Ankit Kawatra was one of three Indians to be honoured by Queen Elizabeth II.
'I think my first obsessive, possessive and only half-requited -- as we would joke -- 'love' was Ivan. I saw him first slouching down the corridor of St Stephen's College nearly 50 years ago and was instantly smitten (as was everyone else around him).'
The Indian-origin former chancellor has overturned the norm by moving back into the smaller flat above 10 Downing Street, which is usually used as the home of the Chancellor of Exchequer.
'For our traditional membership base, it would be an access to disruptive ideas,' FICCI President Subhrakant Panda tells Asit Mishra/Business Standard.
The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments.
With tomato selling at Rs 120 to Rs 160 per kilo, these desi curries will be your saviours.
Tamil Nadu is the celebrated home of the 'social justice' movement in the country, yet caste differences and violence has only been increasing in numbers and becoming more brutal in recent years, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
After being caught in the perfect storm and conquering near death at sea four years ago, Abhilash Tomy has made seafaring history by coming second in the world's most difficult ocean race. As he sailed to the finish line to welcoming cheers, holding the Indian flag, his remarkable story tells us the amazing things human beings can do.
TripAdvisor released its list of Best Fine Dinning restaurants in India. Read on to find out which restaurants made the cut...
From Dudhwa to Veppathur and Havelock Island, the Indian tourism market is booming like never before.
'It's been fantastic to watch you over the years. Numbers will have their roles and but your real strength is being able to motivate the whole generation.'
Jazeera Airways started flying to India 18 months ago, servicing Ahmadabad, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi and Mumbai.
The main rail and road routes in Andhra Pradesh, connecting the south and east, remained cut off as the Penna river in spate caused heavy destruction on Sunday.
The fear is that we in India are really not ready for a society where the social order is disrupted, says Amberish K Diwanji.
The ever-astute Ravi Matthai, Director of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 1971, offered me a basic salary of Rs 1,000 per month on my return from the United States. I doubt if IIMA could hire a faculty member at Rs 55,000 per month today! points out Dr Shreekant Sambrani.
'The only positive I see are the youth of India who were earlier just after money. The young now want to do something for society.'
Defending champion Lakshya Sen pulled out of the SaarLorLux Open Super 100 tournament after his father-cum-coach D K Sen tested positive for COVID-19 in Saarbrucken.
Enjoy your summer hols at these chill places.
'I am seven months into the job, but it feels like seven years.'
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is India's most-valuable brand in 2022 replacing HDFC Bank, which held the number one spot since 2014, according to Kantar BrandZ report on India's most-valuable brands. TCS was able to grab the top slot due to rising global demand for automation and digital transformation, following the pandemic. Indian brands have bounced back from the pandemic to increase their brand value by 35 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) since 2020.
India's exports entered negative territory after a gap of about two years, declining sharply by 16.65 per cent to $29.78 billion in October, mainly due to global demand slowdown, even as trade deficit widened to $26.91 billion, according to data released by the commerce ministry on Tuesday. Key export sectors, including gems and jewellery, engineering, petroleum products, ready-made garments of all textiles, chemicals, pharma, marine products, and leather, recorded negative growth during October. Imports during the month under review rose by about 6 per cent to $56.69 billion on account of increase in the inbound shipments of crude oil and certain raw materials such as cotton, fertiliser and machinery.
'Children should be told that if they receive porn on their phones they should inform their parents or teachers who should in turn contact cyber crime.'
'All parties and the government acknowledge that there we are in trouble and there is more trouble ahead,' observes Aakar Patel.
To help the country emerge as a true welfare State, political parties must put the country's interests first before strategising to win elections and short-term goals, argues Ramesh Menon.
One Chinaman is three time more productive than an Indian at the workplace through his life, observes Virender Kapoor.
Soup up this north Indian household staple with a chatpata ingredient.
After trial runs in a few Mumbai and Delhi restaurants, McDonald's has taken over two years to formally launch the breakfast category, which both the chain and analysts call a challenging segment to be in, given the Indian habit of having breakfast at home.
The study showed that 50 per cent of households have reduced the number of meals ever since the lockdown was imposed
While this gesture is hardly the first display of the former Indian coach's philanthropic nature, yet he prefers not to speak about the various initiatives he undertakes despite being pressed for an answer. In fact, even this donation would have escaped the attention had it not been for a youngster who insisted on a photo being clicked with the former India international.
It's a Chinese invasion in British kitchens! Yes, Chinese delicacies, like chowmein, have overtaken Indian curry as Britain's most favourite ethnic cuisine, a new survey has revealed. Although Indian curries have long been regarded as the first choice, more people in Britain picked Chinese food as their first choice. But the two varieties of food attracted far more votes than any other meal choices, accounting for a whopping 70 per cent of the ethnic food market.
Fifty years ago today, December 25, 1972, Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, one of the titans of India's freedom struggle, passed into the ages. Kalki Krishnamurthy, who penned the Tamil classic Ponniyin Selvan among numerous other novels, describes his first glimpse of the man who would become an august national leader and his cherished role model.
Kiara has breakfast on a flight... Ayushmann makes an announcement... Vidya starts shooting...
Sundays are generally quiet days for air travel, but this Sunday was a tad different. There was quite an excitement at Gate 28 of Mumbai airport's Terminal 1 as Akasa Air, India's newest airline, prepared to take to the skies on Day 1. With a new fuel-efficient Boeing 737 Max aircraft and soft cushioned seats equipped with USB ports, Akasa Air hopes to bring freshness to the flying experience.
'Till a cheque comes into my account, I don't feel like a professional actor.'
'I have never seen such a large parade being commanded with such precision just by a vocal word of command.' 'I would like to import this technology to England.' Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd), then a final year cadet at the National Defence Academy remembers Queen Elizabeth II's visit to NDA in November 1983.
Try getting to know them better before allowing yourself to develop any feelings, or your judgment will get clouded by emotions running high, suggests Ravi Mittal, CEO, Quack Quack, an online dating app.
On Monday, Ravi Shastri, the Indian cricket team's head coach, revealed how much he misses his four-legged buddies back home.
Arjun spends time with daughter ... Gul takes son to the museum...
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