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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......

Saluting P V Narasimha Rao For 1991!

It is thanks to the policy of liberalisation conceived by Manmohan Singh and enforced by P V Narasimha Rao that the Indian economy has now become the world's 5th largest economy by nominal GDP,......

'No one knows who funds the BJP'

'Who has given how much money to which party, the people of India must know this fact.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi being garlanded by Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister......

Oppn takes no-trust vote route to force Modi to speak on Manipur

The alliance of 26 opposition parties INDIA is likely to submit a notice for no-confidence motion against the government in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak in......

What Swami Vivekananda Thought Of Gau Rakshaks

The gau rakshak stated that the famine-stricken people were suffering because of their past karma and nothing could be done for them. The reply apparently infuriated Vivekananda, who told the gau......

RBI Governor Wants Bankers To Be Like Dravid

The governor made it clear that the RBI is aware of what's happening and acts accordingly, but doesn't make a noise about that, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic......

'Subrata Roy was arbitraging between India and Bharat'

'The India which was all about glamour and razzmatazz through which he could earn the trust of people of the other India, which was Bharat.' IMAGE: Subrata Roy with his employees. Photograph:......

Is Nirmalaji's Economic Optimism Warranted?

The government's programmes should be expected to generate some momentum, but the macro-economic numbers are not encouraging, observes T N Ninan. IMAGE: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

Can Zomato match the exuberance over its IPO?

The high IPO valuation that Zomato has asked for from India’s public markets can only be sustained if businesses are able to convert their innovative ideas into financial metrics such as cash......

'We are in search of a Shiva to consume the poison from banking system'

'Should the government be in the business of running banks?''Particularly when it does not have the fiscal strength to continuously infuse capital into such banks?' Tamal Bandyopadhyay is a......

The Goat Life Review: Prithviraj Is Terrific In Blessy's Survival Epic

Aadujeevitham marks a new direction for Malayalam cinema, where ambition meets resources and the right people, all in favour of stories that deserve to be told on the biggest stage of them all,......

Blonde Review: Marilyn Monroe Deserves Better

Marilyn Monroe is always seen as a cautionary tale of how the pressures of celebrity could destroy a fragile mind, observes Deepa Gahlot. This year marked the 60th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's......

'Actors are very stupid'

'I am most happy about the memes of Thor and me; that was so cool!''I showed my wife one where my face was photoshopped on Thor's body.''She loves muscles -- she's always keeps telling me to get......

Bollywood's 36 jhoola moments

From chandeliers, balloons, the moon, the reds -- it's the little things that draw us to the bigger picture. Sukanya Verma looks at the jhoola and how it's an unforgettable part of many a Bollywood......

What does Bollywood EAT?

Food makes the world a better place. You'd think body beautiful obsessed Bollywood starves itself to death. Instagram shows that's not the case. Sukanya Verma offers a glimpse of Bollywood's foodie......

PKL can give the IPL a run for its money

'At a time when sports leagues are often smothered by the allure of spurious glamour, it is easy to forget what makes them so exciting in the first place: The sport itself.''At its core, the PKL......

Why Sanjay Manjrekar became a commentator

'I love commentating for a reason that not many will admit.''Yes, it gives me financial security; yes, it lets me stay in touch with the game; but importantly, it gives me visibility.''In a way,......

China's big bucks luring soccer's talent

Carlos Tevez will be paid £615,000 a week at Shanghai Shenhua, making him the world's best paid footballer -- his salary is now more than Cristiano Ronaldo's and Lionel Messi's!China is......

We will never see the likes of him again

'If Richie Benaud was born to play cricket and born to lead, he was also born to commentate on the game he graced with his inspirational presence.' Haresh Pandya pays tribute to the legendary......

'Tharoor came in after we won IPL Kochi bid'

Team Kochi, the latest entrant to Indian Premier League, was put together by Shailendra Gaikwad of Rendezvous Sports World -- at least that's what Gaikwad says. RSW's bid, of $333.33 million......

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