'Don't call me Uncle. Call me Sam'

Besides his strategic and tactical acumen, it was his amazing personality, quick wit and ability to remain unflustered under any circumstances that stood him apart from almost any leader one has......

Cobra beer founder felicitated

Describing him as a role model for the Indian community, London-based India International Foundation has felicitated Karan Billimoria, founder of Cobra Beer, for becoming the first Parsi and the......

Cyrus Mistry: The Wise Young Owl

'Cyrus was always very different. He would think before acting.'An exclusive excerpt from Changing Skylines: The Shapoorji Pallonji Sesquicentennial 1865-2015. Illustration: Dominic......

Kalam receives King Charles II Medal

In a unique honour, former president A P J Abdul Kalam was on Monday presented with the King Charles II Medal for his outstanding contribution to the practice and promotion of science in India.......

Will Chanda Kochhar take ICICI Bank to court?

Most legal experts indicate the former ICICI Bank CEO will take the matter to court.Her contention will be she can't be fired and called guilty without proof. She may have been indicted by the......

Aim was to brew India's finest beer: Cobra founder

I like refreshing lager and English ale but found that neither the gassy lager nor ale went with food, says founder of Cobra beer. Lord Karan Billimoria, who began exporting it to the United......

Amartya Sen to address Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, renowned economist CK Prahalad, Karan Billimoria, Apoorva Bagri, global chairman of TiE and Sugata Bose, Gardiner professor of history at Harvard, are all heading to......

'Beer consumption set to double in India'

After taking the UK market head on, Karan Billimoria is ready to take on the Indian market with the same vigour. On his recent visit to the country, Aabhas Sharma caught up with him on how he sees......

PIX: Dia Mirza, Hazel Keech at art exhibition

Bollywood actors attended Gallerie Angel Arts curated work 'In An Artist's Mind' exhibition in Mumbai, on August 14. Check out the guest list. Dia Mirza walks in. Hazel Keech smiles for the......

PIX: Falguni Pathak picks her wardrobe for Navratri

Dandiya queen Falguni Pathak gets started her preparations for Navratri, coming up next month. The singer visited fashion designer Amy Billimoria's store recently to pick her wardrobe for the......

Review: Rangoon, an explosion by Vishal Bhardwaj

'Rangoon haunts in unlikely fashion and, while the director's most straightforward picture, holds enough of its own marvels to justify multiple viewings,' notes Raja Sen. She doesn't want to sit on......

Ismail Merchant honoured

Ismail Merchant,producer of Oscar-winning films A Room With A View, Howards End and The Remains Of The Day, was honoured by Chor Bizarre, one of London's most popularIndian restaurants Thursday. He......

Mary Kom, Paes, Saina on panel to groom future Olympians

The government has constituted a committee to be headed by Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya with three Olympic medallists as members to advise on identification and grooming of talent, ensure fair......

CWG: Tulika wins silver in women's 78kg judo event

IMAGE: Tulika Mann went down to Scotland's Sarah Adlington in the final of the Judo women's 78kg category event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Photograph: Alex Pantling/Getty Images Indian judoka......

Top seeds Divija, Garima ousted

Girls under-16 top seed M Divija of Andhra Pradesh and under-14 No. 1 Garima Vatwani of Delhi crashed out, in the Xtra Premium National Series Tennis Championship, co-sponsored by Dewan Housing, at......

Two tales of struggle and answering the call of the Olympic dream

Indian Judoka, Avtar Singh's parents take maiden flight to cheer son, who will go up against Pople Misenga from the Olympic Refugee Team.  Read on about the intense and interesting story of......