A buoyant economic mood and tempting discounts, both online and offline, are fuelling a shopping frenzy this Diwali.
An industry of scamsters is operating in the guise of call centres in India.
Indian billionaires do not believe in sitting on their wealth.
Categorising the original settlements of gaothans and koliwadas as slums, the authorities in Mumbai are keen to develop them into commercial complexes. The residents are unwilling to cede their rights. Ranjita Ganesan reports
Still too young to drive on Indian roads, 17-year-old Jehan Daruvala, a speedster from Mumbai, could become India's first Formula One champion.
O Panneerselvam is the first chai-wallah to become chief minister in the country. Gujarat's Narendra Modi, the better-known chai-wallah to become chief minister, followed Paneerselvam around a fortnight later in 2001. The parallel should end there, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The call to make brand ambassadors accountable has rattled filmstars and sports stars.
Gajendra Chauhan is just one the many troubles that ail the national film institute. But all may not be lost yet.
Fun and games at start-ups have ended as easy money dries up.
Shortage of top engineering talent in Silicon Valley is inflating paychecks.
As the legendary actor turns 60 today, we look at his finest performances in the last six decades.
Nathuram Godse's nephew and niece in Pune see him as a devout nationalist, not a contract killer.
Talented, rebellious, obsessive: Ranjita Ganesan and Dhruv Munjal find traces of the actor's different streaks in Mandi, Chandigarh and Mumbai.
'In the merry-go-round of Indian cricket, amid abhorrent match-fixing scandals and incessant politicking, Ravi Shastri is a multifaceted personality who, when called upon, can don any hat with ease.'
There is a political vacuum emerging in Tamil Nadu, but can the Superstar, the state's biggest phenomenon since the late MGR, take advantage of it? Does he have what it takes to enter politics, or is he merely ensuring headlines ahead of his film's release, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
India has so far succeeded in staving off the deadly virus that has claimed over 4,500 lives abroad.
Hers is a rags-to-riches story for the ages, peppered with risks, determination and strokes of luck.
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's celebrations on amma's return are peppered with possibilities, probabilities and problems of one kind or the other, says N Sathiya Moorthy
Now that Tamil Nadu's tallest politician is no more, it remains to be seen how new political re-alignments could shape up, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Is Being Human, the actor's apparel brand, an extension of his persona or is it a move to correct his bad-boy image?
Drones are being sold by e-retailers like Flipkart and Snapdeal for less than Rs 40,000 apiece.
Bhendi Bazaar faces a fairytale future as the Dawoodi Bohras initiate a Rs 3,000-crore project to change it from a squalid marketplace to a swanky neighbourhood, says Ranjita Ganesan
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