The jewel-encrusted Topkapi dagger and the enormous Spoonmaker's Diamond set amongst two more rows of diamonds were truly gape-worthy!, Letika Saran tells us after a fascinating encounter with Istanbul.
The Indian financial services space seems to be in a sweet spot as foreign investors have made a net investment of Rs 14,205 crore ($2.1 billion) in the sector in November amid strong credit growth and manageable non-performing loan portfolio. The investment comes following a net withdrawal of Rs 4,686 crore from financial services stocks in October on account of profit booking. Overall, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have made a net investment of Rs 36,238 crore in the country's equity markets in November.
In a what seems to be a lucrative deal for the owners of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, nearly 60-65 per cent of their costs have been covered through sale of television rights to Sony-World Sports Group (WSG) for $1.026 billion, including $108 million by BCCI.
India's good fortune, experts in the US feel, is not the result of a fundamentally strong economy, but because it is the best of a bad set of options.
Indian tennis ace Devvarman defeated Belgian Xavier Malisse 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (5) in a two-hour third round contest at Indian Wells on Monday to set up a meeting with World No 1 Rafael Nadal next.
A glass of well-made gazpacho is more refreshing than a Bloody Mary or a lassi.
And among a bazillion hockey fans replying to the tweet, one Shah Rukh Khan also joined in.
Two years after it hitched a ride with Hero MotoCorp (Hero), Harley-Davidson (Harley) and the Pawan Munjal-led firm are gearing up to ride into the middleweight (midweight) motorcycle segment (350-850cc) in the world's largest two-wheeler market.
Text or email is comparatively an impersonal medium and people feel less hesitant to speak their mind.
Mumbai-based Eleftheria Cheese wins silver at the World Cheese Awards 2021.
'We were expecting at least they would be held guilty, but instead they have gone scot-free'
Why settle for the ordinary, when you can try out something traditional on Makar Sankranti?
'Children are curious by nature, so I thought of writing these books, which provide creative but convincing explanations and also teach values like sharing is caring,' Sudha Murty tells Chintan Girish Modi.
Major Adhikari was a man par excellence and had won our hearts. His supreme sacrifice for the nation shook us till the roots. A fascinating excerpt from Param Vir Chakra Captain (Honorary) Yogendra Singh Yadav's book, The Hero of Tiger Hill.
The President and the Prime Minister led the tributes for Mangeshkar who spent close to a month in the hospital before her demise.
While weather forecasters remain divided on how the monsoons will play out in India over the next few months, analysts believe the news at the current juncture - at best - can trigger a knee-jerk reaction in the markets. They believe it is too early to say whether the sub-par monsoon on account of El Nino can seriously dent the market sentiment in the short-to-medium term. "These are just initial forecasts and we will have another round / status update from the weather forecasters a month down the line.
'In a secular society where women are treated equally by law, I want the same equal status for my daughters in society, on par with all the boys.'
A glimpse of the Pathaan star exuded more glamour than a room full of Hollywood put together.
Traditionally made from peanuts, this candy also comes in different variants now.
Newly-elected Conservative Party leader and prime minister in waiting Liz Truss is among the senior British politicians known for championing deeper India-UK strategic and economic ties, describing them as a "sweet spot" of global trade dynamics.
Her father, who is also into farming, had to shut his grocery shop for the day.
Guilt-free millet modaks are a wholesome addition to your festivities.
Fierce like firestorm yet soft like marshmallow: Federer and Nadal
Aseem Chhabra highlights 10 films that moved him, films that may show up in theatres near you.
Natasa Stankovic shared an adorable photo with her son Agastya.
A Web series Bandon Mein Tha Dum will chronicle the Indian cricket team's historic Test series win in Australia last year.
Modi invoked the epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata to assert that it is in Indian tradition to avoid war be it in Lanka or Kurukshetra and the country stands for world peace.
An Indian citizen, living "illegally" in the United States, has been found guilty by a US court of providing material support to Lebanese extremist group Hezbollah and faces a maximum sentence of 75 years in prison. Patrick Nayyar, 48, was convicted after a week-long jury trial before US District Judge Robert Sweet.
With losses piling up, India's commercial aviation industry is set for a major consolidation that could cut out quite a few players
A glimpse of the movie star at Louis Vuitton's 2023 Cruise show in San Diego, California.
OTT has seen some of the grittiest and quirkiest cops in its Web series and original movies.
Rasam is my Amma's go-to solution for all ailments, be they a cold, cough, fever or a headache.
Images from the second One-Day International between Bangladesh and India, in Mirpur, on Wednesday.
Shah Rukh Khan's weathered intensity, grizzly charisma and trademark wit lends Pathaan's all-out, devil-may-care antics a sense of purpose that evades mindless acts of mayhem, cheers Sukanya Verma.
Viewed as India's most eligible bachelor by some, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says he'll get married when the right girl comes along and part of the problem is that his parents' "really lovely marriage" has set the bar very high.
Reliance Retail has entered the Indian fast-moving consumer goods space as it takes its private label brands, sold at its supermarkets and hypermarkets, Reliance Fresh and Reliance Smart, to general trade. The company had internally set a target of Rs 50,000 crore turnover from the FMCG business, which will fall under Reliance Retail's consumer brand division. Business Standard accessed a presentation which includes the brands it has taken to the general trade.
Sarah Todd's bhel puri was a treat for the MasterChef judges's taste buds.
