'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

'We are looking at flying an Indian into space'

'It's vital that over the next 10 years, that India, the US and the Artemis Accords family of nations come together to ensure that we not only return humanity to the moon, but that we build the......

Strong Modi magic dashes Cong's revival hopes in Hindi heartland

The assembly poll results on Sunday have delivered a ringing endorsement of the Bharatiya Janata Party's strategy centred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal and governance plank, quashing the......

Did 'Modi Ki Guarantee' Work Its Magic?

Narendra D Modi and his party campaigned in these elections uncharacteristically without any big ideas.Of course, winning each election at all costs could be a big idea as well, observes Shekhar......

FY24 earnings makeover: IndianOil to MRF, companies rewrite profit playbook

The headline for corporate profit growth has been very encouraging in the July-September quarter (Q2) of 2023-24 (FY24), with the combined net profit of listed companies up by 38 per cent......

'The real GDP was captured better'

'Revision of the base year for both CPI and GDP are long overdue.''The basic data that went into the 2011-2012 series were mainly from surveys done in 2011 or earlier.''We have since seen the......

Digital disruptor brands likely to reach $10 billion by FY28

Digital disruptor brands are projected to outpace the growth of the online fashion market. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com With a 35 per cent compound annual growth rate, the market for......

Borrowers will soon be able to switch to fixed-rate regime: RBI

The Reserve Bank on Thursday said it will come out with a framework allowing borrowers to switch to fixed interest rate from floating interest rate, a move that would provide relief to borrowers of......

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......

'Life took a 360-degrees turn'

'Acting happened quite by accident. It chose me.'To be cast in the lead in Raaz 2 and Raaz 3 felt almost surreal.' IMAGE: Emraan Hashmi with Kriti Kharbanda in Raaz Reboot. After making waves with......

Helen, The Queen Of All The Moves

Subhash Jha hails Helen on the movie legend's 84th birthday. IMAGE: Helen in the song Baithe Hai Kya Uske Paas in Jewel Thief. "Helen and I have a karmic connection. Every move in my songs is hers......

'Aishwarya took her Miss World image very seriously'

'There was one sequence in Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya where her character exuberantly runs up to Bobby Deol, piggy-backs on him.''Aishwarya told me she couldn't do the sequence because people would not......

Stadium 974 is a real Transformer

IMAGE: The LED board showing a Budweiser Player of the Match award at Stadium 974. Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images Iconic World Cup stadiums have long lived in the memory of those who......

Day 4: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Freestyle skiing- China's Gu wins Bir Air gold IMAGE: Gu Ailing Eileen of China reacts after her run during the Freestyle skiing Women's Freeski Big Air final Run 2 at the Big Air Shougang,......