There was double joy for India at the Rio Paralympics on Saturday as high jumpers Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Singh Bhati won gold and bronze. Thangavelu scripted history, becoming the first Indian para-athlete to win a gold medal in the men’s high jump-T42, on Day 2 of the Games at the Olympic Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro. IMAGE: India’s Mariyappan Read More

A $208-million (Rs 1,390 crore) Embraer jet deal of the United Progressive Alliance era has come under the scanner of the United States authorities over alleged kickbacks paid to secure the contract. The deal was inked in 2008 between the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer and the Defence Research and Development Organisation for three aircraft equipped with indigenous radars for airborne Read More

Former Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Mohammad ‘Saheb’ Shahabuddin on Saturday walked out of jail after 11 years, as the Patna high court granted him bail in the Rajiv Roshan murder case. Rajiv Roshan, an eyewitness in the acid attack case of Siwan, was gunned down allegedly by Shahabuddin’s sharp shooters in 2011. Roshan was the eyewitness in the murder of Read More

How did your modelling career start? I started my career in 2004 with the Kingfisher Swimsuit calendar. Later, along with fashion shoots and walking at fashion weeks, I also went ahead to become a VJ with Channel V, did a couple of Bollywood songs, movies, etc. Did you struggle during the initial days? There were times when I have cried. Read More

Anurag Kashyap was up all night after his film Akira hit the screens. The Gangs of Wasseypur director was flooded with so many complimentary messages that he stayed awake till 5:30 am! But he chose not to read the messages. “I don’t read them because I get too conscious,” he reveals. In fact, he doesn’t even read and watch his Read More

At the Reliance Industries (RIL) annual general meeting last Thursday, chairman Mukesh Ambani made a special mention of his children, Akash and Isha. Both are 24 years old, and directors of Reliance Jio and Reliance Retail Ventures. Mukesh praised them for being hands-on leaders in a business where the average age of employees is 30. Though the spotlight is firmly Read More

Bollywood stars go for the loveliest holidays — exotic locations with a lot of adventure thrown in. So we decided to document their travels with a special series. Powerhouse Ranveer Singh explored Sitwzerland, Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover went to Bali, Malaika Arora Khan had a lovely vacation in Maldives with her son and Parineeti Chopra had an exciting time in Australian. Asin and Read More

The American is gunning for Slam No 23 at the US Open, but it is her ‘power’ dress that is also turning heads. She evoked ‘Wonder Woman’ when describing to reporters the superhero-looking outfit she sported. The 34-year-old had a black and pink outfit, accessorized with long glove-like compression wear on her arms. “It is functional, so I think that Read More

As a leader, you always want your team to perform their very best. There is a fine line between positively encouraging them and pushing them beyond their limits. The former will help you and the company in the long term, but the latter will create instability among employees, hence disturbing the workplace environment. You should always look to positively motivate Read More

Ullhas P Revankar is eerily familiar with the surroundings of the New Ashok Nagar police station in New Delhi. He has never committed a crime but visits to this cop shelter, tucked away in a clamourous corner of the eastern part of the capital, are alarmingly frequent. Officers greet him with coy smiles and unsure glances — for them, Revankar’s Read More