We thought we’d have to be apologetic about breaking the calmness of a typical Delhi morning with the rumble of an American V-Twin. While I rolled past the residences of India’s political bigwigs, lapping up every metre of the neatly paved road, fitness freaks of every age and children sticking their necks out of school bus windows gave us nothing Read More

Tulsi Kumar, who has sung such songs like Salamat (Sarbjit) and Soch Na Sake (Airlift), has been a part of Bollywood for a decade. Sister of T-Series owner Bhushan Kumar, Tulsi started her career with the Aksar song,Mohabbat Ke. After getting married to Hitesh Ralhan in 2015, Tulsi set up home in Delhi. And what a home she has! A Read More

A string of bomb attacks hit across mostly government-controlled areas of Syria on Monday, killing several dozen people including at least 30 in President Bashar al-Assad’s coastal stronghold of Tartus, state media said. At least 48 people died in the blasts, and 45 were also wounded in the double bombing outside of Tartus city, which is home to a Russian 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

Urjit Patel who took over as the 24th Governor of Reserve Bank will have a tough task in maintaining the legacy of his predecessor, Raghuram Rajan, and balance them need to contain inflation without hurting growth. Patel assumed charge effective September 4, 2016, after serving as deputy governor since January 2013, RBI said in a statement on Sunday. He was Read More

While child labour has been strictly prohibited by the government, the data from the Census of India shows the effectiveness of this prohibition in India over the period 2001 to 2011. According to International Labour Organization, child labour is defined as “Work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and Read More

India’s batting maestro Virat Kohli held on to the number two position in the latest ICC ODI rankings for batsmen released on Monday. While Rohit Sharma dropped a place to seventh, opener Shikhar Dhawan maintained his eighth position. Following his stellar performance against Pakistan which earned him the Player of the Series award, England batsman Joe Root has surged into Read More

Around 91 others were wounded in the assault, which comes as the Taliban intensify their nationwide offensive against the US-backed government. The two bombers blew themselves up in rapid succession, in an attack apparently aimed at inflicting mass casualties as government workers left the ministry after work. “The first explosion occurred on a bridge near the defence ministry. When soldiers, Read More

Devotees welcomed the God of good luck and prosperity — Lord Ganesha — to their homes and community pandals amid fanfare as the 10-day-long festival devoted to the much beloved deity commenced with religious fervour. IMAGE: A devotee takes Ganesha for a ride across the city on the first day of the 10-day festival. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters The festival commenced Read More