If Modi Wants A Full Term...

It will be in Modi's interest to reinvent his party, read the writing on the wall that voters wrote, and move ahead. He has little choice now. The country is watching, asserts Ramesh Menon, author......

Women candidates constitute only 8% in first two phases of LS polls

Women constituted only eight percent of the total 1,618 candidates in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha polls, with political activists saying it reflects a deeper issue of gender bias and that......

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

'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......

Future of digital payments in India

'The focus needs to shift towards the ability to collect payments, particularly in tier-3 to tier-4 areas where acceptance is still lacking.' IMAGE: Cutlery vendor switches on Paytm at a roadside......

India's progress on digital inclusion stalled in 2022, says GSMA report

India's progress on digital inclusion stalled in 2022 with no change in mobile internet use for either men or women, the latest mobile gender gap report, published by global mobile industry......

2-day nationwide trade union strike from March 28

A joint forum of central trade unions has given a call for a nationwide strike on March 28 and 29, to protest against government policies affecting workers, farmers, and people. Photograph: PTI......

India never had more decisive government: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday cited his dispensation's push for wide-ranging reforms, including the privatisation of Air India, to assert that the country never had a more “decisive......

Where You Can Watch Shyam Benegal's Best Films

As Shyam Benegal turns 89 on December 14, Subhash K Jha takes a look at 10 of his best films and tells you where you can watch them.   Ankur (1974)Where to watch? YouTube Many film buffs,......

He taught Yash Chopra to make films...

B R Chopra was a reformist film-maker, way ahead of his times, says Subhash K Jha. Baldev Raj Chopra was the visionary film-maker who directed Indian cinema's first multistarrer Waqt... If he had......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 75 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......

PIX: Preeti Pawar... from boxing ring to sketchbook

'I came here to give my best and, of course, I came here to make India proud, to win the medal.' IMAGE: Preeti Pawar in action against Vietnam's Vo Thi Kim Anh in the women's 54kg boxing first......

Srikanth, Sen storm into Swiss Open second round

Photograph: Kind courtesy Badminton Association of India/X Former champion Kidambi Srikanth and in-form Lakshya Sen produced impressive performances to progress to the men's singles second round......

Umpiring equality: Sue Redfern makes history

IMAGE: Sue Redfern is poised to make history as the inaugural ICC-appointed female neutral umpire. Photograph: ICC Media In a groundbreaking development, the International Cricket Council......

Ist ODI: Australia women chase down 283 to beat India

IMAGE: Australia’s Phoebe Litchfield and Ellyse Perry celebrate. Photograph: Kind Courtesy cricket.com.au/X India Women succumbed to their sixth consecutive defeat and eighth in a row......