Is Adani a Mody Crony?

This State-corporate 'cooperation' didn't begin with the arrival of the Modi government.Many of the big licences, contracts, and even environmental clearances for the Adani group had come in the......

Test Your Big Cat IQ

The homecoming of the cheetah to India leads one to wonder what exactly are the differences between it and leopards that, often visibly, prowl India's jungles and countryside? Do you know the......

India is in a coma. Does Modi care?

'Flypasts, bands, helicopters dropping flowers over hospitals treating coronavirus patients are cute ideas for an Akshay Kumar film.''But when lakhs of workers at the lowest rung of the employment......

Parrikar keeps speculations alive over Goa return

Amid speculation that he would return to Goa politics, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday kept everyone guessing by describing himself as a "party man" who will work as per the......

Why outside food is giving 'indigestion' to multiplexes

In a competitive market, pricing is the management’s business. The consumer has so many choices -- single screens, multiplexes, TV, online streaming or DVDs. Nothing forces him to go to a......

The real puzzle of doing business in India

'There is a certain irony embedded in this asymmetric geographical distribution of FDI because most state leaders have shed their inhibitions about promoting 'business' and have understood its......

Govt's land law revives lost order of sarkar raj

The ordinance has returned near absolute power of discretion in land acquisition, except in tribal areas, into the hands of the bureaucracy yet again Even after the National Democratic......

Rediff wins cyber-squatting case

Rediff.com India has won a cyber-squatting case against a Latin American entity for unauthorised use of a 'confusingly similar' domain name. Panama-based Domain Management, Pauta's International SA......

'The only way not to get rejected is...'

'All the parts that I have played till now, I have got them only through auditions.''I auditioned my a** off.' IMAGE: Charlie Chopra marks Wamiqa's third collaboration with Director Vishal......

Baipan Bhari Deva Review: Worth A Watch!

'I was quite charmed by the adept handling of a simple (yet complicated!) subject and had my share of laughs and tears by the time the curtain fell,' observes Nitin Sathe after watching the......

Will Vicky Kaushal divorce Katrina Kaif?

IMAGE: Vicky Kaushal arrives for the trailer launch of the quirky comedy, Zara Hatke Zara Bachke. Photograph: ANI Photo At times journalists test actors by asking them tricky questions! Vicky......

Deepa Gahlot's Top Web Series of 2022

Free from the pressure of the box office as well as the lowbrow expectations of a satellite television audience, the OTT space continues to surprise and delight. The viewer does have to make the......

'There was Plan A. There was Plan B. There was Plan C... and then there was Rishabh's Plan'

Bandon Mein Tha Dum is about a team that hits rock-bottom, loses key players, has its global reputation shrink overnight, but despite all the setbacks, pulls off one of the greatest comeback......

Check out who defeated Sehwag in Twitter battle

IMAGE: Ross Taylor, centre, with Ish Sodhi and staff member Dev. Photograph: Ross Taylor/Instagram Conceding the three-match Twenty-20 series 2-1 to India after losing the decider game in......

Brace for the biggest match of FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Brazil have won the Under-17 World Cup trophy thrice -- 1997, 1999 and 2003, while Spain are looking to win their maiden title. IMAGE: Brazil's players pose for photographers in Kochi. Photograph:......

PICS: How the Pathan brothers celebrated Eid

IMAGE: Yusuf and Irfan Pathan with their father celebrating Eid. Pathan brothers Irfan and Yusuf are the two most famous cricketers from Vadodara. The Pathans celebrated Eid on Thursday and......

GM's Bhakti, Sethuraman win Asian Chess gold

Woman Grandmaster Bhakti Kulkarni and Grandmaster S P Sethuraman made history, winning the gold medal in the Asian Continental Women's and Open chess championship that concluded in Tashkent,......