'Some home ministers, DGs corrupt; auction police stations'

'Earlier in my career DGs were nearly 100 per cent honest.''By the time I retired, many DGs have not been honest.''One DG asked me to go and meet a home minister whom everybody knew is corrupt.'......

HP tragedy: UAV fails to find missing students, hi-tech search today

An unmanned aerial vehicle was pressed into service on Friday to trace 17 missing engineering students from Hyderabad but without any success and rescuers will now deploy for the first time a......

In I-Day address, Modi sets the tone for 2024 polls

Setting the tone for his 2024 re-election bid, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for waging a war against the 'three evils' of corruption, appeasement and dynastic politics, stepped up......

K'taka assembly imposes jail term on 2 scribes over 'defamatory articles'

The Karnataka Assembly has sentenced two editors of Kannada tabloids, including noted scribe Ravi Belagere, to one year in jail for breach of privilege over their alleged defamatory articles......

'Pay tax on any income earned by non-working spouse and kids'

Tax expert Anil Rego answers readers' questions about how Finance Minister Piyush Goyal's Budget affects you.  IMAGE: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal poses with a briefcase containing Budget......

Mother hints at closeness between Ambani brothers

The markets had been speculating for weeks, but on Monday corporate India's first family got into it as well. The fiercely private Ambani family matriarch Kokilaben hinted her sons Mukesh and......

CAS launch deferred in Mumbai

In the absence of appropriate directives from the government and the central implementation task force, cable operators in south Mumbai on Monday decided to maintain status quo in regard to......

'FII inflows will be strong in Jan'

NRNPM:Sir, When are you coming to Chennai. We want to invite you to Infosys Campus in ChennaiRamesh S Damani:Hello everyone. Thanks for joining. Let us start. Send me an invite, it would be nice to......

King: A New SRK Experience

From the swag displayed in the King teaser, there is no dimming of the klieg light of his superstardom... yet, notes Deepa Gahlot. At a time when the world needs love, Shah Rukh Khan has decided......

The Om Puri You Never Knew

'One is not allowed to smoke on the sets of a Hollywood film even during a break.''When I asked an assistant to suggest some place where I could light a cigarette, he recommended the bad boys'......

'My Naada Was Stuck And I Couldn't Untie It'

'Pahlaj Nihalani came to my rescue. There was no Instagram in those days so I didn't recognise him.''I almost fainted when he told me he was Pahlaj Nihalani, the producer of Ilzaam, the hit film......

Anees Bazmee's Mad, MAD, World

A big cast engaged in tons of bungling, glowering, scrambling and tomfoolery amidst twists and turns of madcap proportions, Anees Bazmee's brand of entertainment is all for lack of restraint. The......

FIH happy with new draft of HI constitution

IMAGE: The recent uncertainty over HI elections came to light following reports that FIH CEO Thierry Weil wrote a stern email to CoA, accusing the three-member committee of deviating from the......

Sachin, Kumble, Jadeja, Mithali In Ayodhya

IMAGE: Anil Kumble with wife Chethana at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, January 22, 2024. Photograph: Anil Kumble/X   Sachin Tendulkar was elegantly attired in traditional kurta pyjama, exuding......

More than me, I am happy for my father: Sarfaraz

IMAGE: Sarfaraz Khan with his father Naushad and wife Romana Zahoor ahead of start of Day 1 of the third Test against England in Rajkot on Thursday. Photograph: BCCI Sarfaraz Khan being ignored......

Shami All Set To Take Brands By Storm

Last month, Puma roped in Shami as its brand ambassador, joining the likes of Virat Kohli and Usain Bolt on its roster. IMAGE: Mohammed Shami, who ended World Cup 2023 with the most number of......

Anil Kumble: India needs to be ruthless

Former India captain ANIL KUMBLE says nothing much can happen if India also does not raise the bar, substantially, in the fielding department. Ashish Nehra has got to be played against Ireland......