Sai's Take: Why the EC is outvoted on EVMs

'Hopefully, the new majority government will give the country a fool-proof electoral system,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy. It is instructive to recall that soon after the 2004 Lok Sabha election,......

Sai's Take: The Akki-Modi Dil ki Baat

'So we had Akshay Kumar dressed up like Robert Vadra on his offday, and trying to not look fan-struck...'Saisuresh Sivaswamy resumes his must-read column. IMAGE: Narendra Damodardas Modi with......

Sai's Take: Cash makes the elections go round

'With the Election Commission wisening up to the practice, which strikes at the very root of electoral democracy, the practitioners of cash for votes have been getting more and more ingenious,'......

Why news TV channels changed their tune

'The media today is completely free from the government-induced fear factor.''It is only scared of the public backlash and its TRP ratings,' say Sudhir Bisht. Something important happened last......

The Man We Love To Hate In Yodha

'Everybody has their bit of struggles and learnings. It will only end when you stop breathing.' IMAGE: Sunny Hinduja plays a pivotal role in the Sidharth Malhotra starrer Yodha. All Photographs:......

The Very Best Films Of Alia Bhatt

"Mark my words. Alia is the most special talent to hit our cinema in years. She will take the country by storm," Karan Johar had prophesied before the release of her debut film, Student Of The......

Salman, Spies, Soup, Superheroes on OTT

Sukanya Verma lists her this week's OTT recommendations.   Tiger 3Where to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Hindi Salman Khan resumes his spy duties as Tiger in the third film of the......

Killer Soup Review: Manoj, Konkona Are Star Ingredients, But...

Killer Soup's plots grow too convoluted and the strain of keeping the momentum going shows when its shrewd and surreal visuals lose steam, observes Sukanya Verma. Against the stillness of lush......

Hazare: Rajasthan STUN Delhi; Punjab, TN register wins

A roundup of the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day matches played on Tuesday. IMAGE: Ramandeep Singh rattled Baroda with a hat-trick. Photograph: Kind Courtesy PCA/Twitter Rajasthan trounce Delhi......

Vijay Hazare: Samarth Vyas hits blazing double century

IMAGE: Samarth Vyas hit a blazing 200 off 130 balls. Photograph: IDCF Twitter Saurashtra opener Samarth Vyas recorded a magnificent double century while Dharmendrasinh Jadeja bagged an incredible......

Cricket Roundup: North eastern set to play Ranji Trophy next year; Ganguly invites Sangakkara

North eastern states set to play Ranji Trophy next year The Committee of Administrators (COA) on Friday assured that all six north eastern states will be playing Ranji Trophy as individual units......