Can corruption ever be contained?

'The main ploy of the BJP's pre-poll proclamations on corruption was so cacophonous and resounding that it unexpectedly worked out to its greatest advantage. But there seems to be a lull after the......

10-day Mahatma exhibition at UN

With his hands on the spinning wheel, and the staff with which he started the famous Dandi March to protest the British rule, Mahatma Gandhi 'looked' from above at diplomats in the United Nations......

Nestle, Pepsi, Coke line up Rs 42.75 bn for India

Despite the global meltdown in the financial and stock markets, food and beverages multinationals remain bullish on India. Nestle, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola have announced a combined investment of......

Nestle faces infrastructure problems in India

For some years now, the FMCG sector has complained of being in the grip of severe downtrading, with customers spending more on lifestyle products than on food or toiletries. At the same time, the......

Grover Vineyards set to sparkle

Grover Vineyards plans to sparkle, literally and otherwise. In three years, come the festive season of 2010, it will launch its sparkling wine. Plus, it has taken a series of steps which will......

Why Mumbai's Chor Bazar is buzzing

Mumbai's Chor Bazaar is at its busiest. . . everybody wants a piece of the action on its narrow grimy alleys. Blame it on the universal dismissal of minimalist decor or the laws of supply and......

10 OUTRAGEOUS gowns at the Golden Globes

Making fashion history one awards edition at a time.The Golden Globes, credited with setting off the awards season each year, reigns supreme when it comes to some much desired political......

PIX: Fashion highs and lows at Cannes

British crooner Cheryl Cole made a stunning entry at the 64th Cannes Film Festival in a majestic white gown with a plunging neckline. The new X-Factor US judge turned heads on the red carpet in a......

Merchant Ivory will capture Tagore on film

Ismail Merchant and James Ivory have their sights set on Rabindranath Tagore.According to Kolkata's The Telegraph, the celebrated filmmaking duo's yet-untitled project is a drama based on the......

Ash: The next Bond girl?

Aishwarya Rai has been offered the lead role opposite Pierce Brosnan in thenew James Bond flick, but India'shighest-paidactress has yet to give her nod to the project.Sources report theactress......

Russian Dzalamidze switches nationality to play Wimbledon

IMAGE: Natela Dzalamidze in action during the recently concluded French Open Championship at Rolland Garros. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Natela Dzalamidze/Instagram Moscow-born......

Djokovic looking forward to return to Australian Open

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic in action during the French Open 2022 at Rolland Garros. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters World number one Novak Djokovic said on Friday he would like to return to......

Third seed Badosa enjoys quick start at Rolland Garros

IMAGE: Spain's Paula Badosa in action during her first round match against France's Fiona Ferro. Photograph: Pascal Rossignol /Reuters. Third seed Paula Badosa made quick work of French wildcard......

STRANGE: Wimbledon ban to result in Medvedev gaining No.1 Rank

IMAGE:Russia's Daniil Medvedev in action during the first round of the French Open at Rolland Garros Photograph: Dylan Martinez Russian Daniil Medvedev still yearns to play at Wimbledon next month......

Euro football round-up: PSG thump Angers 5-1; Milan drop points

Photos from matches played in the French Ligue 1 and Serie A matches played on Saturday IMAGE: Paris St Germain's Angel Di Maria challenges Angers' Billy Ketkeophomphone as they vie for possession......