When Biden Invited Macron For Dinner...

It was the first State dinner at the White House in the Biden administration. The first such event at 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue after the pandemic. A New York Times report revealed that the meal......

US reports first 'isolated' coronavirus case

Health officials in United States on Friday confirmed that a resident of Oregon has tested positive for coronavirus with no known history of travel to countries severely affected by the outbreak......

Aseem Chhabra on Obama's victory

It happened at 11 pm on November 4. Half an hour earlier I was in a car with a friend when the WNYC talk show host Brian Lehrer said that Barack Obama had enough electoral votes, so that when at......

'It was impressive. I did not expect this from Rahul Gandhi'

Rahul would know that fealty can be a fickle thing, and that if the Congress bucks the trend and actually wins the next national election, selfies with him would find their way from phones to......

Simone Tata: The Vision Behind Lakm

In a country where wearing lipstick could still invite disapproval, Simone Tata understood that Lakmé's future depended on shifting attitudes. IMAGE: Simone Tata. Photograph: Kind courtesy X  ......

Growth acceleration key to Trent stock's recovery

Trent reported decent margins in the second quarter (July-September) of 2025-26 (Q2FY26) but growth moderated. IMAGE: Logo of the Indian fashion retailer Trent's flagship brand Westside is......

HDFC pips TCS as India's most-valued brand

Financial services giant HDFC Bank, carrying a brand value of $44.9 billion, has surged past IT consulting behemoth Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to reclaim its crown as the country’s most......

Trent profit up 11%, revenue rises 16%

Fashion and lifestyle retailer Trent on Friday reported a 11.3 per cent on year rise in its consolidated net profit for the second quarter of 2025-26 (Q2FY26). IMAGE: Logo of the Indian fashion......

RARE PIX: Yash Chopra directs Dilip Kumar in Mashaal

In his long career, Yash Chopra's charm was not restricted to the Indian film industry but extended to international film personalities as well. Hollywood filmmaker Robert Wise, who made such cult......

Meet Prakash Jha's item girl

Prakash Jha's new film Apaharan has just one song, the item number Aaoji babuji kuch baatein karenge.And the woman dancing to it is sultry newcomer Mrinalini Sharma, a Delhi girl who has modelled......

Ritwik shocks Iskandar for title

Second seed Ritwik Bhattacharya of India shocked top seed and world No 11 Mohd. Azlan Iskandar of Malaysia in straight games to clinch the men's Open title in the 33rd Bombay Gymkhana-HSBC......

Nandrajog, Mandy Kennedy reign

Top seed Gaurav Nandrajog and Mandy Kennedy of England fashioned contrasting victories to clinch the men's and women's titles respectively, in the 31st HSBC-Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open......

Ritwik, Saurav to clash in final

Top seed Ritwik Bhattacharya of Delhi and defending champion Saurav Ghosal of Tamil Nadu posted fluent semi-finals victories to set up a title clash in the 53rd Senior National and 30th Bombay......

Players say Masters Cup venue has strange slant

The stadium court that will provide the stage for this week's ATP Masters Cup is not up to standard for the sport's season-ending showcase event, players complained Sunday. Wimbledon champion Roger......

Roddick blasts past Safin

Andy Roddick out-muscled Russia's Marat Safin 7-6 7-6 on Thursday to win a battle of the heavy hitters and a place in the Masters Cup semi-finals.There was little finesse on centre court at the......