Which Way Will Kerala Vote In 2024?

In a state where thin margins and minor swings decide electoral outcomes, nothing can be left to chance, even for those relishing the cocooned life, observes Shyam G Memon. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata......

Of Modi And His Priorities

It isn't that a person occupying high office has no right to do what he/she likes. For sure, they do; after all, they are human.But there are also things like priority, timing and sense of larger......

China Will Never Get Ladakh!

'It is flabbergasting to think that this heavenly region has, for decades, been coveted by India's aggressive neighbours,' says Claude Arpi after a recent visit to Ladakh.'Wanting to use the newly......

Police find Nitin Desai's voice notes critical of creditor firm

In one of the voice notes found after his alleged suicide, Bollywood art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai criticised a financial services firm to which his company owed money, the police said on......

Reliance net profit rises 9%, planned shutdown at oil refinery subdues earnings

Reliance Industries Ltd on Friday reported a 9 per cent rise in its December quarter net profit as a planned maintenance-induced weakness in oil business earnings was offset by stability in retail......

Consumer firms see double-digit growth on festive shopping

Consumer durables firms and fashion retailers expect double-digit growth in value terms in the ongoing festival season as consumers have stepped up purchases during this period. Photograph: PTI......

After strong run, retail demand feels the fatigue

The retail industry witnessed robust top-line growth for the greater part of the previous financial year, but demand has started to show signs of fatigue seen in the January-March quarter (fourth......

D-Street cautious on Aditya Birla Fashion amid weak performance

The stock of Aditya Birla Fashion Retail is down 10 per cent from its February high. Even as the revenue performance of the apparel retail major in the October-December quarter's for the 2022-23......

10 Times We Loved Janhvi's Sari Game

When it comes to fashion, Janhvi Kapoor would agree that it's all in the family! Like her cousin Sonam Kapoor, Janhvi knows just how to make a style statement. As Janhvi celebrates her 27th......

What Makes Sonam A Global Style Icon

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja has found a place on Britain's Top 40 Best Dressed Celeb list alongside Harry Styles, Kate Middleton, Rosamund Pike, Sienna Miller and Kate Moss. Since Sonam is already a style......

7 Cliches Of Movie Criticism & Reporting

This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making......

Guntur Kaaram Review: Mahesh Babu Goofs Around

Guntur Kaaram doesn't deliver on its basic promise: Entertainment, sighs Mayur Sanap. The opening frame of Guntur Kaaram, the latest festive offering from Tollywood superstar Mahesh Babu, comes......

WPL Final PIX: RCB are the CHAMPIONS!

RCB end 16-year wait for title; beat Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets to grab WPL title SCORECARD IMAGE: RCB players celebrate. Photograph: BCCI A spirited women's team washed away Royal......

EPL battle resumes after first ever mid-season hiatus

IMAGE: Arsenal's Eddie Nketiah scores their third goal against West Ham. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters After an unprecedented mid-season shutdown because of the Qatar World Cup, the......