Indian Corporate Refugees Say 'Dasvidania' to Moscow

'If a stranger refuses to pet my Russian dog, what treatment can I expect for myself?'Geetanjali Krishna reports from Dubai. IMAGE: Vkusno & tochka, which opened in Moscow, June 12, 2022,......

World's first space hotel plans to open in 2027

If you're daydreaming of future travels while stuck at home during the pandemic, why fantasize about the beaches of Bali or the canals of Venice when vacationing in space could be in your future?......

Mumbai logs lowest COVID-19 count in over 2 months

Mumbai reported 706 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest daily count in more than two months, taking its tally to 2,59,114 on Monday, the city civic body said. IMAGE: Vendors holding baskets containing......

With lockdown easing, monkeys are back to trouble Shimla

Having developed a taste for what humans eat, monkeys are wreaking havoc in Shimla, reports Ashwani Sharma.  IMAGE: Monkeys throng the Mall in Shimla. Photograph: Pradeep Kumar. Shimla is......

Ban on single-use plastic kicks in from July 1

As the ban on certain single-use plastic items kicks in from Friday, state governments will initiate an enforcement campaign and close down units engaging in production, distribution, stocking and......

HUL splits roles of chairman and CEO

Leading FMCG firm Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) on Thursday announced the separation of the position of chairman of the Board and the CEO & managing director, and has appointed Nitin Paranjpe as a......

Indian-origin executives in 'lean' Unilever corporate shakeup

UK-headquartered consumer goods giant Unilever on Tuesday announced a major organisational shakeup to make the company leaner, which involves some of its Indian-origin executives, and plans to lay......

HUL Q1 net up 10.7% at Rs 2,100 crore

FMCG major Hindustan Unilever Ltd on Thursday reported a 10.7 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit at Rs 2,100 crore for the first quarter ended June, 2021 led by a volume-based growth......

'I won't join politics'

'Today, moviegoers are in the 13 to 33 age bracket.''If people like us have to remain relevant, we have to make movies that cater to them,' Akshay Kumar tells Raghavendra Kamath and Dev......

Saying goodbye to America's best TV show

Image: Jon Hamm as Don Draper in Mad Men. 'That Mad Men is currently the best-written show and quite unlike anything else out there is an understatement.' As Mad Men draws to a close after eight......

'If luck is with Anju she can win a medal'

Shiny Wilson, who participated in four consecutive Olympics from 1984, is India's most successful athlete after 'Golden Girl' P T Usha. Though Usha also participated in as many Games between 1980......