Sindhis are flourishing, but going isn't always easy

The Sindhis are a lesson in perseverance. Once uprooted, they've started all over, often reinventing themselves.Nikita Puri and Ranjita Ganesan report. IMAGE: When Ranveer Singh, a Sindhi, wed......

Modi and the videshi desis

'For all of the tamasha about these meetings of Modi and the videshi desis, the reality is that they are just entertainment.' 'The question to ask is what does this energy result in? The answer is:......

The lady behind one of Time's 100 influential people

Sheela Bhatt meets Bharti Patel, whose son Dr Vikram Patel was recently ranked one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people, to find out her recipe for a remarkable upbringing. IMAGE: 'Once......

10 things about Modi we didn't know before Obama's visit

Here is a tongue-in-cheek look at some interesting things about Prime Minister Narendra Modi we learnt in the last few days when Obama was here:-)  1) 'Macho boy' Narendra survived a crocodile......

Rohan Murty, the master of many trades

Over home-cooked food, Rohan Murty tells Rahul Jacob he is fascinated by history and ancient texts, and about his efforts to measure productivity in software companies, such as Infosys. IMAGE:......

Billionaire in a banian

Some Very Important Visitors -- or at least visitors who considered themselves very important -- came one evening to meet OP Jindal at his Delhi house.The guard pointed to a man in a banian (vest)......

India's food revolution takes off

It's a food revolution that's been a long time coming. As double-income nuclear families become the norm in urban India, everyone who is anyone in the food business has been eyeing the ready-to-eat......

Chip of a new block

S Ramodorai, chief executive of Tata Consultancy Services, is not the most high profile of corporate chiefs. Even so, it was no surprise when he accepted an invitation for lunch with Business......

Why Is Shah Rukh Talking To His Shirt?

Priyanka-Nick's night out... Kareena tucks into a yummy meal... Shriya prefers French fries... Photograph: Kind courtesy Patralekhaa/Instagram It was a birthday party with a difference!......

Sharmaji Namkeen Review

Sharmaji Namkeen is Rishi Kapoor's swansong and show. His cinematic memories are coloured in liveliest hues of celebration and happiness, observes Sukanya Verma. Everybody knows the Kapoors love......

Sunny Leone Celebrates A New Home

Priyanka shoots pic of Parineeti getting vaccinated... Is Alia missing you-know-who... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sunny Leone/Instagram Sunny Leone buys a new house in Mumbai and shares a picture......

'Songs have no shelf life today'

'People like poetry but we don't serve that.' 'There are so many retro radio stations now and people listen to them. Why? It's because the music is good; people like the poetry in the lyrics and......

What Team India Will Eat In Rajkot...

Photograph: Kind courtesy Rohit Sharma/Instagram Anticipation is mounting for the third Test against Ben Stokes' formidable English squad, scheduled to kick off on February 15 at the Niranjan Shah......

All you need to know about Sakshi Malik: From Rohtak to Rio!

'I never knew what an Olympics was. I wanted to become a sportsperson to travel in an aeroplane. If you can represent India, you can board a plane and fly.' IMAGE: India's Sakshi Malik celebrates......

The 23-man team lists for the 2006 World Cup

The23-man lists of the 32 teams for the 2006 football World Cup after theMay 15 deadline to confirm squads ended on Monday. A look at the selections:ANGOLAGoalkeepers: Joo Ricardo (unattached),......

First round exit for Sasikiran

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran made a surprise first round exit from the World Chess Championship after losing his second successive game against GM Kritz Leonid of Germany in Tripoli, Libya, on......