More cruise ships to call on Mumbai

Thirteen major international cruise liners would call at Mumbai this cruise season while a Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) delegation is trying to persuade top global passenger liners to include the......

'Yesterday, we buried our grandson'

Aaraaro kannay aarraro is a lullaby known to all mothers in Tamil Nadu. That's the song they sing when they put their babies to sleep.The lady was singing this song outside her hut. But there was......

'Whatever I have is because of India'

'15, 17 years back we were not even in existence in the US. Today nearly 1/3 of prescriptions written comes from India.''India is showing that in a very competitive environment -- like the US and......

Advertising: Another turn of the wheel due?

The world awaits a creative breakthrough for mobile phone ads, says Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. Advertising in its many forms has long had an uneasy relationship......

Luxury cruise vessel AIDA CARA now at Cochin Port

Sharp at 0800 on October 25, luxury cruise vessel M V AIDA CARA docked at Cochin Port amid cheers from onlookers. This cruise vessel, which, arrived with 1,135 high net-worth guests, predominantly......

How to hire the best staff

Once you have good systems in place to run your business, the next thing you need to concentrate on is finding the right people to run the systems. Of course, I'm taking a very simplistic view......

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021. IMAGE: Aditya Rao Hydari and Konkona Sensharma in Ajeeb Daastaans. Year two of the pandemic was a challenge in so many......

A standing ovation for the Oscars

Subhash K Jha applauds the Oscars for Anthony Hopkins and Frances McDormand. Giving the Best Actor award to Anthony Hopkins in place of the late (and no doubt great) Chadwick Boseman is an act of......

Oscars 2021: Nomadland wins BIG!

A quick look at the winners of the 93rd Annual Academy Awards, listed in bold.   IMAGE: Peter Spears, Frances McDormand, Chloe Zhao, Mollye Asher and Dan Janvey win Best Picture for......

2021 Oscar nominations: The Complete List

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas announced the 93rd Academy Awards nominations on March 15. It must have been a thrill for the actress to announce her film, The White Tiger, in the& Best Adapted......

Golden double for India's archers at World Cup

IMAGE: India's compound women's team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur survived a scare before prevailing over Mexico by one point to clinch the gold medal. Photograph:......

FIFA World Cup: When is the opening ceremony, who is performing?

Here's what you need to know about the opening ceremony of the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 World Cup in Qatar: IMAGE: Football fans are pictured at the Corniche ahead of the FIFA World Cup......

Archery: Deepika on target, gold rush for India at World Cup

Photograph: Kind courtesy World Archery/Twitter The seasoned and in-form Deepika Kumari was a constant in India's remarkable haul of three gold medals at the World Cup Stage 3 here on Sunday, an......

Archery World Cup: Deepika leads women's recurve team to win gold

IMAGE: Team India take recurve women's team gold in Guatemala City, Mexico. Photograph: World Archery/Instagram Indian women's recurve team held its nerve to pip Mexico 5-4 (27-26) in an......

Sports Shorts: Rankireddy-Shetty enter semis of Thailand Open

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Olympic Press/Twitter India's Satwiksairaj......