One of life's less remarked upon blessings...

... 'is long lives are generally the norm today,' says Rahul Jacob.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com When a childhood friend and I met Jan Morris just before a speaking engagement at a posh......

An Indian in America

'As I became a citizen of the United States of America, I knew I was supposed to be shedding my Indian citizenship, but at the end of the day, Mera dil hai Hindustani,’ says Roopa......

Saks Fifth Avenue to set shop in India

New York-based high-end fashion retailer Saks Fifth Avenue is setting up shop in India. Wooed by Delhi realty major DLF Properties, Saks has just signed on the dotted line for taking up a......

Saks: A new chapter in couture

Sajjid Khan, the owner of the Rs 25-crore garment export house Saks India, develops designs and supplies garments to leading international design houses like Giorgio Armani, Christian Dior, Chanel,......

IT, energy can push exports to $1 trillion by 2020

Sectors like IT and energy have the potential to raise the value of India's exports to $1 trillion, or 5 per cent of the global trade, by 2020, but the government needs to devise a concerted......

Fashion hopes to see business this week

The sartorial successes and flops notwithstanding, the business of fashion got off to a positive start this morning at the newborn Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai.Buyers from retail heavyweights like......

'It's a win-win situation for me'

'For me personally, there was nothing till Aranyak made me say, 'This is it!'' Photograph: Kind courtesy Raveena Tandon/Instagram Raveena Tandon has been away from the screen for four years, but......

Winona: I hadn't hurt anyone

It was almost six years ago, but Winona Ryder's finally broken her silence. The story was crazy. Winona, two-time Oscar nominee and former girlfriend to Johnny Depp, was caught shoplifting at Saks......

Italy's World Cup hero Rossi dies aged 64

IMAGE: Italy's Paolo Rossi gets away from Brazil's Junior during the 1982 FIFA World Cup second phase group 4 match in Estadio Sarria, Barcelona, July 5, 1982. Photograph: Action Images/Reuters......