Have we taken control of courts too?: Rajnath on Oppn charge

With INDIA bloc parties stepping up their attack on the government over alleged misuse of probe agencies after the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Jharkhand Chief Minister......

Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

Sorry Mr Modi, Katchatheevu Isn't An Election Issue In Tamil Nadu

Rulers in New Delhi and their political aides in sensitive states like Tamil Nadu have to be doubly careful not to provoke a situation whose consequences may be much more than visible now to the......

Nuh violence accused Bittu Bajrangi thrashes man in police presence

Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi, who was also accused in Nuh violence, was caught on camera thrashing a man with a stick while a policeman watched, police said on Wednesday. They said Bajrangi has......

India's Startup Scorecard

For the startup ecosystem in India, the scorecard so far has been a mixed bag, observes Akhil Gupta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Startups are being projected as the 'backbone of future......

Margin, demand woes may deflate tyre makers

The margins of tyre manufacturers could come under pressure given the rise in rubber prices and the moderating demand for tyres. Photograph: Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters In the past three quarters,......

Why valuation of FMCG sector is likely to be attractive

The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector has underperformed the Nifty over the past year as its 20 per cent return is trumped by 29 per cent of the benchmark index. The FMCG index saw a 2.2 per......

What PhonePe did differently from Paytm

'We went from zero to about 10 million users in three months. Paytm came out with the wallet play and we came out with the UPI play.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

Tamil's Dysfunctional Families You Must Watch On OTT

No recent Tamil family has captured the downside of aging with such levity as Suresh Mari's J Baby, about an elderly lady, whose sudden disappearance forces her children and dear ones to take note......

Why Did Kiran Rao Struggle?

'I was very keen to make another film and I was dying to say action and cut and get back into creating characters and creating worlds.''But I just didn't have a script I was happy with.''I was......

Sharmila Opens Up About Saif's Painful Divorce

The latest episode of Karan Johar's Koffee With Karan features Sharmila Tagore with her son Saif Ali Khan. Mohnish Singh brings you the highlights. Blast from the Past Karan begins with a......

Sam Bahadur Is A Delight To Watch

For someone like me who studied Sam so intently, if a lump could form in the throat during the emotive scenes, I think the cast did a superb job, notes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).......

At crossroads of his Test career, Iyer 'thrives on competition'

'It's important to take one match at a time, not think about five-match Test series (against England). The team is only for the first two games. The motto would be to perform in the first two games......

Mario Zagallo, Brazil soccer legend, dies at 92

IMAGE: Brazilan football legend was the first person in the sport to win the World Cup as a player and a coach. Photograph: Sergio Moraes/Reuters Mario Zagallo, who won four soccer World Cups for......

'You epitomise everything that England cricket is about'

IMAGE: Andrew Flintoff hailed Adil Rashid after his milestone. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Former pacer Andrew Flintoff hailed England's experienced bowler Adil Rashid, stating that the......

SA vs Ind: Rain plays spoilsport as 1st T20I called off

IMAGE: Covers on at the Kingsmead in Durban on Sunday. Photograph: ICC/X India's desire to start the process of finding an ideal combination for the T20 World Cup 2024 suffered a minor dent as......