Art market boom in India, China boosts Christie's sales
Auction house Christie's says it has recorded a 63 percent growth entirely due to the emergence of Indian and Chinese buyers of both their own art and western art.
Restaurants asked to keep dog meat off menu during Olympics
Exotic items like dog meat may be missing from the food menu in China during the Olympics scheduled to begin Aug 8.
'India on Television' - story of TV's impact on society
Former journalist Nalin Mehta's new book "India on Television: How Satellite News Channels Have Changed the Way We Think and Act" traces the growth and evolution of telev...
Zubin Mehta fans, get set for some Mumbai magic
Zubin Mehta, the internationally acclaimed Los Angeles-based music conductor of Indian origin, will enthral his fans at a series of charity concerts here in October.
All systems go for fashion week: FDCI
With just three months to go for a premier fashion week, its organiser Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) announced Tuesday it was proceeding full steam ahead in spit...
Even my lost baggage makes news in India: Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan may have lost his clothes on a British Airways flight,but he kept his shirt on at a press conference here to kick off the Unforgettable Tour. Amid peals ...
Designer homes the rage amongst Indian elite
Designer modular kitchens, grandiose bedrooms, fancy bathrooms, ornate furniture - home fashion has now gone even beyond personal dressing. The "in" thing today is dressi...
Naldehra golf course, one of India's oldest, to get a makeover
Set in a picturesque glade at a height of 2,044 metres, a century-old nine-hole golf course in the Himalayan foothills in northern India is set for a complete makeover to...
Immigration scams could give bad name to travel industry: agents
The immigration racket involving 39 fake Indian pilgrims busted in New Zealand and the BBC sting exposing a massive scam in Britain involving Indians will give the travel...
India tops in numbers defecating in the open: WHO
Around 1.2 billion people worldwide have no access to toilets and India tops the list of countries with the most number of people defecating in the open.