Deepak Tijori Turns Villian In Tina & Lolo
Actor turned director Deepak Tijori turns villain for Devang Dholakia’s latest venture TINA & LOLO starring Sunny Leone and Karishma Tanna. Devang wanted a very strong character for this first-of-its-kind of film without any heroes and says, “My girls are my heroes and so when we were looking for a new suave villain, I thought […]
Soha Ali Khan Dons A Bikini For Mr. Joe B Carvalho
While her mother veteran actress Sharmila Tagore was the first one to don a two piece in the film AN EVENING IN PARIS, almost four decades later Soha is now following her mother’s footsteps, and will be seen in a bikini in her forthcoming film Mr. JOE B CARVALHO which also stars Arshad Warsi and […]
Choreographer Rajiv Khinchi To Direct Kate Winslet For Punjabi Number
Choreographer Rajeev Khinchi is all set to direct Kate Winslet, and is very ecstatic about it. The movie, THE GOLDEN SPARROW, is an Indo-Western flick that will have many Bollywood and Hollywood actresses. Says Khinchi, “It will be an out-and-out Punjabi number, where Katy will be seen shaking her leg to the choreographer`s moves. It`s […]
Jyotish Shastra & The Significance Of Astological Gems
Gemstones have always been part and parcel of astrological remedies in both the Indian and western streams of the discipline, and they play a rather significant role in the mitigative nature of remedies proposed by astrology. Gemstones are also said act much like a lens focusing cosmic powers and positive planetary energy to the benefit […]
Invite Good Luck In, With A Vastu Compliant Entrance
In Indian cultures, people have the tradition of following vastu rules since times immemorial, and even today, those who are building their own houses were and still are very careful in the planning of their living spaces. Especially, they used to give the topmost priority to the placement of the entrance to their premises. Still […]
Reit – The New Investment Avenue
With the floating of draft norms for listing Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), SEBI has revived a 5-year-old proposal, paving the way for opening new avenues for retail investors to safe and transparent investment in real estate, while at the same time providing a life-line to fund- starved developers, Vinod Behl writes … Currently, due […]
Sachin Tendulkar – Ode To A Demi – God …
Sportsmen come and sportsmen go, some are good, few get to be among the best, and then there are those who go beyond the rest. Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Michael Schumacher, Carl Lewis, Usain Bolt, Roger Fedrer and their ilk are some of the golden people who did not just perform extraordinary feats in their […]
Herbs That Heal: Five Common Power-Healers
In a return to tradition, many societies today are going back to traditional herbal and ayurvedic remedies, as they are increasingly getting popular along with allopathic medicines, and statistics reveal that 4 out of every 5 Indians look to and rely on traditional medicines. No wonder then that the conventional concoction of honey, ginger and […]
BMW To Mass Produce Car Made From Carbon Fibre
Bayerische Motoren Werke’s (BMW) bid to save its cars from potential extinction starts with hundreds of thousands of fine white strands snaking upwards in a production hall in rural Washington. Looped through an almost mile-long course, what looks like the world’s thinnest rice noodles will be stretched, toasted and eventually scorched black to create carbon […]
Lenovo Launches Yoga Tablet
Aiming at a higher market share, leading personal computer maker Lenovo has launched its new Yoga Tablet priced between Rs 22,999 to Rs 28,999, for the 20.3 cm and 25.4 cm models, respectively, a company officials said. The Tab has been ergonomically designed to provide a longer and more comfortable Tablet viewing experience. “Increasing market […]
Dubai Is A New Hub For India's Super-Rich
Dubai has now emerged as a favourite residential destination for India’s super rich. 9% of the 141 persons, each with over US$ 300 million (INR 1,890 Crore) in assets, now reside in the Gulf emirate, up from just one person last year, according to the China-based Hurun India Rich List 2013. The Dubai-based Indian millionaires […]
Ratan Tata Ia Sachin Tendulkar Of Corporate India, Says P Chidambaram
Praising industrialist Ratan Tata, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has described him as the Sachin Tendulkar of corporate India. With a large gathering of corporate leaders in attendance at the function in Mumbai even as the master blaster played his last test match at the nearby Wankhede Stadium, the Finance Minister said, “Ratan (Tata) is as […]
Volvo India To Speed Up Deliveries
Luxury carmaker Volvo Auto India has begun deliveries of the next generation S60 sedan and XC60 sports utility vehicle in Hyderabad in November. The Indian unit of the Sweden-based automobile giant hopes to bring down the waiting period for the V40 Cross Country car launched earlier this year as well. Tomas Ernberg, Managing Director, said: […]
Azim Premji Tops Indian Philanthropists List
Wipro chief and IT tycoon Azim Premji tops the list of Indian philanthropists, with donations amounting to INR 8,000 Crore in the past year, followed by HCL chairman Shiv Nadar, according to China-based Hurun Report Inc’s India Philanthropy List 2013. The study ranked 31 Indians who donated more than INR 10 Crore cash or cash […]
British PM David Cameron Meets Manmohan Singh
UK Premier David Cameron met his Indian counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh during his visit to Delhi ahead of the Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka. Cameron tweeted that the two leaders had made “extraordinary progress” on trade and investment since his first visit in 2010. It is the prime minister’s third visit to the country since […]
Obama Says Thanks To Lakshmi Mittal
US President Barack Obama has thanked London-based Indian steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal for investing in America and creating jobs in the country. “I want to thank your CEO, Lakshmi Mittal, for investing in America and in the Cleveland area,” Obama said during his visit to the ArcelorMittal Cleveland Steel Factory in Cleveland, Ohio. This year […]
Temple Of Gold, And Folklore
There is an old story still narrated in the villages of Punjab, that there was once a water pond which turned black crows into white swans after they bathed in it. A poor man suffering from leprosy saw this, and turned into a completely healed handsome man after taking a dip in that pond. Some […]
Mellifluous Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
As part of the recently concluded Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas that took place at Sydney, Australia between the 10th and 12th of November this year, a cultural feast was also organized and laid out at the Sydney city’s Convention & Exhibition Centre for the participants to immerse themselves and revel in, after they have spend […]