Padmaavat opens under security cover, cinegoers defy threat of violence

The show must go on. And it did on Thursday as Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s much debated Padmaavat unspooled in single and multiplex screens across the country under the shadow of security......

Database State to Surveillance State

UID/Aadhaar-based surveillance does not end with the collection of fingerprints and iris scan, it goes quite beyond it and poses a lethal threat to the idea of India, says Gopal......

Meet Akhilesh Yadav's brains trust

Akhilesh Yadav, the amiable crown prince, has emerged from his father's shadow and has signalled to his subjects that he is ready to become the king. Every day when Akhilesh returns after a joust......

CBI busts Rs 20 crore 'Rail Neer' scam; 2 senior Railway officials to face axe

Railways has said that it plans to suspend two senior officials of Northern Railway, following searches carried out by the Central Bureau of Investigation at 13 locations and recovery of Rs 20......

Why Auditors Quitting Big Clients Is Complicated

Auditors seem to have developed a heightened sense of risk and are not content to tick the boxes and sign the papers. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com On January 7, 2009, when B Ramalinga......

India Inc's missing whistle-blowers

Domestic corporate scandals of recent vintage, such as Global Trust, Satyam, IL&FS or YES Bank, to name a few, have all been the result of implosions rather than employee revelations, says Kanika......

ABG's auditor failed to red-flag fund diversion

The auditor of ABG Shipyard, which is being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the Rs 23,000-crore default to banks, had settled an investigation by the Securities and Exchange......

More trouble brews for Zee's Subhash Chandra & family

After Zee Entertainment and Dish TV, the Subhash Chandra family is bracing for another shareholder activism at Zee Learn and Zee Media Corporation ahead of their soon to be convened extraordinary......

'Even my flops do business of over Rs 100 crores'

'The audience will make you a superstar or will reject you, no matter whose son or brother-in-law you are.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Salman Khan/Instagram Salman Khan launches newcomers Aayush......

The Genius behind Gadar: Ek Prem Katha

'Dharmendra doesn't realise he is such a great man. According to him, he is just a schoolmaster's son.' 'Sunny speaks very little and has huge respect for his father. Whenever he is in the room,......

Sanjna Kapoor: I have finally left home

She has moved on from Prithvi, but Sanjna Kapoor's passion for theatre remains undimmed.Actor Naseeruddin Shah, who makes no bones about how dreary he found boarding school in Nainital, once told......

Ranji Trophy: Mumbai register big win over Punjab

Left-arm spinner Vishal Dabholkar shone with a four-wicket haul as Mumbai demolished Punjab by 180 runs to register their second successive win in the Ranji Trophy in Chandigarh. After setting a......