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Dynastic politics pose grave threat to democracy, says Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that dynastic politics across the political spectrum poses a "grave threat" to Indian democracy and asserted it is high time that India traded......

Did India, Pak discuss J-K split formula weeks before Kargil War?

Weeks before the Kargil war erupted between India and Pakistan in 1999, the Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Nawaz Sharif governments discussed through back-channel talks a communal division of Jammu &......

What C P Radhakrishnan's Choice Means For Modi, BJP

By naming a sworn swayamsevak for vice president, the Modi-Shah duo have sent out a clear and positive message to Nagpur, where the RSS headquarters is located, explains N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE:......

Will BJP Be The New Congress?

Only in the event of the RSS managing to force Modi into accepting a consensual candidate, will the party not continue to 'being' the 'next Congress', observes Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay. IMAGE:......

UGC Draft Regulations And AMU

Will the Draft UGC Regulations 2025 undermine our universities?Unlikely, notes Professor Mohammad Sajjad, citing how AMU has utilised its exceptional autonomy. IMAGE: The Aligarh Muslim......

How Ratan Tata won battles against cliques

Sometime in 1991 - just two years before his retirement ("ouster" would perhaps be a more appropriate term) - Russi Mody had invited a few journalists from Kolkata to visit the Jamshedpur plant of......

OYO asks govt to probe FHRAI's 'illegally-run' executive committee

Claims committee's actions hurting small hotel owners; constant friction with organised players discouraging SMEs and entrepreneurs from moving ahead with the times and with technology. Aryaman......

Tata group to launch e-commerce venture

The e-tail venture plans to initially offer apparel, electronics and footwear products. The Tata group is set to launch its e-commerce venture on May 27 under the brand name, Tata CLiQ.......

Infosys to make maiden start-up investment

This will be Infosys' first investment from its innovation fund dedicated to start-ups and emerging technologies. Infosys, India's second largest information technology (IT) services company, is in......

Will India ever lift the ban on 'sin' businesses?

The ban on liquor advertising is an example of policy hypocrisy at play, says Kanika Datta. Image: The betting ban is one element of this proclivity, but so are the restrictions on cigarette and......

The Man Who Directed 5 Superstars

Dinesh Raheja charts the highs and lows of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's creative association with five megastars -- Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Dharmendra. IMAGE:......

The Roshans Review: Delightful!

The Roshans is somewhat like leafing through a glossy coffee table book full of trivia -- no depth, but such a shiny collection of memories, observes Deepa Gahlot. The nepotism debate is dialed......

Laapataa Ladies Found On OTT!

From Vijay Devarakonda to Kung Fu Panda, Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch on OTT this week. Laapataa LadiesWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi One of the best films of the......

Did Priyanka Quit Bollywood Because Of Karan Johar?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram Trust Kangana Ranaut to seize any opportunity to call out Karan Johar! In an interview to Dax Shepherd on his podcast Armchair Expert, Priyanka......

Friday Night Plan Review: Watch Out For Babil!

Friday Night Plan's sweet-natured heart and sanitised humour are happier focusing on the inherent niceness teenagers are capable of, observes Sukanya Verma. A self-effacing, socially awkward 18......

T20 could see Tests become clique of four nations

Former Australian captain and coach Greg Chappell has warned that 50-over cricket would be the best way to measure all cricketing nations, but Twenty20 is the best format for ensuring the growth of......

'Cricket is bad politics...things change overnight'

Kevin Pietersen. Photograph: Pal Pillai/Getty Images His anger at the English cricket administration and the then coach Andy Flower notwithstanding, Kevin Pietersen says he hasn't been......

The games politicians play

IPL made the news, but most sports bodies are run like cliques Given that BCCI is the world's richest cricket board and its 3-year old baby IPL is already a $4.13 billion brand, it's not surprising......

'If BCCI changes reforms, it would be ridiculing SC'

The BCCI's plans to dilute reforms mandated by the Supreme Court amount to "ridiculing" the country's highest judicial authority, asserted Lodha committee secretary Gopal Sankaranarayanan, who had......

Team spirit secret to England's recipe for success

IMAGE: Dele Alli of England celebrates after scoring his team's second goal with teammate Ashley Young. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images It has been seven long weeks of hotel rooms and......