Actress Vidya Balan believes an actor is responsible for the brand he or she endorses, but only to an extent. Her comment comes in the wake of the Maggi controversy which has highlighted the responsibility of a celebrity brand endorser regarding a product. When asked about her take on it, Vidya, during a promotional event […]
Nikita Sharma, New Delhi Can the humble potato really help you make a fortune? So much so that you be crowned as ‘The Potato King’? Sounds a bit unreal, right? You anyway couldn’t be more wrong. Punjab based Jang Bahadur Singh Sangha is here to prove you wrong at this. Sangha and his family are the leading producers of potato and maize […]
Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar said luck played a big part earlier in his cricketing career which spanned over 16 years from making his Test debut in March, 1971 to playing his last One-Day-International (ODI) in November, 1987. On the sidelines of the launch of former India opener Madhav Apte’s autobiography ‘As Luck Would Have It’ […]
Women have broken through the glass ceiling not just in India’s financial services space, holding top positions in top banks, but have also made a significant mark in a host of other industries, says Naina Lal Kidwai, executive director of HSBC Asia Pacific. The editor of “30 Women in Power: Their Voices, Their Stories” that […]
J. Jayalalithaa, often described as the ‘Iron Lady of Tamil Nadu’, returned to power on Saturday – after a seven month break that ended when she was acquitted in a corruption case, bringing joy to her party cadres and an apparent relief to several sections of the people. Jayalalithaa was sworn-in as chief minister for […]
Pravesh Rana, the host of reality show “Emotional Atyachaar”, says there’s a lack of seriousness in relationships among the modern-day generation. The 31-year-old, who is currently hosting the fifth season of the Bindass show, feels young men desire ‘girlfriends’ for “formality”. “Seriousness amongst relationships in today’s generation exists, but it’s not working too frequently. There […]
A coming-of-age role in “Wake Up Sid”, a troubled musician in “Rockstar”, a deaf and mute prankster in “Barfi!” and an aggressive man of great ambitions in “Bombay Velvet” — clearly, Bollywood’s quintessential ‘heroism’ does not match actor Ranbir Kapoor’s sensibilities. He says it’s possible thanks to filmmakers who are out to redefine the ‘hero’ […]
JULIE BISHOP I’m pleased to be here at NATO and I have had a very positive meeting with Secretary-General Stoltenberg. I have addressed the North Atlantic Council and had a very interesting discussion with the Ambassadors present there. Australia is a natural partner for NATO. We share common values, we have a history of responding […]
Australian Al Jazeera journalist, Peter Greste will address the National Press Club of Australia on Thursday, March 26. It will broadcast LIVE at 12:30pm AEDT on ABC News 24 and 12:30pm on ABC TV (local time). ABC Managing Director, Mark Scott said: “The plight of Peter Greste and his Al Jazeera colleagues captured Australians’ attention, […]
–By Sandeep Sharma New Delhi, March 10 National Award winning musician Amit Trivedi, who has composed for films like “Dev D”, “Wake Up Sid”, “Udaan” and “Queen”, says technology has enabled composers to explore a wider range of sounds via computers, and the effort required has reduced to a considerable extent too. “Technology is widening […]