Is The Congress Doomed?

The Congress needs to reorganise itself at the grassroots, infuse younger blood, and have more boots on the ground.Just offering freebies is not the answer anymore, argues Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: A......

Pest Attack May Grow If Monsoon Weakens

Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: ANI Photo The long dry spell in August, which was broken recently, is adding to farmers' woes as the crops......

Monsoon onset over Kerala to be delayed

The onset of the southwest monsoon is being keenly watched this year as it may provide an early sign regarding its progress over the Indian subcontinent, particularly when El Niño is......

Situation in Sudan very tense, focusing on safety of Indians: Govt

As fighting between two rival forces rages in Sudan, India on Thursday said the situation in that country is "very tense" and it is focusing on ensuring the safety and well-being of the Indian......

Is The Golden Decade For Indian Markets Over?

Have the markets already played out their dynamics before the economy has even properly taken off?Are we now destined for a period of mediocre returns despite a strong economy? asks Akash Prakash.......

Inflow in mutual fund industry drops to Rs 34,765 crore in Q2

The mutual fund industry continued with the positive momentum in the September quarter, attracting Rs 34,765 crore, although it was a massive reduction as against the Rs 1.85 lakh crore inflow in......

'Sensex/NIFTY stocks may not fall badly'

'We suggest an equity strategy of 5% to 10% exposure to cash, 5% to Gold ETF, close to 50% to Sensex/Nifty/large mid-cap stocks.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

'Greed and adventurism are bull market traits'

'The market should maintain optimism on the back of range-bound oil prices, a robust fiscal balance sheet, a better-than-expected monsoon, and moderating inflation.' Illustration: Dominic......

Shamshera Review

Shamshera's problem is a shocking inability to support its bombastic ideas with gripping drama.The result is the wastage of not one but two Ranbir Kapoors, observes Sukanya Verma. There was a time......

The TOP 10 Flops from 10 Years Ago

2010 was a year that saw quite a few big budget movie releases. It was the time when multiplexes started mushrooming and the Rs 100 crore club was going to be in vogue. There were the big hits, and......

Gavaskar blames IPL form for Rinku's snub

Photograph: Kind Courtesy KKR/X Big-hitter Rinku Singh not finding a place in the main India squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the Americas surprised the likes of former all-rounder Irfan......

'Tilak Varma has not grabbed his chances'

IMAGE: Tilak Varma has scored just two fifties in 16 T20 Internationals. Photographs: BCCI   With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's return in India's T20 team, the spotlight is on the younger......

Australia deals final blow to England's WC hopes

IMAGE: Australia inflicted England their sixth defeat in seven matches to keep them anchored to the bottom of the points table. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters England's stuttering title......

South Africa looking to take Netherlands in their stride!

IMAGE: South Africa will hope their bowlers will fire again against the Netherlands on Tuesday. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters South Africa are making quite a statement at the World Cup, playing......

'We're lucky Mujeeb hasn't got a serious knee injury'

Afghanistan coach Trott fumes over poor outfield at HPCA stadium. IMAGE: Afghanistan's Mujeeb Ur Rahman loses his footing while attempting a slide at the boundary. Photograph: X Afghanistan coach......