Despite the 1962 China scar, Tawang is flourishing

The flourishing town, with restaurants selling everything from noodles to dosas and locals returning home to new business prospects, shows little sign of the tension building up at the border about......

Women voters in Bihar are no longer a silent force

This was the first major election in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Obviously, the women of Bihar were not intimidated by the pandemic and came out in large numbers to vote.Rashme Sehgal......

JD-U wins Hilsa seat by just 12 votes

The Janata Dal-United has won the Hilsa assembly seat in Bihar just by 12 votes, according to the Election Commission website, a result contested by the rival Rashtriya Janata Dal. IMAGE: NDA......

Tejashwi, 4 ministers of Nitish govt in fray in 2nd phase

The stage is set for the second and, arguably, the most crucial of the three phases of Bihar assembly elections in which over 2.85 crore voters will decide the fate of nearly 1,500 candidates on......

Brand isn't everything, says Pepsico India chief

D Shivakumar is a strict vegetarian, but that does not stop us from talking about fish. As we settle into a table at Varq, the Taj hotel’s contemporary Indian food restaurant, I explain my......

Indian grocer bids to be chancellor of Cambridge

In a historic first, Abdul Arain, an Indian-origin local grocer whose customers include Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, is among four individuals nominated to contest the election to become the 108th......

For Pranab, Puja back home more important than LA

Like his boss Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the government's chief trouble-shooter, is deprived of the luxury of holidays. But for the four days of Durga Puja,......

Kolkata: Retailers offer unique discounts

Desperate city retailers in their bid to beat recession blues have hit upon interesting methods to woo customers weeks before the festive season kicks in. A jewellery shop is giving discounts on......