Australia: Model accuses Indian of rape

An Indian man allegedly raped a budding lingerie model in Australia after he promised her a break in the industry posing as an employee in a fashion firm, a court was told on Monday. Using the......

11 convicted for murder of AP CM's father

The Andhra Pradesh high court on Friday convicted 11 persons for the murder of Y S Raja Reddy, father of Chief MinisterY S Rajasekhar Reddy, and sentenced them to life imprisonment. A division......

Lawyer Harish Bharti fined in Seattle case

Harish Bharti, who became famous for his successful action against McDonald's in the beef flavoring case, has been fined $300,000 in a sensational case in Seattle involving identical twin......

India's rich get the personal touch

One evening not too long ago, India's top fashion designers, Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla, invited 35 members of the country's moneyed class over for dinner at their home in a posh suburb of Mumbai.......

Womenswear market warming up

Apparel makers are going all out to woo women. Reliance Brands, the newly formed subsidiary of Reliance Retail, believes womenswear and lingerie as categories that can be explored and plans to......

Reliance Retail plans apparel blitzkrieg

Apparel retailers such as the Future Group's Pantaloons, Tata's Westside and Shoppers' Stop will face the onslaught from Reliance Retail next month. The name of the new venture is expected to be......

India: Big biz to bridge fashion culture gap

In late January, Indian-born Bangalore resident Jessie Paul, chief marketing officer at Wipro Technologies, packed for her trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Several years ago......

Fognini lands maiden Masters title in Monte Carlo

The 31-year-old triumphed despite suffering from an apparent muscle problem to became the lowest seeded player, at 13, to claim the title since Gustavo Kuerten in 1999. IMAGE: Fabio Fognini kisses......