Essar Oil aims to expand its petrol pump network to 5,000 over the next 12-15 months from 2,400 at present, a senior company official said. The Ruias-run firm, which has agreed to sell a majority stake to Russia's Rosneft, expects its export volume to nearly halve from the present 45-50 per cent once these 5,000 outlets are operational. The company also...

Expanding its digital presence, the External Affairs Ministry today launched an app, bringing websites and various social media handles of over 170 Indian missions on a common platform to further its public outreach. The app, developed in cooperation with social media giant Facebook, will help people connect with Indian missions abroad and the Ministry of External Affairs through a range...

'Happy Bhaag Jaayegi' is the film which cannot be taken seriously! It is a tale wrapped up in twists of comedy where a fiesty bride played by Diana Penty runs away from her wedding , wounding three men and putting pressure on her delicate fingers! This film directed by Mudassar Aziz is a situational comedy which does not take itself...

India ace Saina Nehwal was admitted to a hospital in Hyderabad to undergo treatment for her knee injury which affected her progress in the badminton event of the Rio Olympics. The 26-year-old had lost her second group match against Ukraine's Maria Ulitina to crash out of the Rio Olympics. "Saina has been hospitalised for the last two days and is undergoing...

The makers of "Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi" have been leaving no stone unturned to keep viewers engrossed. In the recent episodes, Dev's (Shaheer Sheikh) mother Ishwari (Supriya Pilgaonkar) disapproved of his marriage with Sonakshi (Erica Fernandes), resulting in the much-in-love couple's breakup. To keep up with the daily dose of drama and entertainment, the creators of the show, which...

The makers of the upcoming film Veeram released the first poster and actor Kunal Kapoor looked every bit of a true and epic warrior in it. Veeram is an adaptation of legendary poet Shakespear's classic Macbeth. The poster gives a glimpse of the bare back of the actor who dons the avatar of a warrior. The story is set in the North...

ankhen 2 launched with great fanfare at an event in Mumbai on Wednesday evening. Amitabh Bachchan and Arshad Warsi announced they were part of the film being directed by Anees Bazmee. Producer Gaurang Doshi announced that Rustom actress Ileana D’Cruz, who was absent from the event, was also part of the film. A video featuring the actress was aired at...

Every year, Gordon McCall puts on a lavish event packed with rare cars and planes (and the type of people that can afford rare cars and planes). And every year, more ridiculous stuff shows up. It's the good kind of machine overload. It's likely the only place in the world where you'll see a line of BMW 3.0s next to...

Narsingh Yadav’s Rio participation hangs by a thread. The wrestler and his lawyer Vidushpat Singhania will need to mount a watertight defence before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) if he hopes to get a clean chit on doping. The World Anti-doping Agency’s (WADA) appeal against the Indian body (NADA) exonerating Narsingh following his positive test will be heard...

A massive fire broke out on Friday in a building in Mumbai’s Bandra Linking Road area. According to reports, fire broke out at the 6th floor of Kimaya Showroom at Bandra Linking Road. Eight fire engines and six water tankers have arrived at the spot and firefighters are trying hard to douse the fire. The entire area has been coronoffed by police. Due to the...