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Why Stalin Is Pushing Keeladi Over Indus Valley

'It has the potential to sow seeds of furthering discord when the direction of the discourse is aimed at propagating the perceived supremacy of 'cultural nationalism' from a distant past over the......

Can Amit Thackeray Revive The MNS?

'If you look at the average age of all our candidates, you will notice that their average age is between 35 and 40. It is a kind of revolution that the MNS is bringing in Maharashtra.' IMAGE: Amit......

Why 'Captain' Vijayakanth Won't Be Forgotten

The Tamil film industry won't forget Vijayakanth's large-heartedness, how he took care of fellow industry persons, male or female, rich or poor, young or old...recalls N Sathiya Moorthy. How he......

Contest for Cong prez post on cards 2 decades after Sonia trumped Jitendra Prasada

After over two decades, the Congress is likely to see a contest for the post of party chief with Shashi Tharoor looking set to enter the fray after his meeting with Sonia Gandhi and Ashok Gehlot......

'Madman, racist, sexist pig': Obama's thoughts on Trump

For much of Donald Trump’s presidency, Barack Obama largely abided by the convention that former presidents do not publicly criticise or attack their successors. IMAGE: Donald Trump......

Surplus liquidity slumps to Rs 3K cr on tax outflows, shows RBI data

Surplus liquidity in the banking system as measured by absorption of excess funds by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) fell sharply at the end of the last week due to outflows on account of advance......

The Rakesh Jhunjhunwala I Knew

A family man, a confident investor, someone who was sure two decades ago that India and its stock market were going to boom.T N Ninan recalls his chats with Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. Illustrations:......

Unlocking value in people is key

With people now considered the main source of competitive advantage for companies, the role of training is paramount in giving corporate assets a keener edge. How do companies handle this challenge......

Gadgets for the Man of the World

Gift-giving is never a straightforward proposition. Fraught with indecision, most settle for the standbys of yesteryear: books, neckties and those dreaded felt-bottomed executive gifts. Buying......

Rana Kapoor: Banker gone Rogue

'The book captures Rana Kapoor's hunger for real estate leading to bungalows in Delhi, Mumbai, London and other cities; the multiple companies -- over 100 -- to fund his family's various ventures;......

Cinema Bandi review

Cinema Bandi brims in naïve optimism, focusing on a rural community's simple, sweet characters using up all their enthusiasm and resources to make a local blockbuster, notes Sukanya Verma.......

Toofaan review

Despite all its drawbacks, I was engrossed in Toofaan and the intensity Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra imbues it with for most part, observes Sukanya Verma. The world is his ring and everyone a punching......

Ranveer Singh-Sonakshi to romance in Dalhousie

Ranveer Singh takes a keener interest in his new film Lootera than a leading man needs to.Ranveer Singh is taking moreinterest in his latest film Lootera than the leading man usually does. In fact,......

The lady behind Deepika's success

'Deepika always got all the jobs she auditioned for.''There was no stopping her.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Deepika Padukone/Instagram It was a week of celebrating Deepika Padukone's wedding with......

Review: Manjhi The Mountain Man is watchable for Nawaz. And Nawaz alone.

Manjhi The Mountain Man carries much promise but it is flimsily executed, feels Sukanya Verma. There’s a wondrous quality to grand gestures, hyperboles holding true and against-all-odds......

Out-of-favour Starc enjoying team's success

The Australian pacer naturally wants to play the second Test at Lord's from Wednesday but is even keener on Australia bringing home the urn, even if it means spending more time on the sidelines.......

Why rivals are wary of India's bowling attack at World Cup

'I agree that pitches in England in the last few years have been flat, but teams will be wary of India's bowling unit since we can be potent both at the start and at the death.' IMAGE: Bhuvneshwar......

Sania stuns Czink to enter semis

Sania Mirza maintained her winning run in the Aegon Classic, beating Hungary's Melinda Czink 6-1, 7-6(4) in the quarter-finals in Birmingham on Friday. The Indian ace breezed through the first set......

With Jordan's mind coach, Sreesanth readies for redemption

IMAGE: S Sreesanth grinds it out in the gym. Photograph: Kind courtesy, S Sreesanth/Twitter A 'theatre of dreams' called Indian Premier League turned into a nightmare for Shanthakumaran Sreesanth......

Kohli acknowledges folly after selection disaster at Perth

'It's a very tricky decision to make what kind of a bowling option you want to go with or you want to think whether that guy can contribute with the bat as well or not. Eventually you come to one......