Database State to Surveillance State

UID/Aadhaar-based surveillance does not end with the collection of fingerprints and iris scan, it goes quite beyond it and poses a lethal threat to the idea of India, says Gopal......

Sir Elton John loses libel case against newspaper

The London high court has ruled that Sir Elton John was not libelled by the Times, London, in a series of articles about tax avoidance. The 65-year-old pop star had complained about two articles......

Who sent the e-mail that exposed the CWG scam?

The mystery surrounding the Indian high commission e-mail, which triggered the corruption storm that has engulfed the Commonwealth Games, is getting more intriguing as the official who originally......

Rags to riches tale of mining mogul Anil Agarwal

A reception often reserved for rockstars came the way of mining mogul Anil Agarwal when he started revealing nuggets of his ascent from a scrap-metal dealer to one of India's most prominent......

Reliance buys New York's premium luxury hotel Mandarin Oriental for $98.15 mn

Mandarin Oriental New York, the premium luxury hotel a subsidiary of Reliance Industries is acquiring, is known for its much-in-demand ballroom, five-star spa and eating and drinking venues,......

Ambani buys Britain's iconic country club Stoke Park

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd has bought Britain's iconic country club and luxury golf resort, Stoke Park, for 57 million pounds (about Rs 592 crore). The acquisition adds to......

Vedic slokas, witty repartees, Kolkata's who's who at Bandhan book launch

Kolkata’s creme de la creme turned up at the launch of Bandhan, The Making of a Bank, but the evening nevertheless had an informal touch typical of the young bank with CMD Chandra Shekhar......

Bollywood loves to holiday in Goa!

A look at all the times Goa played Bollywood's favourite getaway on screen. Image: Rajshri Deshpande, Pavleen Gujral, Anushka Manchanda and Sandhya Mridul in Angry Indian Goddesses......

Mani Ratnam wins Icon award at London Indian Film Festival

Acclaimed Indian film director Mani Ratnam who has delivered many cinematic gems in both Tamil and Hindi. won the Icon award at the Bagri Foundation London Film Festival for his......

Happy New Year: The WIDEST release for a Bollywood film

Guess how many screens Happy New Year will be shown in! This Diwali, teams from Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment and Yash Raj Films will gear up for the widest Bollywood release so far.......

Jai Ho: Cinemas unsure if Salman will enter 2014 with a bang

The advance booking of Salman Khan's eagerly awaited film Jai Ho have started and although the sentiment regarding the movie is buoyant in markets such as Uttar Pradesh, metros such as......

CWG Scam: Kalmadi may be questioned on Wednesday

Sacked Chairman of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Suresh Kalmadi is likely to be questioned by CBI on Wednesday in connection with Queen's Baton Relay scam after the agency received fresh......

All allegations are baseless: Kalmadi

Strongly refuting allegations of financial irregularities in the Commonwealth Games, Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Saturday said that there was total transparency in all the deals......

CWG organising committee refutes corruption charge

The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee has denied the charges of financial irregularities in relation to the launch of the Queen's Baton Relay in London last year. "Organising Committee......