US: Jay Chaudhuri to head $3 trillion pension funds group

Jyoti ‘Jay’ Chaudhuri, general counsel and senior adviser to the state treasurer of the US state of North Carolina, was elected chairman of the board of the Council of Institutional......

'Dr Death' denies manslaughter charges

India-born surgeon Jayant Patel, wanted for alleged botched surgeries leading to 17 deaths in Australia, has denied the charges against him and will seek bail in a United States court.......

This Jest In

While the cultural barrier is a challenging hurdle for Indian immigrants to get past in America, the social chasm is as daunting. Most of us goof up at some point and practically everyone gets......

Happy Birthday Mr Rushdie

Salman Rushdie, who was knighted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth last week, turns 60 today. Salman Rushdie gets knighthood This is what the novelist told the audience at the India Abroad Person of......

Mukesh Ambani becomes grandfather

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Thursday became a grandfather after a baby boy was born to his eldest son. "Shloka and Akash Ambani became proud parents of a baby boy today in Mumbai," a statement......

Why you must invest in gold

'Invest a part of your portfolio in a global currency that can't be printed, or meddled with -- gold,' suggests Chirag Mehta. Photograph: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters Investors often ask us for our......

Why family matters so much in India's diamond trade

There are around 6,500 diamond manufacturers of which Palanpuri Jains operate a mere 6 per cent, or around 400 companies. But they stand out for being highly interlinked through blood ties. ......

Indian cos ink pact to buy $2.1-bn diamonds from Russia

Russia is the world's largest producer of diamond, while India is the world's biggest manufacturing centre for cut and polished diamonds. Twelve Indian companies will buy diamonds worth $2.1......

#20YearsOfLagaan: What the cast is up to

Twenty years ago on June 15, 2001, Director Ashutosh Gowariker and Aamir Khan gave us a film that not only made it to the Oscars ,but won millions of hearts. Lagaan, starring Aamir and Gracy Singh......

25 SPECTACULAR frames of Lagaan

Lagaan's dream run on screen and off it is a much needed reminder of winning against all odds in these pandemic ravaged times, notes Sukanya Verma. You know that euphoric feeling when India......

Aishwarya, SRK, Katrina at Ambani party

Congratulations Shloka and Akash. Get ready for the biggest wedding of 2018! Akash -- Nita and Mukesh Ambani's elder son -- got engaged to his schoolmate Shloka Mehta in Goa on Saturday, March 25.......

'The Censor Board is forcing people to rebel'

'We cannot be the country that created the Kamasutra and then we show flowers kiss and a child is born.''Censorship makes no sense today. People are already watching all sorts of things......

'Shah Rukh Never Interferes In KKR'

'Sometimes we arrange a Zoom call just for him to say hello to the players, that's about it.''But otherwise, no, no direct talk, it's never happened, even in a normal year.''After the game, you......

'Time has come to rethink the idea of IPL mega auction'

'The auctions were necessary up to a point, but now the time has come where continuity is very, very, important.' IMAGE: Venky Mysore, Jahnavi Mehta, Aryan Khan and Suhana Khan at the IPL players......