MT Vasudevan Nair, Suzuki, ex-CJI Khehar Singh get Padma Vibhushan

Former Chief Justice of India J S Khehar, former chief of Suzuki Motor late Osamu Suzuki, Ram temple architect Chandrakant Sompura, folk singer late Sharda Sinha and hockey player PR Sreejesh are......

Ex-Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee passes away

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who will be remembered both for his commitment to the communist ideology and a pragmatic approach to industrialising the state, passed......

BJP LS list: Shivraj, Scindia included; Pragya Thakur left out

The Bharatiya Janata Party announced its initial list of 24 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh, showcasing prominent names such as former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh......

The battle between secular India and Bharat

  A left-leaning centralised socialist model has created a shortage/entitlement economy. In fact one of the reasons for India's limited progress is that post-independent India is at odds with......

IT world: Battle for shelf-life

Bharat Goenka, managing director of Tally whose accounting software has made it one of the most successful Indian product companies, appears crestfallen. Can we stop shooting ourselves in the foot?......

India crosses $400-bn milestone in exports

The country's exports for the first time  crossed the $400 billion mark in a fiscal on healthy performance by sectors such as petroleum products, engineering, gems and jewellery, and......

Agnipath has large job potential: India Inc

Industry leaders, including Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra, RPG Enterprises chairman Harsh Goenka and Biocon Ltd chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Monday came out in support of the......

Creating 4 Million Jobs Looks Likely

In years past, we often approached the Budget expecting to see changes in direct and indirect taxes.Those days are behind us.The Budget of today seeks to expand the economy and keep it at the......

Taapsee, Kriti, Yami, Manushi: Who Looks Best?

Meet the winners of the Most Stylish Lokmat Awards 2019.   Taapsee Pannu won the Most Stylish Icon of the Year award.   Yami Gautam won the Most Stylish Unconventional Actress award......

Being a Bollywood outsider is tough!

'For us outsiders, the first break comes with a lot of difficulty.''In case of people from the industry, the first couple of breaks are taken care of.''They are guided and taught while we have......

'I am proud of the jauhar scene'

'What you see is the depiction, not the glorification.' IMAGE: Anupriya Goenka, who plays Shahid Kapoor's first wife in Padmaavat. It's hard to be noticed in a film starring Deepika Padukone,......

Does Bhansali glorify jauhar?

'I am angry because this ever happened.''I am sad because it's painful to think what they must be going through.''I am glad we've fought hard to break through such cruel tradition.''But it burns my......

KKR hoping to exploit home conditions vs depleted LSG

IMAGE: KKR captain Shreyas Iyer will be looking to fire against LSG in Kolkata on Sunday after scores of 0, 39 not out, 18, 34 in IPL 2024. Photograph: BCCI Two-time champions Kolkata Knight......

IPL 2024: How The 10 Teams Stack Up!

IMAGE: Delhi Capitals Captain Rishabh Pant -- the first active player at an IPL players auction -- holds up the paddle to make a bid during the IPL 2024 auction in Dubai on Tuesday, December 19,......