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Why Kolhapur scion Shahu Chhatrapati chose Congress over BJP

Shahu Chhatrapati, scion of the Kolhapur royal family, has said he chose the Congress for his poll debut as he draws inspiration from his great grandfather Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj, a......

I remember thinking I was dying: Salman Rushdie on knife attack

Mumbai-born Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie has spoken in gruesome detail about the moment he was attacked by a knifeman on stage in New York in 2022, and said he thought he was dying as......

Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

BJD-BJP Alliance: Wishful Thinking

Although the BJP has never been ballistic about the BJD and Narendra Modi has avoided being critical of Naveen Patnaik, the BJP is optimistic that the party can improve its electoral fortunes in......

'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

Be selective in consumption stocks, say analysts

Consumption-related stocks, such as hotels, and quick service restaurants (QSRs), have been hitting the ball out of the park ahead. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters On the other hand, the Miss World......

Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to Claudia Goldin

American economic historian and labour economist Claudia Goldin won the 2023 Nobel Economics Prize for her work examining wage inequality between men and women, the Royal Swedish Academy of......

ITC to hive off hotels business into separate entity

Diversified entity ITC Ltd on Monday said it will demerge its hotels business by incorporating wholly-owned subsidiary ITC Hotels Ltd, paving way to attract appropriate investors and strategic......

Citi joins list of foreign banks scaling down India ops

Citibank on Wednesday joined the list of foreign banks that have exited retail banking business in India. Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters Mumbai-based Axis Bank completed acquisition of......

TVS Motor vrooms past peers in July-Sep quarter

Riding on an improved show across parameters, TVS Motor (TVS) outperformed larger two-wheeler peers Hero MotoCorp (Hero) and Bajaj Auto (Bajaj) during the September (Q2 of FY23) quarter.......

Big Girls Don't Cry Review: Watchable

Big Girls Don't Cry is too solemn to be fun and too timid to be truly bold, feels Deepa Gahlot. For the new generation, it is probably the Harry Potter books set in a boarding school that......

Bhumi's Royal Look

Nimrat gets a taste of Kashmir... Vaani attends a wedding... Laxmi amuses herself... Photograph: Kind courtesy Bhumi Pednekar/Instagram Bhumi Pednekar looks like royalty even on holiday.......

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Review: Entertaining!

The latest season of Bridgerton takes a bolder view at handling troubled relationships and marriages as it teases displeased viewers from the previous season with enough fodder to last......

The Crown Season 5 Review

The new season of The Crown is a bit of a dreary watch, observes Deepa Gehlot. Coming out as it does a few weeks after the death of Queen Elizabeth II (and some months after Prince Philip's......

Sean Connery, first James Bond, passes away

Legendary Scottish star Sean Connery, who became a global sensation as the first James Bond and featured in a string of cult hits in his five-decade-long career, has died. He was 90. IMAGE:......

Gavaskar on why KKR can be big contender for IPL title

IMAGE: Will Virat Kohli play this year's IPL? Photograph: RCB/X With Virat Kohli skipping the ongoing Test series against England citing personal reasons, the legendary Sunil Gavaskar on......

'Jurel could be superstar'

IMAGE: Dhruv Jurel was named Player of the Match for his batting display in the 4th Test in Ranchi. Photograph: BCCI Former India captain and commentator Sunil Gavaskar said wicketkeeper-batter......

Delhi Capitals to buy stake in English county side Hampshire?

IMAGE: If the deal comes to fruition, it will make Hampshire the first county side 'to be owned by an overseas franchise'. Photograph: Hampshire Cricket/X Indian Premier League franchise Delhi......

Saurabh Walker: New Zealand banking on Indian analyst for World Cup

IMAGE: Heading into the World Cup set to get underway in India, the Kiwis have an Indian analyst guiding them for the marquee tournament. Photograph: BlackCaps/X Shaping strategies to suit......

Rashid confirms participation in IPL 2023 auction

IMAGE: England's Adil Rashid, who literally choked India and Pakistan in the semi-final and final with high profile scalps like Suryakumar Yadav and Babar Azam, could be a hot property at the IPL......

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