'Nawab Malik has been jailed to keep him quiet'

'After he had exposed the Narcotics Bureau's wrongdoings, he threatened to expose the Enforcement Directorate as well.''So they are trying to rake up an old legal deal, distorting information and......

Govt not giving priority to medical sector: CJI

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Thursday said the government not giving priority to the medical sector and its problems such as insufficient number of professionals and infrastructure are......

India ranks 94 in Hunger Index; below Pak, Bangladesh

India ranked 94 among 107 nations in the Global Hunger Index 2020 and is in the 'serious' hunger category with experts blaming poor implementation processes, lack of effective monitoring, siloed......

Covid-19: How the testing infrastructure is struggling

'India is too large a place to have just 10 labs performing these Covid-19 tests.' IMAGE: An isolation ward in a Hyderabad hospital. Photograph: PTI Photo Representatives from three companies,......

Future Retail insolvency process: 48 cos selected as eligible prospective bidders

As many as 48 companies, including Reliance Retail, Jindal Power Ltd and Adani group, are in the final list of eligible prospective resolution applicants for acquiring debt-ridden Future Retail......

Secret recipe of ITC's mega success

Focus on premiumisation, value-added products, cost optimisation and digital acceleration have been the common themes running across business segments in the past two or three years that have......

ITC stock a good buying opportunity

Target prices around Rs 400 suggest a significant upside. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters As the Budget approaches, investors start speculating on the likely changes in taxation and the......

Industrial production remains muted; inflation @ 6-month high

In twin blows for the economy, industrial production remained muted for the third straight month in November 2021 while retail inflation rose to a six-month of 5.59 per cent in December. The Index......

'Gadar is a powerful word that came out of Partition'

'When a common man's house is on fire, he is infused with extraordinary strength.''He will go to any length to save his home and family even if he is not as big and strong as Sunnyji.' IMAGE:......

'Honour to be known as Amitabh Bachchan's voice'

'Today, when I look back, our journey together ajooba lagta hai.' IMAGE: Sudesh Bhosle in concert with Amitabh Bachchan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sudesh Bhosle It is an association that goes back......

Ayushmann charges Rs 15-20 cr for ads!

'He resonates more with the youth which is always something brands want.'Urvi Malvania reports. IMAGE: Ayushmann Khurrana with the Samsung Galaxy A9. Photograph: Kind courtesy samsung.com That is......

Manto Review: A highly intelligent piece of work

'If Manto, the film, falls short of being a masterpiece, it's ironically because Nandita Das the filmmaker does not quite crack the Manto code herself: she doesn't quite see her subject with the......

Tendulkar to sue casino for using his morphed images

'I have never endorsed gambling, tobacco or alcohol -- directly or indirectly, in an individual capacity.' IMAGE: The 48-year-old Tendulkar, who has numerous records under his belt and also been a......

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......

CA doesn't want players to promote betting, alcohol in IPL

IMAGE: Glenn Maxwell and David Warner are going to be part of the action in IPL-14. Photograph: BCCI/IPL Cricket Australia (CA) doesn't want its players to feature in advertisements promoting......

8 reasons why Indian cricket looks like Indian politics

Indeed, if you look at this hypothesis with sufficiently jaundiced eyes, you will find plenty in common in the way 'Team India' conducts its affairs and the way 'Team Modi' does, argues Krishna......

100 hundreds wasn't my purpose, winning World Cup was: Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar revealed the agony of the last 12 months, during which he went without an international century, before finally getting the three-figure mark in the Asia Cup match against......