From Modi to Owaisi: Meet the 10 key figures shaping electoral discourse

Some are powerful orators who grab attention with their words, others are behind-the-scenes strategists plotting victory for their parties and all are key drivers of the narrative as the country......

'You can't compare Modi and Dr Singh'

'The sense of Constitutional propriety and political morality seems to be vanishing fast.' 'There are many things in today's politics of governance which Manmohan Singh would have never dreamt of......

Babri, economic reforms, scams: Rao's action-packed 5-year term as PM

Polyglot, statesman and scholar, the inscrutable PV Narasimha Rao was often referred to as the Chanakya of Indian politics, the prime minister known for initiating far-reaching economic reforms and......

Indian Army showed world enough is enough: Gen Naravane on Galwan standoff

China followed "wolf-warrior diplomacy" and "salami-slicing" tactics with impunity browbeating smaller neighbours and it took the Indian Army to show to the world that "enough is enough" and......

Modi, mines, viprit buddhi

Yes, India needs desperate measures to kick-start growth. But selling off its lungs to the highest bidder to hack away cannot be the way out, says Sumit Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

From Hashmi to Puranaanuru, Sitharaman waxes poetic

From poetry to divinity, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made sure that her maiden Budget speech on Friday was interspersed with couplets and quotes. While speaking in the Lok Sabha,......

How the Nirav Modi show manages to go on

Modi has been relentless in building his brand regardless of banks having a problem of fraudulent and unauthorised transactions with his companies.  Just about a week ago, diamond jeweller......

JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley cool off Indian realty

According to experts, banks have found better arbitrage opportunities in dollar terms in mature economies with mortgage and leverage rather than take equity exposure on Indian real estate. At a......

Guess Who Akshay Kumar's Hero Was!

No, it was not Prithviraj Chauhan. IMAGE: Akshay Kumar and Manushi Chhillar at the Prithviraj Chauhan statue at Qila Rai Pithora in Delhi. Photograph: Kamal Singh/PTI The education ministry needs......

Shershaah review

This is the meatiest role of Sidharth Malhotra's career and the man sure enough gives it his all.There's charm, swagger, warmth, empathy, verve, authority -- a lively portrait of a lion, a legend,......

The Ajay Devgn film festival, coming up!

Ajay Devgn turns 52 on April 2, and he remains as busy as ever. Ever since he made his debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 -- exactly three decades ago -- the actor has been consistently making......

He has played Chanakya 1,039 times

'Every time I step on stage, I feel like I'm performing the play for the first time,' Manoj Joshi tells Sadiya Updade. IMAGE: Manoj Joshi in and as Chanakya in the play. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Indian youngsters should take gamble of playing abroad: Bhutia

News of all that transpired on and off the football field. IMAGE: Bhaichung Bhutia cited the example of Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, who spent three years with Norwegian club Stabaek FC -- where he......