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'Coming Election Is Very Crucial For Congress'

'We can't afford to fight each other.''We have to win the 2026 election.' IMAGE: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, General Secretary......

'Why Did PM Or Other Ministers Not Go To Dhankhar's House?

'It is a crisis of the BJP's own doing. This is an in-house fire.' IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu flanked by then vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.On the left: Dr......

An Agitation That Woke Up Kerala

It was a protest which held a mirror to the government of a state taking pride in its commitment to democracy, gender equality and social indices. One person, who in his employed days had known......

Budget Prepares For Rise In Cancer Cases

Do we have enough trained oncologists and medical professionals in India to man these over 4,500 beds in the public sector? IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit A Shah at the Shri Mahavir Health and......

Kerala landslides: 190 dead, search for missing continues

The devastating landslides in Wayanad district has killed 190 people and left about 200 injured, and authorities are struggling to trace the missing and continue the rescue efforts in challenging......

Meet Asha, the robotic nurse

'Imagine taking care of a patient who is infected with Covid. A human nurse is unable to do that due to fear of infection. The robot can do that task, while it is controlled or supervised......

Impact investing still nascent, India must climb the ladder faster

While there has been a great amount of progress from the government's side in relaxing regulations and announcing supportive schemes, it is also the private sector's responsibility to showcase......

Do you know what impact investing is?

'India is the largest stomping ground in the world for impact investing as we have an extraordinary combination of entrepreneurial drive with huge, absolute demand for all kinds of social......

Home healthcare could be one of India's best bets

One of the biggest impediments to growth for this sector is the fact that home healthcare in India is not covered by insurance. In Delhi’s Greater Kailash, Alka Sahni began to panic as her......

Gender issues at work? Call IIM-A

In an attempt to resolve gender issues in corporate houses of the country as well as understand the diverse experiences of both men and women in the boardroom, the Indian Institute of Management,......

What Magic S D Burman Created With Bimal Roy!

Can anyone forget S D Burman's classic songs in Devdas, Sujata and Bandini? Legendary music director Sachin Dev Burman created numerous popular songs over three decades from the 1950s to the 1970s.......

Helen: The Lesser Known Actor

After spinning into the spotlight with the hit song-and-dance number Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu in Howrah Bridge (1958), Helen signed scores of films as a dancer.But Helen was raring to step out of......

Why Was Sulakshana Pandit So Famous?

In 1973, Mumtaz, Raakhee, Jaya Bhaduri, Dimple Kapadia, Tanuja, married and retired from films.Producers wanted a new heroine as a replacement.Many thought Sulakshana was a Mumtaz lookalike and was......

When Women Weren't Doormats In Hindi Films

'Madhubala in Kala Pani looks divine and yet, she's not just there for glamour.''In Do Raaste, the character of Neelambari (played by Bindu) isn't a heroine in the traditional sense but she has......

'R D Burman And Sholay Still Rule Our Hearts'

'Panchamda created an exclusive theme music for Gabbar Singh, which is used throughout the film every time the dacoit makes an appearance, and in both concept and sound, is so eerie and......

Why advertisers are spellbound by IPL

As many as 80 brands are riding the digital and television broadcast this year.Arnab Dutta, Samreen Ahmad and Urvi Malvania report. IMAGE: Rishika Lulla Singh, CEO, Eros Digital, with RCB's......

'Cricket is becoming harder for bowlers'

'I don't want it to be a batting affair otherwise you could just walk in with the umpire, with the bowling machine, put your hat on the bowling machine, walk away...' Brett Lee tells Harish......