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London's Heathrow airport closure disrupts flight ops

Air India on Friday said its operations to and from the London Heathrow airport have been disrupted, with one flight returning to Mumbai, another diverting to Frankfurt and other flights remaining......

Virgin targets Indian mythology

India may soon become a rich resource for comic book characters and animation films thanks to a new entertainment partnership here to create such materials by re-inventing traditional characters......

Virgin's test space craft crashes, pilot killed

The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo rocket explodes in mid-air during a test flight above the Mojave Desert in California. Photograph: Kenneth Brown/Reuters One pilot died and another suffered a......

SC verdict on Adani 'extraordinarily generous': Cong

The Congress on Wednesday said the Supreme Court judgment on certain matters relating to transactions by the Adani Group has proven to be 'extraordinarily generous' to Securities and Exchange Board......

Dev Joshi Is Ready To Go To Space

'We hear about Chanda Mama from our childhood.''I am excited by the idea of seeing it with my eyes.' IMAGE: Dev Joshi, a crew member of the first all-civilian lunar orbital mission, dearMoon, a......

Sitharaman asks fintechs to strengthen risk management to check AI misuse

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday asked fintech firms to focus on risk management at a time when criminals are using AI to mimic voices, clone identities and create lifelike videos to......

RMG Cos Stunned By Ban Bill

What has surprised the industry is that the Bill has been tabled without any consultation.Critics warn the ban on real-money gaming could fuel black markets, endanger 200,000 jobs and billions in......

Virgin Mobile targets young India

Outrageous, flamboyant, unconventional maverick entrepreneur Richard Branson is all that, and more. So it really wasn't too surprising when the billionaire chairman and founder of the Virgin group......

Tatas to raise stake in Virgin Mobile

Tata Teleservices is looking to increase its stake in its joint venture with Virgin Mobile India, where it has 50 per cent ownership. According to television reports, the Richard Branson-led Virgin......

Madhusudan Mandyam is Virgin Mobile India CEO

Virgin Mobile India, a joint venture between Virgin Group and Tata Teleservices,said on Wednesday it has appointed Madhusudan Mandyam as its chief executive officer. Prior to this, Mandyam was Tata......

A Film From Manipur That You Must See

'This story has been always there since my childhood because of missing people.''I remember a family member who disappeared and I kept wondering what happened to him.' IMAGE: Gugun Kipgen in......

Must Watch: Stories From Around The World

The Toronto International Film Festival heralds the beginning of the Fall awards season as films from the earlier festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Telluride compete with new projects......

Will July See Controversy In Theatres?

The summer saw its fair share of hits at the box office. Now, the monsoon has quite a few movie releases from across genres. Joginder Tuteja lists the July theatre releases. NeeyatRelease......

Ready to see Janhvi's QUIRKY side?

There are several women-centric movies set to release post lockdown, and most of them are quite quirky. Joginder Tuteja lists some of them. Janhvi Kapoor's Roohi Afzana Photograph: Kind......

First Look: Priyanka becomes a superhero

She was a superhero's girlfriend in Krrish, and now Priyanka Chopra is set to create her own! The actress has teamed up with Virgin Comics to create a new superhero character for comic books,......

Virgin Group to sponsor Brawn GP team

British entrepreneur Richard Branson's Virgin Group has agreed a substantial sponsorship deal with the new Brawn GP team, both sides announced at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday. Branson......

Di Grassi joins Glock at Virgin Racing

Brazilian rookie Lucas di Grassi will partner Germany's Timo Glock when the new Virgin Racing Formula One team makes its race debut next year. The team, originally entered as Manor Grand Prix,......

Virgin Money to sponsor London Marathon to 2017

Richard Branson's Virgin Money has extended its sponsorship of the London Marathon until at least 2017, the banking group said on Monday after this weekend's race brought big crowds on to the......

Branson sees Brawn as clean fuel leaders

Brawn GP can lead a 'clean fuel' revolution in Formula One, British entrepreneur Richard Branson said on Saturday after his Virgin Group agreed a sponsorship deal with the sport's newest team. The......

Actor DiCaprio involved with Formula E team

Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio will be involved in the new Formula E electric racing series as a co-founder of the Monaco-based Venturi team that has secured the 10th and final entry. The 10......