Indian boxing’s jinx-breaker Vijender Singh achieved yet another historic feat as he ensured the country’s first medal in the World Championships by advancing to the middle-weight semifinals in Milan, Italy .

It is not only the Indian players who are creating a flutter at the US Open, but also umpires from the country, who seem to be everywhere at Flushing Meadows.

Thirty-four-year-old chocolatier Roopali Gulabani discovered her entrepreneurial spirit almost entirely by accident.

India’s ace cueist Pankaj Advani on Sunday night beat defending and nine time champion Mike Russell to become only the second Indian to win the World Professional Billiards title in its 139-year-old history.

Senior Congress leader, Oscar Fernandes, has been bestowed with the Nelson Mandela Award in recognition of his efforts for promoting minority rights.

Reliance BIG Entertainment and Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks Studios have rolled out details of the first three movies they will be working on as part of their $825 million partnership.

Bollywood stars are lining up at the IPL franchise window. Actor Sanjay Dutt has met IPL boss Lalit Modi in Mumbai to discuss the possibility of bidding for an IPL team.

Suri, 41, is to take over from Simon Beresford-Wylie on Oct 1. Suri has been with Nokia for 20 years and is currently head of the services business of Nokia Siemens Networks.

Bangalore: Indian IT firms TCS, Infosys and Wipro are exploring offshoring and back office projects in Belgium worth $6.5 billion from firms like AXA, Dexia Bank, Belgacom, UCB (drug maker) and car insurer Allianz, reports the Economic Times.

Dutchman Matan Schabracq, who is teaching Mumbai how to enjoy a bagel, pledges his love for the dosa, finds Chandrima Pal.