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How The BJP Plans To Shackle Nitish Kumar

'The BJP will use Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha to check Nitish Kumar.''They will not allow him to function freely as before.' IMAGE: Janata Dal-United President Nitish Kumar takes oath......

Kushwaha holds JD-U meet, not official says party chief

In an act of defiance that felt short of being a show of strength, disgruntled Janata Dal-United leader Upendra Kushwaha held a brainstorming session in Patna on Sunday, ostensibly to discuss the......

Key Nitish aide rues lack of coordination in NDA, contrasts with Vajpayee era

Lack of coordination in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance under the current dispensation, in sharp contrast with the Vajpayee era, was on Thursday rued by yet another key......

JD-U nominates Nitish Kumar's trusted aide Anil Hegde to RS

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United on Monday announced its low-profile top office-bearer Anil Hegde as its candidate for the by-election to a Rajya Sabha seat which has been......

Modi slays it at QUAD with few words

Interestingly, in his entire remarks, Modi never once mentioned regional security, Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar points out. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi with United States......

The game corporate India plays

How bridge keeps corporate India sharp and quick-witted.Ranjita Ganesan and Manavi Kapur report. As the India managing director of a German steelmaker that describes itself as the 'global leader......

Urjit Patel: The 'known unknown'

The RBI governor-designate may be economical with spoken words, but is known for his sharp and critical writings “Known unknown” is an integral part of central banking lingo. Urjit......

'Cheerful' ads that are miles away from the truth

At a time when more and more of government spending is done by states, the impression you get from these large advertisements could well reflect the slogan of Emergency days: the nation is on the......

A pragmatist who's set to unveil big reforms

Panagariya has advocated a more liberalised spending, arguing that greater capital expenditure could relax some of the infrastructure bottlenecks facing the country, says Ishan Bakshi. Image:......

Chandilya's grand plans to make AirAsia top airline in India

Former model and entrepreneur Mittu Chandilya wants to make AirAsia India's leading airline. Does he have it in him? Image: AirAsia India, CEO Mittu Chandilya (centre) with actors Shah Rukh......

Don't miss! Jaya Bachchan's amazing performances

At one point in her career (1973-75), Jaya Bhaduri was a bigger star than Amitabh Bachchan. Her much-lauded performances in Abhimaan, Uphaar, Kora Kagaz, etc, need no recommendation. But what......

5 EVERGREEN Shashikala Songs

The late Shashikala may have chilled you with her portrayals on screen, but she had some unforgettable songs picturised on her.Subhash K Jha pays a musical tribute to the veteran actress, who......

Saluting Kader Khan

'Kader Khan could be horribly intimidating, impossibly silly, achingly human and, sometimes, all at once.''I was drawn to his magic and magnetism even when I didn't know he was behind it,' recalls......

Mrinal Sen had 'little patience for bigots and hypocrites'

'Mrinalda, the world, and for sure my world won't be the same without you,' Nandita Das tells Subhash K Jha. IMAGE: Nandita Das with Mrinal Sen. All photographs: Kind courtesy Nandita Das Mrinal......

Review: Mukti Bhawan is a work of staggering depth and sublime vision

Mukti Bhawan is as much about its characters embracing the inevitability of death as it is about their loved ones grappling with conflicting emotions, writes Sukanya Verma. Shubhashish......

Fixing! Miandad's Explosive Revelation

IMAGE: Javed Miandad. Photograph: Adrian Murrell/Allsport/Getty Images Javed Miandad has a problem with the Pakistan cricket team's reliance on foreign coaches. Runners up in the 2022 T20 World......

'Real-life Rocky' faces daunting reality in Pacquiao

‘They're trying to make out like Algieri is the next Rocky. But this isn't a movie’ ‘My time is not over yet. I'm not predicting a knockout, but I'm looking for a good fight and......

To Sir Don, with love

Haresh Pandya pays tribute to the legendary Sir Don Bradman on the occasion of his104thbirth anniversary Cricketers of different hues come and go but the legend of Donald George Bradman lives on.......

Sourav Ganguly and the symmetry of circumstance

If Krishnamachari Srikanth and his newly-salaried band of BCCI colleagues were keen followers of boxing history, they would doubtless be aware that they picked India's 15-member team for the home......

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