When you are an entrepreneur or hold a senior position in a company, you need emotional and mental balance to be successful. All of us go through hardships, face rejection, get stuck in boring jobs and face personal hurdles in life. Such situations test your emotional well-being and your true strength lies in successfully cruising through them. So, if you Read More

12:17  Army back in Kashmir’s crisis zone after 2 years: For the first time since 2014, the army took up positions in rural areas of four trouble-tossed South Kashmir districts of Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam and Anantnag, which witnessed the bulk of violence in the last two months, accounting for more than 50 of the 70 deaths. Army chief Gen Dalbir Singh Read More

World number one Novak Djokovic scrapped his way into the US Open final for a seventh time on Friday with a confounding 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 win over enigmatic Frenchman Gael Monfils. Often viewed as more showman than competitor, the 10th-seeded Monfils tested the patience of both Djokovic and the fans with a display of tennis that swung wildly from Read More

Many of Ganesha’s names are used in the chanting of the sahasranam or the thousand-names chant. 1. Akhurath: One who has mouse as his charioteer 2. Alampata: Ever eternal lord 3. Amit: Incomparable lord 4. Anantachidrupamayam: Infinite and consciousness personified 5. Avaneesh: Lord of the whole world 6. Avighna: Remover of obstacles 7. Balaganapati: Beloved and lovable child 8. Bhalchandra: Read More

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