Being Sambit Patra

At a time when the BJP is facing a perception battle, is Sambit Patra, its national spokesperson, helping the party's image? Shivam Saini reports. A few minutes before 9 o'clock on a December......

How TV channels got the Bihar picture wrong

Most television channels, including NDTV, were giving NDA a thumbs up, when it was the Grand Alliance that was winning the battle on the ground. Viveat Susan Pinto & Jency Jacob report It was a......

Latest updates in the Sheena Bora murder case

The Sheena Bora murder mystery has seen more twists in a day than a television sitcom. As skeletons tumble out, a mighty media baron and his glamorous wife have become the centre of a media storm.......

'SIT likely to question Shashi Tharoor in a few days'

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that there is no political pressure in dealing with former union minister Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar's death case and added......

Sebi seeks fresh info on Reliance-Network 18 deal

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has sought additional information from Reliance Industries on the takeover of Network18 and TV18 Broadcast. The two firms, which are being taken over by......

What legacy does Raghav Bahl leave behind?

Of the 131 entities Raghav Bahl follows on Twitter, 20 are politicians and political parties. The rest are a mix of journalists, policymakers, newspapers and Network18 news channels. He follows......

What Reliance's takeover of Network 18 means for media

With Mukesh Ambani taking over Network 18, the space for disseminating a diverse range of views could shrink, feels Paranjoy Guha Thakurta. Now that India's richest man Mukesh D Ambani is formally......

Consumer inflation to ease in next two months: Raghuram Rajan

India's consumer inflation should ease in the next two months, and will fall to 8 per cent by the end of the year, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan said in an interview with TV......

Anupam Kher's new role

Anupam Kher tells us about his new role. And no, it's not a filmi one.Anupam Kher, whose career spans nearly 400 films and over 100 plays, has been appointed the goodwill ambassador of the Pratham......

Shweta Bachchan to host TV show

She is the only Bachchan on whom very little is written about. The only time she steps into the limelight is when she accompanies her family. The last time she was noticeably in the spotlight was......

How you spell money for reality shows

On an average, a popular reality television show gets about 7 million cell phone text messages each episode.At Rs 4 per SMS, that adds up to Rs 28 million per episode.Over a year (52 weeks), that......

India to appeal against boxer Vikas's overturned decision

India will appeal against the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) decision to overturn a result that cost welterweight boxer Vikas Krishan a quarter-final spot at the London Olympics, chef de......

Wrong to say owners are involved: Srinivisan

Keeping faith in the Indian Premier League franchisee owners, BCCI president N Srinivisan refused to believe that the team owners may have some involvement in the spot-fixing as the Twenty20 league......

Gavaskar slams match referees for bias

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has again accused International Cricket Council match referees of being biased against Asian players after Zaheer Khan was fined for a code of conduct breach.......

Private channels told to pay for Olympics feed

State-owned broadcaster Prasar Bharti is believed to have issued a show cause notice to private news channels for 'unauthorised' usage of its Olympic footage while asking them to pay for the same.......

Batting lower down denied me several 100s: Ganguly

Batting lower down the order has denied him several centuries, says former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who feels VVS Laxman too has "suffered" in terms of scoring hundreds because of batting at......