The earliest ones included whistles shaped like birds, toy monkeys that could slide down a string and small carts made from materials found in nature such as sticks, clay and rocks. While there might be no disputing India's rich toy-making tradition, the industry is languishing for lack of investment and technology, and also owing to competition from cheap imports. And though it has been listed among 24 key sectors under the government's Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan, the question remains: will this push help place it in the global game? Currently, 80-odd per cent of the toys sold in India are imported - nearly 60 per cent of them from China.
The mini mogul from America made $ 22 mn last year just reviewing and playing with toys.
Laid up with a leg injury earlier this year, which left him unable to play for his new club AC Milan or for national squad England, David Beckham turned to one of India's great treasures to relieve his boredom, the 35-year-old British footballer recently revealed. And he didn't even have to leave Italy to do it.
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This January, Lars Boilesen took over the reigns of Opera Software after its co-founder and leader of 15 years, Jon S von Tetzchner, stepped down.
Short Kut had the potential to be a genuinely funny one, and while it mostly flubs that promise up throughout, it does manage a few moments.
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Here's a collection of stories that are weird, yet true!
Pictures from the Dutts' winter holiday.
Peter Broegger, senior vice-president (Asia-Pacific), Mattel East Asia, will visit India this month in an attempt to restore confidence among stakeholders, rattled by a spate of departures by senior executives.
Rediff.com lists a few temples that shun tradition and prefer a rather unusual look. Here are some of the world's most bizarre places of worship.
The winners -- Saatvik Agarwal and Vignan Pattamatta -- will be part of a team of student astronauts who will analyse Mars Exploration Rover mission images and data as they are received from the spacecraft, IPC said in a release.
The chip maker is putting money in his low-cost Braille printer project.
Manchester United's footballers and their wives and girlfriends have a blast at this year's Christmas party.
Prince William and his bride Kate Middleton were bestowed with the titles Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the day of their wedding in April 2011.
When he is not running Amazon, he buys museums to live in, donates mountains, and works on space travel.
The movie has attracted 60 brands as merchandise partners and seven media partners
All the parties, fashion and general merriment from the Oscars night!
Raja Sen takes stock of the Oscar 2015 nominations.
'It's funny how often Solo gloats in its own nostalgia.' 'It's like Chewbacca's groaning presence, John Williams classic tune and other familiar props and paraphernalia, everything is just doing its bit to compensate for Harrison Ford's sorely missed devilry,' says Sukanya Verma.
Given a choice between Ouija and the rest of the Halloween-targeted horror releases this year, I would pick Ouija any day, says Paloma Sharma.
The Touch Bar in place of the function keys brings the convenience of the touchscreen (of iPhones and iPads) to the MacBook. And that's not all. Abhik Sen lists the many reasons why he considers the Apple MacBook Pro a great notebook computer to have.
There's a lot happening in Bollywood, Hollywood and world cinema this year.
Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports on the Sheena Bora Trial.
'Hathras, Muradabad, Trichur, Salem, Madurai, Aligarh and Kanpur are cities where we are expecting and in some cases have seen new buyers come from.'
Happy Father's day, daddies!
This week's collection of unbelievably unusual images from across the world.
The young student has started working with a Windows team.
These images from across the globe tell us how crazy the world out there is!
'We expect insignificant froth from the director, but this particular can of Rohit Shetty has been lying open too long. The contents are not merely un-fizzy but, unforgivably, flat.'
20 shades of unusual buildings and homes around the world.
'There is a communication between Rahul Mukerjea and Sheena Bora.' 'First on the 26th. And then on the 27th and then on the 28th.' 'See the messages wherein Rahul Mukerjea tells Sheena Bora "Baba I am in the car park. Come".' 'And Sheena Bora replies to Rahul Mukerjea: "Five min bas".' 'This explains why none of the bodies matched Sheena Bora...'
Big bull's holdings cross Rs 7,200 crore (Rs 72 billion).
'This is the year of the three Bs -- Budapest, Boyhood and Birdman -- and if you love the movies, one or all three of those will feature in your top bracket in English language cinema this year.' Raja Sen takes stock of the recently concluded Golden Globes.
Neither the intense-because-we-say-it-is romance running through Mirzya or the soft-focus-myth is actually interesting, feels Raja Sen.
The Volvo S60 Cross Country is a very capable car that can be handled across all weather and terrain conditions, says P Tharyan.
The 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners.
If you have to take the daunting step of joining a conversation of strangers, always pick a duo.
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