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A Toast To The Butter Man

Among the many pearls of wisdom he bequeathed me, this one is probably the most precious: If you don't enjoy what you have created, how will anyone else?Manish Jhaveri remembers the legendary adman......

Paris attacks: London pays tribute, lights up in French tricolour

Image: The National Gallery in London is lit in the blue, white and red colours of the national flag of France in tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris. Photograph: Rob......

Court witnesses strength of faith in murder trial

Joseph Mathai Pallipurath looks around quite a bit during the murder trial going on in a court room in Patterson, New Jersey. He looks stoically at the exhibits displayed for the jury.......

India makes hectic efforts to win support for UNSC

US President Barack Obama's expression of support has lent an impetus to India's efforts to secure a permanent seat in UN Security Council, with hectic discussions having been initiated with a......

Providing hope and healing to heart patients

Dr Michael Nobel, chairman of the Appeal of the Peace Prize Laureats Foundation, had said, "I have never seen anything like this on earth. It is a wonderful feeling, far removed from the national......

Greece seeks new EU loan deal in race to avert collapse

European officials said that some Greek banks may have to be shut and taken over by stronger rivals A race to save Greece from bankruptcy and keep it in the euro gathered pace on Wednesday when......

40 Years Ago...and now: Earning respect for the ad craft

Advertising is a team business and the firepower few admen bring is unheard of, says Mohammed Khan. I came to India in 1971, after working in London for about eight and a half years. Most of the......

COLUMN: Utterly butterly Indian ads

A recently published book, Ad Katha, is not just a trip through the golden age of Indian advertising, but also an enquiry into how many of the cultural symbols that we now see as "Indian" came......

'India should take its innovation to all'

The downturn has made companies the world over more sensitive to the way they manage and grow business. Aware of the uncertainties of today's business environment, they are taking every step with......

The key people behind the Budget

The Budget is awaited with great expectations as the country reels under the impact of a global recession. However, with a new, stable government at the helm of affairs, there is also a sense of......

Have A Dev Anand Festival At Home

Gems you can enjoy from the time Dev Saab was at his handsome and magnetic best. Had he lived -- and we did believe he would live forever -- he would have turned 100 today, September 26, 2023. They......

Review: Emily In Paris 3: Cheesy!

It takes a different kind of genius to make a show so full of chirpy good cheer that it's hard to dislike, observes Deepa Gahlot. The creator of Emily In Paris is Darren Star, the man who thought......

'Leonard Cohen's music will last many lifetimes'

Ratnesh Mathur remains a crucial link in learning about Leonard Cohen's India years, says Ranjita Ganesan/Business Standard. Sanjana Kapoor's sweet Leonard Cohen story IMAGE: Mumbai was an......

Shamita Shetty's got the oomph!

She might not have her sister's experience but Shamita's certainly got the oomph! She's managed to scorch us all the way from South Africa. It took some trying to get through to the younger......

Shooting with SRK, Rani

Last year, Bombay Jen stood at One Exchange Plaza in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA, holding an umbrella with a stranger. She had never seen this man before, but the two were extras in Karan Johar's......

Check out the hottest sports WAGs

The wives and girlfriends of high-profile sportsmen get as much as milege as their partners. Be it just watching their partners from the stands or a casual dinner -- whenever they step out,......

When celebrity guests came calling

The 19th edition of the World Cup had many celebrities in attendance. Predictable. Ain't it? But not all could be framed. Rediff.com takes a look at a few special guests who shutterbugs were more......

Cash crunch handicaps hockey tourney

Handicapped by severe financial crunch and absence of sponsorship, the Lal Bahadur Shastri four-nation women's hockey tournament starting in New Delhi on Saturday is spiked before it couldtake-off.......

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