Jai Shri Ram, mob violence and how to tackle it

Communalising law and order situations is fraught with danger; we need to tread cautiously.Interjecting a communal angle into what is purely a law and order issue does nobody good; it muddies the......

Is a free press also a good business?

A simple look at the prices of 10 media stocks during the tenure of the current government tells an interesting tale, says N Sundaresha Subramanian. Over the past week or so, NDTV and its founders......

Despite murmurs against his stand, Nitish backs demonetisation

Unmindful of murmurs in the opposition over his stand on demonetisation, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday maintained his support to the exercise, asserting that he will back any......

5 shooters involved in Bihar scribe's murder arrested

The accused say a close aide of former RJD MP Shahabuddin gave them a supari to kill Ranjan, reports M I Khan from Patna. Five shooters, including the main shooter Rohit Kumar, involved in the......

Zee shareholders to decide on demerging print biz

Demerging print and TV news businesses will allow for separate investment by interested players. The news media arm of the Subhash Chandra-led Essel Group has been directed by the National Company......

Will the print media finally wake up?

'Demonetisation is just a trigger; the Indian print industry had this coming for years,' says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Last month, the Rs 2,500 crore HT......

Demonetisation's latest victims: TV, print and film exhibition

While Zee managed single-digit growth in revenue, HT Media's income dipped marginally, reports Urvi Malvania/Business Standard. The impact of demonetisation and the cash crunch that ensued as a......

Is DeMo destablising the Media?

How has the note ban affected newspapers and the rest of the media?Vanita Kohli-Khandekar finds out.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Is demonetisation the villain in Indian media's growth......

Priyanka Chopra among World's Top 100 Most Powerful Women

Yet another achievement is added to PeeCee's growing list. It's been a year of achievements for Priyanka Chopra. She has been listed among the Top 10 Highest Paid Actresses on Television by......

Hrithik holidays in Dubai with his kids

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Even as his legal battle with Kangana Ranaut rages on, Hrithik Roshan flew to Dubai with his sons, Hrehaan and......

New IPL teams: Goenka gets Lucknow; CVC bags Ahmedabad

IMAGE: The Indian Premier League trophy. Photograph: BCCI Kolkata-based business tycoon Sanjiv Goenka's RP-SG Group claimed the Lucknow franchise for a whopping Rs 7090 crore, while international......

'Tendulkar has lost his fighting abilities'

Readers' responses toThe naked and the dead feature: It is SPOT ON.I feel we r saying this day only because of our seniors (namely Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman).Please make no......