'Join the BJP and clean yourself with Bharatiya Janata Laundry Machine'

'Badle ki bhavna (revengeful politics) was never seen in Maharashtra and Indian politics, but now we are witnessing all that today.' IMAGE: Sanjay Raut, the Shiv Sena MP, in his office in Mumbai,......

Remembering The Yatris Before Rahul

The ultimate consequences of Rahul Gandhi's yatra may be known only in 2024, points out Sudhir Bisht. IMAGE: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kollam, Kerala, September 16,......

Jagdeep Dhankhar, once a 'reluctant politician' to VP

Once a "reluctant politician", Jagdeep Dhankhar's reemergence in the political scene in 2019 as West Bengal governor surprised many, so has his rise to the office of the Vice President of India.......

Is Yogi, not Modi, the BJP's future?

Mr Modi and Mr Shah will need him if they want to win UP again in 2022 and India in 2024.This signals a Yogi Adityanath-sized change in BJP politics, even under Mr Modi, Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE:......

RBI awaits the power of one

That's all it takes to protect an institution -- just one person with no past and no greed for the future, says Shekhar Gupta. The eyes of the devoted plagiarism hunters would light up if......

Vedic slokas, witty repartees, Kolkata's who's who at Bandhan book launch

Kolkata’s creme de la creme turned up at the launch of Bandhan, The Making of a Bank, but the evening nevertheless had an informal touch typical of the young bank with CMD Chandra Shekhar......

'Bandhan should not fall for corporate banking'

IMAGE: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley lights the ceremonial lamp as Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor H R Khan (extreme left), Chandra Shekhar Ghosh (middle) and West Bengal Finance......

3 positive developments India can look forward to

The economic slowdown has bought with it numerous questions but very few answers. For example: Where is the Indian economy heading? Are we out of the woods yet? What is the way ahead for the Indian......

Was Kangana's National Award calculated?

'Of all artists who openly support the current political dispensation, she is far and away the finest,' argues Sreehari Nair.'With the exception of perhaps Tabu, no Indian actress has done more to......

Are Alia and Ranbir the best actors?

Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Are Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor the best actors in Bollywood? PadMan Director R Balki, who has worked with Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Tabu and Radhika Apte,......

10 BEST Hindi Songs of 2019

The slump in Hindi film music continues. Between dispensable original soundtracks and a deluge of remixes that sound depressingly alike, the drought in imagination is truly regrettable. 2019 was a......

20 scenes that took our breath away!

The entry scene is star. Things are off to a good start when a lead movie character appears for the first time against strategic music or swaggering drama and the audience bursts into wholehearted......

Spotted! Barry Richards at Buckingham Palace

We recently launched a new feature where we post images of world sportsmen contributed by you Dear Readers. If you encounter/meet/see cricketers or sports personalities and photograph them, please......

'Lets look for a coach from Pakistan'

Readers responses to: Will India find the right coach?Sant Surya:India needs a coach who can better where Wright has left. To take the reins and improve the performance further.But again by......

Readers speak out!

Rishi MarkendayIt is 230 in the morning here and I am enjoying the game. I thought that you need to be complimented for your typing speed and your command of english. Do keep up the good work and......