series. We learnt from those mistakes and fired it home properly.' IMAGE: Ravi......