Sony World Photography Awards 2016: 16 images that will blow your mind

The 2016 edition of the Sony World Photography Awards, the world’s biggest photography competition, organised by the World Photography Organisation, announces the shortlists for its......

Sheena Bora Trial: The Mother Who'd Never Been A Mother

One couldn't help feeling a certain melancholy viewing these now vagrant documents and photographs that would never be rightfully cherished.The pictures spoke to you. They offered slices of......

Lego's Indian CEO!

Bali Padda will head the second-largest toymaker in the world.Viveat Susan Pinto/Business Standard reports. He's barely known outside the world of Lego, but that hardly seems to bother Bali Padda,......

Senior-level exits spark worries at toy maker Mattel India

All is not well with the Indian operations of Mattel, the world’s largest toy maker and creator of the famous Barbie doll. Karun Gera, the company’s country manager, and a few other......

New ad mantra: Catch them young!

Barbie, Spiderman or Powerpuff girls. Urban Indians with kids have grown accustomed to having them as part of the family in some form or the other. And marketers are more than pleased to have......

Amid exits, Mattel seeks to calm nerves

Senior Asia Pacific vice-president to visit India this month, apprise related parties of developments Mattel Inc, the world’s largest toymaker, is sending its top brass to calm nerves at its......

Barbie Or Oppenheimer? Who Won BO Race?

IMAGE: Cillian Murphy as the scientist J Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. Yet another week of Hollywood movies doing very well at the Indian box office. While it was Mission:......

Why Madhur doesn't like Barbie dolls

It hasn't been long since Katrina Kaif had the first Indian celebrity barbie doll fashioned after her. But Madhur Bhandarkar who's collaborating with Aishwarya Rai on Heroine finds some people more......

Top 10 Moments From Oscars 2024

IMAGE: Emma Stone celebrates her Best Actress win with presenters, Jennifer Lawrence, Michelle Yeoh, Charlize Theron and Jessica Lange. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Love them,......

The Rise Of The Mid-Range Movie Hit

While big hits like Jawaan are missing this year, it has been filled with a range of medium-range hits such as Crew, Teri Baaton Ne Uljhaa Diya and Guntur Kaaram, observes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.......

How Manasi Joshi turns negatives into positives

'I never imagined that a doll would be made on me. It feels great to be recognised by Barbie,' says the World Para-badminton champion who was also honoured by Time magazine. IMAGE: Manasi Joshi......

What's wrong with Naomi Osaka?

Sanchez Vicario says world No 1 Osaka facing pressure of instant fame IMAGE: Japa's Naomi Osaka. Photograph: Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Naomi Osaka's fluctuating form before the French Open is a......