In Godhra, Hindutva and Modi still key factors, but corruption an issue too

A road cleaves through, marking the divide between Muslim dominated areas and Hindu majority localities, a metaphor perhaps for communal fissures that run deep in a town that instantly recalls the......

Bengal shuts schools, colleges; restricts flights from Delhi, Mumbai

As Covid infections rose nearly 12-fold in just seven days, the West Bengal government brought back stricter curbs on Sunday shutting all educational institutions from Monday and restricting......

Colonel Raja Chari Is Ready for Space

On Sunday morning Eastern US time, four astronauts will zoom into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.Commanding the spaceflight is Raja Chari, a United......

COVID-19 can reset wrongs done to invisible millions

'The Modi government must create conditions to integrate millions into the rural economy as many migrants are certainly not going to return to live an undignified life,' notes Ramesh Menon. IMAGE:......

HDFC-HDFC Bank: Great Marriage, But...

But there are challenges, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Photograph: PTI Photo In Samuel Beckett's classic, Waiting for Godot, two tramps, Vladimir (nicknamed Didi) and Estragon (Gogo), are engaged......

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968.At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.They......

Post lockdown, Modi must be bold to revive economy

'Once the lockdown is lifted, we will need the mother of all fiscal and monetary policy support to sustain the economy,' advises Akash Prakash. IMAGE: A scene from Bhopal during the national......

How the world will change after coronavirus

'Tens of millions will be working from home for months at a time, which means the smartest brains in business will be focussed on creating more efficient WFH processes,' predicts Devangshu Datta.......

'God willing, there will Gadar 3, maybe even Gadar 4'

'Gadar 2 was made with the purpose of entertaining people and not to perpetuate enmity between neighbouring countries.' IMAGE: Writer Shaktimaan with Sunny Deol on the sets of Gadar 2. Photograph:......

'No Time Till The Oscar Storm Passes'

'We have to do everything in our power to get as many Academy members to watch the film as possible.''After that, I am confident, my film will speak for itself.' IMAGE: A scene from Chhello Show.......

'Of course! It breaks your heart'

'My father never saw any success for me.''When I meet him in the next world, I will proudly say that I didn't buy houses and cars, but I made some art that will hopefully stand the test of time.'......

When Quentin Tarantino got it so wrong

Quentin Tarantino, declares Sreehari Nair, will be remembered as someone who made just two great movies, and who then brought misery upon himself. IMAGE: Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio in Once......

Why this Actor became a Sportscaster

IMAGE: Arpit Sharma hosted Sports Extraa during the Tokyo Olympics 2020 for Sony Sports. Photograph: Kind courtesy Arpit Sharma/Instagram   Arpit Sharma is now a familiar face on the Sony......

Indian sport is moving in right direction: Gopichand

Sports in India has started moving in the right direction and the impact of the six medals the country won at the London Olympics will be huge, said national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand in......