Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

Will Ideology Trump Personalities And Issues in TN Again?

According to DMK, the voters are already consolidated on ideological lines, hence the impact of anti-incumbency, whether against the BJP Centre or the DMK state may not be too much, notes N Sathiya......

'Are You On The Side Of Hatred?'

'The time has come for all those believe in a democratic India to stand up and be counted and to make a choice.' IMAGE: Trinamool Congress candidates Sagarika Ghose, right, and Mamata Bala Thakur......

'Ameen Sayani was the Shahenshah of Melody'

For four decades, his voice united millions of Indians for an hour every Wednesday as he brought Hindi cinema's greatest songs in an unparalleled radio broadcast. Illustration: Dominic......

RIL's 'Paramount' dream to be a media giant

Paramount Global has agreed to sell its 13 per cent stake in its Indian TV business to Reliance Industries for Rs 4,286 crore, the Indian firm said on Thursday. Photograph: PTI Photo from the......

Can Uday Shankar Recreate At Reliance-Disney What He Did In Star TV?

As vice chairman of the Reliance-Walt Disney JV, Uday Shankar is expected to create a content engine that feeds both digital and TV and push up the value. IMAGE: Uday Shankar, president, FICCI,......

RIL-Disney 'game-changing' deal gets a thumbs-up from analysts

Analysts have given a thumbs up to the Reliance Industries (RIL) and Walt Disney Co (Disney) proposed a joint venture (JV). Photograph: Fred Prouser/Reuters The stock of the Mukesh......

Mystery thickens in Zee fund diversion case amid reports of accounting hole

The mystery surrounding the alleged fund diversion from Zee Entertainment Enterprises (Zee) by founders Subhash Chandra and Punit Goenka has thickened with speculations of an amount multiple times......

In The Times Of Usha Mehta And Savarkar

As Ae Watan Mere Watan and Swatantra Veer Savarkar release this week, Utkarsh Mishra takes us down history and reminds us about India's freedom struggle. IMAGE: Sara Ali Khan plays Usha Mehta in......

'His powerful and classy voice will be missed'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Ameen Sayani/X Legendary radio personality Ameen Sayani passed into the ages on Tuesday, leaving the entertainment industry in a state of mourning. Quite a few tributes......

When Munna Bhai Was In Jail

A day before the event, I learnt from an old Mumbai crime branch informant that a group of gangsters were planning to serve breakfast to the prisoners at Balgandharva Rangmandir prior to the show.......

If Ambani Buys Disney Star...

Assume Voot, JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar are merged into one entertainment app, and you have a streaming service with more than 233 million unique visitors.That is a reach just under half of......

Sreesanth escaped due to vacuum of law: Former Delhi CP Neeraj Kumar

"The judge said special cell has done excellent work...taken great pains to expose this racket, but in absence or vacuum of law, I am not in a position to hold anyone of them guilty and sentence......

'Kohli said pitch was two-paced but it never looked like one with the way he batted'

IMAGE: Virat Kohli struck his first ton of the season in vain as RCB fell to their fourth loss. Photograph: BCCI Virat Kohli reckoned that the Jaipur track was two-paced making strokeplay......

IPL run feast: Did holding back Bumrah cost MI?

'For him (Jasprit Bumrah) and Mumbai to be starved of that opportunity to try and stem the flow of this onslaught is crazy. It doesn't seem right.' IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah went wicketless in......

How Much Money Does An IPL Game Make?

At $16.8 million per match, the IPL is only behind America's National Football League. Photograph: BCCI   The broadcasting rights per match for the prestigious Indian Premier League (IPL) are......

PIX: Man City survives scare; Superb Diaz powers Real

IMAGE: Manchester City's Phil Foden celebrates scoring their third goal with Ruben Dias. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters Manchester City survived a scare to beat FC Copenhagen 3-1 in the first......