Subhash Chandra, chairman of Indian entertainment firm Zee Entertainment Enterprises and the Essel Group of Companies, is one of Forbes’ 20 wealthiest media moguls in the world. During a visit to New York, THR New York bureau chief Georg Szalai talked to him about his plans for wellness...

One of Bollywood’s few R rated productions, a banned Sri Lankan movie, Indian film star Aamir Khan dancing in a white leather jumpsuit with a long barrel pistol in each hand –these are just glimpses into the San Francisco 3rd i South Asian Film Festival. Now in its ninth year, the five...

Showing that there’s plenty of untapped potential in the Indian startup scene, Silicon Valley venture capital firm Accel Partners announced its $155 million Accel India III fund today for seed and early-stage investments in the country. Share this:ShareEmail

Professional networking site LinkedIn has opened a technology centre in Bengaluru, according to a company announcement. It claims that this will be the company’s first such office outside its Mountain View headquarters in California. Share this:ShareEmail

Ideally, art exhibits offer an “ah-ha” moment, when you stand transfixed and realize, “This speaks to me like nothing before.” All three India shows now in San Francisco contain pieces that scream “ah-ha” — that challenge your assumptions and reveal the...

As their single food truck serving a funky hybrid cuisine called MexIndian multiplied to three, the owners of Curry Up Now have gone in a new a direction: a stationary restaurant. The originators of the chicken tikka masala burrito, who built a following in the Bay Area with mobile food,...

As four former Tri Valley University (TVU) officials pleaded not guilty Oct. 11, to committing visa fraud, hundreds of the sham college’s former students have received notices from immigration officials which amount to the first step in deportation proceedings. At a press conference here...

UC Berkeley graduate Sharmi Doshi, known for her sense of humor, eloquence and passion, died in the early hours of Monday morning after falling off a building in India. She was 23. Doshi, who graduated from UC Berkeley in spring 2010, sustained fatal injuries after falling from the 11th floor...

For many firms, developing new products for consumers around the world is the most visible manifestation of innovation – the “real deal.” But many people still see India as a place where other people’s ideas are made or executed and not where innovation begins. (After...