Focus: How 'Being Human' Helped Redefine Salman Khan?

I haven't lived in India for over a decade, but thanks to Facebook, I can always keep track of reactions to the country's latest news stories. Responses to Salman Khan's short-lived prison sentence have flooded my news feed over the past several days.

Normally unfazed by elite privilege, I have been taken aback by the rally for Khan. The response has been over and above what the usual Bollywood fraternity receives -- socialites and ardent fans alike took to Twitter and social media to stand by their man.

Special Report: Massive Merger In India’s largest Branded Clothing Company - Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail

Amid India’s e-commerce boom, the country’s largest branded apparel company—a decidedly brick-and-mortar entity—has just been born out of a merger.

Indian billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the $40 billion (Rs2.4 lakh crore) Aditya Birla Group, has decided to bring all his garment businesses under one company, which together adds up to annual sales of over Rs5,000 crore ($785 million).

Reality Check: Are You A Victim Of 'Monkey' Inside You?

Most people cannot fulfill their potential because of a number of reasons procrastination and lack of self-awareness being the leading ones.

A new game we are engaged in at home nowadays is to catch each other's Instant Gratification Monkey! May sound odd to you, but it is quite the mantra at home ­ and what's more, it is helping us too! 

Big Bazaar’s 'Public Holiday Sale' Hits On 'Holiday Season'

 Rock bottom prices, Mega deals + Discounts Many exciting offers across categories and price points on “Public Demand”: One of India’s most awaited shopping festivals, Big Bazaar’s “Public Holiday Sale” is back bigger and better this year from 29th April to 3rd May, 2015 in all its stores across the country. 

True to its promise of “On Public Demand”, Public Holiday Sale’s presents exciting offers, mega deals and discounts on products and categories which public demanded. CLICK TO VIEW THE LATEST VIDEO ADVERTISEMENT

Divisive Or Democratic? The Rise Of Owaisi's Majlis Party!

Parties like Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen, headed by its increasingly popular leader Asaduddin Owaisi, can serve an important function in giving democratic voice to minority concerns and frustrations.

The All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), a Muslim oriented political party, recently won two seats in the Maharashtra state legislature in India attracting revulsion from both Hindu nationalist and secular parties. Contrary to the fears raised by its critics the party’s electoral success can actually be good for the country’s democracy.

A New Cincept Of 'Prison Restaurant' With 'Jail Delicacies'!

In this age of food glut and food writing, INNLIVE explores the concept of prison food delicacies. 

Don’t you agree the era of Food had dawned, ushering in Bhojan Yug? We may no doubt be a poor, underdeveloped nation not reaching our upper calories limits with a large percentage of the population suffering from malnutrition. Let us forget that. We have to focus on gourmet cuisine and the proliferation of culinary experts and seven-star chefs who on TV screens clean, cook and present hundreds of delicacies from different parts of the country.

Glory Of 'Churu': Rajasthan's Forgotten 'Marwari Marvel'

Nothing in the bumpy ride from a desultory train station to your hotel quite prepares you for the whimsy-wonder that is Churu. On the face of it, it is just another unexceptional town fringing the Great Thar desert, largely notorious for mercurial swings ranging from near freezing point to hovering around the 50 degree mark in high summer.

In recent times it has been trying to rid itself of another ignominious mantle. Finding itself at the bottom of a list on sanitary behaviour a few years ago, it vowed to become North India's first Open Defecation Free district.

Exclusive Interview: Meet Gulf's Elite Business Baron, Philantropist And Most Admired Personality 'Meera Kaul'

Wherever you work, for somebody or your own thing, your self-respect is your biggest business,” says Meera Kaul, successful serial entrepreneur, investor and the founder of The Meera Kaul Foundation.

Dr.Shelly Ahmed met Kaul at the headquarters of Optimus in Dubai, one of her success stories in the region. And looking at the confident 41-year-old US citizen, who is very proud of her Indian descent, you could hardly recognise the girl who once “didn’t assert herself because of the fear of refusal,” when her father didn’t allow her to participate in a theatre workshop.

Cricketer Virat Kohli To Invest 90 Crore In Fitness Industry

India's Ace cricketer Virat Kohli, after his fashion start-up Wrogn, is set to invest heavily in the fitness industry. 

According to reports, India’s Test captain will be investing a whooping sum of Rs 90 crore in a Rs 190 crore project with partners Chisel Fitness and CSE. 

The gym chain will be launched under the brand Chisel. Kohli is following the footsteps of his ODI skipper MS Dhoni, who already has a gym chain by the name of SportsFit.

Special Report: Global Brands Drive More Than 6,000 Crore In India’s Active Sportswear Market

If there is one market segment that is clearly marked by the dominion of global brands in India – it’s active sportswear. 

From a segment driven by a collection of largely unorganized and homegrown SMEs two decades ago, today these international icons have not just made the market much more organised but have bolstered its overall size to over Rs. 6,000 crores. Many pure-play brands today are also into sports accessories, gear & equipment, while others have expanded their offerings to include sports-inspired product lines.

'Ashapura Intimates Fashion' Gains On New Investments

FEATURE PROFILE: Harshad Thakkar, 38, chairman and managing director of Ashapura Intimates Fashion, started his journey in the lingerie industry at the age of 15 as a sales manager in a store.

"I started my career with it (the lingerie business). At a very young age of 15 years as a sales manager I started this work. I was the sales manager in India's first lingerie store," Thakkar told INNLIVE.

With a capital of Rs 4 lakh, Thakkar started Ashapura Intimates in 1999. The company's market value now stands at nearly Rs 500 crore. In 2013-14, the company posted a net profit of Rs 5.41 crore over revenues of Rs 166.50 crore.

Fashion: Latest Trends In Gold Jewellery Designs In India

Jewelery in India has drawn upon the many facets of its people, and has in turn been inspiration and solace to both wearer and beholder. Sculptors and painters transgressed boundaries between the real, the ideal and the imaginary, profusely embellishing their images with ornaments. 

To the many classical writers, gold was a source of enchanting visual metaphors. Rulers used jewels as statements of power and prestige. But to the Indian woman particularly, gold holds special significance to her life.

Satire: Inspired By Salman Khan’s Driver, Deepika’s Driver Takes Full Responsibility For #MyChoice Video

Nowadays, it has became a fashion to 'take responsiblity' of anything the star owner do and flash in the media to make it justified attempt. After the Salman Khan's driver episode in court for taking the entire responsiblity of hit-and-run case, now in a sensational turn of events, Deepika Padukone’s family driver Chhedi Ram has taken complete responsibility of the #MyChoice video which is making waves among feminists and normal people. 

Chhedi has also requested critics, males and ultra-mild-feminists to spare Deepika and instead direct their criticism towards him.

Missed Call Service: Managing Customer Communications

Missed call service has become an effective way to engage and involve customers by any brands and enterprises. CSN Murthy, Founder and CEO, Ozonetel explains the viability and feasibility of this customer communication model.

How does ‘missed call’ service help marketers and brands?

The missed call service is a cost-effective means for businesses to reach out to their target audience. The target audience could be based in regions with little or no internet penetration or when you want to give a call of action to an online customer who needs to engage with you.

Exclusive: Bollywood Ramp Walks For Mijwan’s Legacy

SPONSORED: The 5th annual Mijwan Fashion Show by Manish Malhotra was a star studded event. Bollywood style icons walked the ramp in his designs that had been created by the Mijwan Welfare society, an NGO founded by noted poet Kaifi Azmi.

Since the theme for the evening was Mijwan - The Legacy, Bollywood parents turned up with their kids, the emerging new crop of the Hindi film industry.

Mijwan Welfare Society established by Kaifi Azmi in 1993, works towards empowering the residents of Mijwan village in Azamgarh UP, the poet’s birthplace. Since his demise in 2002 his daughter, actress Shabana Azmi has been its torch bearer along with her godchild Namrata Goyal.

Deepika Padukone’s Video For Vogue Is Fully 'Hypocritical'

A video featuring Deepika Padukone—in which the Bollywood actress is talking about the prerogative of choice—is now a viral hit.

The video is part of Vogue Empower, an initiative that the fashion magazine launched in October last year to mark its seventh anniversary in India. Padukone’s video ‘My Choice’ aims to bring awareness to the cause of women’s right nationwide.

Directed by Homi Adjania, who worked with Padukone in films like Finding Fanny and Cocktail, the video features 98 other women, including Adjania’s wife, film critic Anupama Chopra, actress Nimrat Kaur and director Zoya Akhtar.

Starry-Eyed: Nobody Cares About The Clothes At India’s Big Fashion Week—Thanks To Bollywood Stardom

The Lakme Fashion Week in India closed on March 23—and it was more about Bollywood than fashion.

On the final day, the spotlight was on actress Kareena Kapoor, the showstopper for designer Anamika Khanna.

For the same show, three other Bollywood actresses—Deepika Padukone, Sonakshi Sinha and Jacqueline Fernandez—walked the ramp.  But it isn’t just big stars who eclipsed designers and models at the fashion week.

Personality: 'Shraddha Kapoor' - An Actress With A Dream

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It is mosey duration of the savoir faire in a second the sod prepares to revel Christmas and roar in the Experimental Order. But for the hint, as the mug nears midnight, the changeless discharge of Mumbai’s roads has quietened. The premier of Siddhivinayak Retreat, limited to non-native my apartment windows, shines complete in the unmistakable winter sadness.

'Bindi' A Fashion Symbol, A Mark Or A 'Marriage Status'?

Is the bindi a fashion statement, a caste mark or a marriage symbol? It is all three. Placed within contemporary perspectives, it is debatable whether it is popular television that has resurrected the bindi as a cosmetic to enhance the feminine image of woman. 

History shows that men of royalty, priestly families and high caste men in India sported a mark at the centre of their foreheads as a mandatory cultural custom.

India's 'Big Weddings' Abroad Making 'Desi' Treats Craze

The families who host such weddings seem to have figured out how you can indulge your taste buds without harming a living organism.

Whenever I read about the big fat Indian wedding spectacle on foreign shores, I am left wondering how you can have a vegetarian feast in countries where chefs swoon over all forms of edible life. The families who host such weddings seem to have figured out how you can indulge your taste buds without harming a living organism.