A sweeping gown Princess Diana wore when she danced with John Travolta at the White House has been bought for more than $280,000 by the charity that looks after her former palace. The bodiced, off-the-shoudler, midnight blue dress by couturier Victor Edelstein, was put up for sale by London’s Kerry Taylor Auctions on Monday, […]
Apple keeps payments tech for itself but this could soon change in Europe
Apple Inc.’s digital wallet is expanding in Europe just as regulators crack down on the tech giant’s move into financial services. At issue is Apple’s role as a platform for other services. Spotify Technology SA already complained to antitrust regulators that Apple favours its own music service. Now banks and other […]
Sundar Pichai and the Alphabet soup
Now that the euphoria about Sundar Pichai, a man of Indian origin, taking over as CEO of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has somewhat abated, things must be stated as is. The calm demeanour he wears masks what a terrible year 2019 has been for Pichai. As CEO at Google, he […]
Men, here are 7 winter grooming habits you need to adopt for good skin
Personal grooming is important for both men and women equally. Regular skin care, pedicures, deep cleansing sessions are a few things one should be mindful about. Let winter be the glorious season it’s meant to be. You can layer up, enjoy the cool and crisp weather, and stay worry-free about any […]
Boris Johnson’s big election win set to rejuvenate India-UK ties
A free trade agreement with India will be top the agenda of the new Boris Johnson government after the Conservative Party won a landslide victory in Thursday’s election and re-starts the Brexit process to leave the European Union on January 31. Johnson, who has had family ties with India through his former […]
As India gears up for FASTag, a ready reckoner
In a move aimed to give a major fillip to enhance digital payments and reduce bottlenecks at national highways, the Centre has mandated that all lanes of national highways toll plazas to be declared as “FASTag lanes” by December 15, 2019. One lane, however, will be kept as a ‘hybrid’ […]
From CAB to SPG, how the Winter Session reinforces Amit Shah’s leadership
When Amit Shah rose to table the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 in the Lok Sabha, and subsequently the Rajya Sabha, this week, few would have remembered that the home minister is just a first-term Lok Sabha member. And that is because the Bharatiya Janata Party president, who proved himself as an organiser-par-excellence […]
Donald Trump congratulates UK’s Boris Johnson on ‘great’ election win
US President Donald Trump on Friday congratulated UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on his election victory, saying their two countries were now free to strike a “massive” new trade deal. “Congratulations to Boris Johnson on his great WIN!”, Trump tweeted. “Britain and the United States will now be free to […]
Shraddha Kapoor wishes parents Shakti and Shivangi on anniversary
As actors Shakti Kapoor and Shivangi Kolhapure celebrate their 37th wedding anniversary, their daughter and actor Shraddha Kapoor wished them in the most adorable way. She dug into the archives and shared an unseen picture of the couple on her Instagram account. “Happy anniversary mommy and baapu! Love you both more than words can […]
UK’s Boris Johnson wins parliamentary majority
Boris Johnson won a decisive victory in the U.K. election, putting the country on course to leave the European Union next month after the biggest shift in British political allegiances for decades. The result vindicated Johnson’s gamble on an early vote to break the deadlock in Parliament over Brexit that’s […]
Akshay Kumar presents wife Twinkle Khanna with a pair of onion earrings
Actor and writer Twinkle Khanna got a rare gift from her husband, actor Akshay Kumar – a pair of onion earrings. Twinkle took to Instagram to share a picture of the earrings and narrated the story behind it. She wrote: “My partner returns from performing at the Kapil Sharma show and says, […]
UN chief warns against ‘survival of the richest’ on climate
Failure to tackle global warming could result in economic disaster, the United Nations Secretary-General warned Thursday in Madrid, as negotiators at the U.N. climate talks remained deadlocked over key issues. António Guterres said unrestrained climate change would allow only the “survival of the richest,” while former U.S. Secretary of State […]
Kapoors come out to support Anand Ahuja, Sonam Kapoor leads the way
Actor Sonam Kapoor and her entrepreneur husband Anand Ahuja made for a picture-perfect couple at the five-year celebration of the latter’s clothing label. It was a star-studded affair, with the Kapoor family and several other celebrities making their presence felt. Anil Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor, who were twinning in black outfits, cheered their son-in-law […]
Sensex rises over 250 points on strong global cues; Nifty above 12,000
Market benchmark BSE Sensex jumped over 250 points on Friday led by global euphoria over progress in US-China trade and likely Conservative Party win in UK general elections. After rising 284 points in early session, the 30-share index was trading 244.04 points or 0.60 per cent higher at 40,825.75. Similarly, […]
New Zealand recovers six bodies from volcanic island in high-risk mission
A New Zealand military team recovered six bodies on Friday from the volcanic island that fatally erupted earlier this week, in a high risk operation watched by dozens of grieving family members waiting on the mainland. Military personnel worked as quickly as possible after using helicopters to land on White […]