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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......

What Modi-Shah Should Worry About

The seat-share progression should worry the BJP.From the previous assembly polls of 2017, through the assembly segments in its favour in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and now in 2022, the BJP's......

Will SP's strategy to dent BJP's caste equation in eastern UP succeed?

The Samajwadi Party's bid to dent the Bharatiya Janata Party's formidable social equation is playing out in a big way in the Poorvanchal or eastern region of Uttar Pradesh as the ruling party is......

'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:......

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;......

Will new Maha govt sweeten the lives of sugarcane growers?

Maharashtra, the country’s largest cane and sugar producer after Uttar Pradesh, had, over the past few years, weathered adverse market dynamics brought about by a domestic and global sugar......

How Tata Trusts uses big data to gauge consumption, production

In keeping with the Trusts’ objectives, the initiative was underpinned by an attempt to determine how over-nutrition was impacting citizens at a mass scale. There’s a new......

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......

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.......

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......

'Shah Rukh Khan is the George Clooney of India'

'Aditya Chopra says the only time Shah Rukh acts is when he laughs''I never realised this, but when I see him, I realise that he has never laughed.''So I asked him why doesn't he laugh.''He said he......

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......

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......

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......

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......

PHOTOS: India overpower Bangladesh to set final date with Pakistan

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma celebrates after completing his century. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images Rohit Sharma stamped his class with an authoritative hundred in the company of magnificent......

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