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Can election manifestos show the way to Viksit Bharat?

Elections are not won or lost by expounding on such macro-economic matters. For the aam admi, what matters in manifestos are promises that will improve their quality of life, notes Vinayak......

Aditya-L1 enters final orbit; yet another landmark, says Modi

In yet another success for its space programme, India's first solar mission craft Aditya L1 on Saturday reached its destination, the L1 point, about 1.5 million kilometres from Earth from where it......

Doc, cop among 4 J-K employees sacked for terror links

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday sacked four more government employees, including a doctor and a policeman, for their alleged terror links in the Union Territory, officials said.......

He Made Pawar Withdraw Resignation!

'Ajit Pawar and some other people felt it was better to be supporting the BJP and have a coalition with the BJP than support the Congress.''But Sharad Pawar did not want to be a party to this kind......

India's Future: Tier 2 Cities

If India is to urbanise successfully, it has to focus on Tier 2 cities with a population of one-five million, observes T N Ninan. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational......

Polo GT has a serious challenger in Hyundai i20 N Line

For the longest time the Polo GT had no real competition in terms of its build quality and product positioning. Until now, says Pavan Lall. All photographs: Kind courtesy, Hyundai India/Instagram......

Work in the gig economy? Read this

Don't worry about volatile, erratic cash flows, freelancers.Vishal Dhawan explains how you can invest and achieve your financial goals despite irregular income. Over the past few years, both......

Prabhu's new trade policy mum on achieving exports target

Foreign Trade Policy: More incentives for exports, focus on ease of trading Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday unveiled more incentives to boost labour-intensive and employment-oriented......

Will you buy a Made in India product?

'Will people who buy iPhones stop buying iPhones to help swadeshi models?''There should be some advantage for the consumer to make them buy a Made in India product.''Patriotism and nationalism are......

'The change from pessimism to confidence is a major achievement'

'This has to be seen in the context not only of the legacy we inherited, but also of global economic weakness.''If after inheriting the very bad situation we have reached this level despite......

'I see the world from an outsider's perspective'

'Whatever I have directed has been so far from my world.' IMAGE: Barun Sobti and Suvinder Pal Vicky in Kohraa. Netflix's Web series Kohrra is making waves, thanks to its terrific cast and an......

'Male actors don't age on screen. Women do'

'There's just a handful of roles for a few actresses.''When I meet other actresses my age, they say the same thing: No roles!' IMAGE: Revathi in Bhoothakalam. Revathy has regaled us with sterling......

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021. IMAGE: Aditya Rao Hydari and Konkona Sensharma in Ajeeb Daastaans. Year two of the pandemic was a challenge in so many......

Tabu gets BUSY!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Tabu/Instagram After Maqbool and Haider, Tabu reunites with director Vishal Bhardwaj for the spy thriller, Khufiya. It is inspired by true events and based on the......

Live Telecast review

Live Telecast is probably the worst made horror Web series in recent times, notes Moumita Bhattacharjee. It's disrespectful to watch a series like Live Telecast. Director Venkat Prabhu's blatant......

Will Super Kings do the double on Knight Riders?

Chennai Super Kings on a roll with six wins from seven outings, including three in a row. Kolkata Knight Riders hoping for turnaround after two straight defeats. IMAGE: Kolkata Knight......

Sports Shorts: Mourinho extends contract at Man United till 2020

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Jose Mourinho. Photograph: Manchester United FC/Twitter Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has extended his......

How Russia's synchro stars provide bright contrast their doping scandal

‘The Russians seem to swim so naturally. Their programme is fast and dynamic’ IMAGE: The Russia team compete in the women's free combination synchronised swimming final . Photograph:......

Team not worried about personal performances: Kohli

'If we feel someone makes an impact, even if he makes a 30, we surely let him know that it was vital so that he knows he is making an impact for the team' 'Test matches need to have a wicket which......

English Players' Union backs tougher racism sanctions

The English Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) issued a six-point action plan to help deal with racism on Wednesday following a series of high profile developments in the fallout from the......

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