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'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

Why Kashmir Loves Purple

IMAGE: Lavender farming takes root in Kashmir. Photograph: ANI Conjoined twins Riddhi and Siddhi get a new lease of life. The Top Videos of the Week, listed by Shailajanand Mishra. All Videos:......

'Chinese are in the game of ambitions'

'China is playing the big global game. Their ambitions lie far beyond the Line of Actual Control.' 'The Indian border is a territorial boundary that China wants to put to rest so that it can move......

Gujarat/Himachal's 2024 Message For Modi

The message for 2024 is that the man on the street is not going to be euphoric if the G-20 crowns Modi as king-emperor for 2023, or if India sends its first man to space just ahead of the Lok Sabha......

Can Stalin keep BJP out of Tamil Nadu?

With the Tamil Nadu electorate having given him an unprecedented mandate that had eluded his father the late M Karunanidhi, Stalin has to prove his worth, ensuring at the same time that the......

Took conscious call to shun high-cost deposits: HDFC Bank

HDFC Bank has been conscious in not accepting high-cost deposits, which have resulted in slower growth in October-December, said Sashidhar Jagdishan, managing director and chief executive officer,......

The latest BMW 5 is like Jackie Chan!

It has get-up-and-go and is possessed of immense agility, observes Pavan Lall. IMAGE: BMW 5 Series 530 M Sport. Photographs: Kind courtesy, BMW India Some time during college, when I was in......

Can India get to $5 trillion?

'There is a fiscal crisis building up, which might become apparent when the Finance Commission presents its report,' warns T N Ninan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com There is simply......

Budget is a 5 year Test match, not a one-day event

'The fiscal situation is stressed (when is it not?!), economic growth has slowed, tax revenue has fallen short and the deficit is high if it is properly accounted,' points out T N Ninan. IMAGE:......

Why Panasonic is keen to leverage the Anchor brand

The Anchor and Panasonic connection is a blend of legacy and quality and there really is no question of substituting one for the other. Panasonic is banking on Anchor's familiarity and widespread......

'Ours is called the land of Kama Sutra, but what happened?'

'Where did that go?' IMAGE: Priyanka Bose and Mohit Agarwal in Kanu Behl's Agra. Kanu Behl's first film as director, Titli, a gritty family drama, premiered at Cannes in 2014 and was released in......

Mammootty Gets Off A Bus; Goes Down A Rabbit Hole

Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam is a masterpiece, and like most masterpieces of the cinema, it's a great act of folly, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mammootty in Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam. In Nanpakal......

Harry & Meghan Part 2 Review: Diana All Over Again

Harry & Meghan, Vaihayasi Pande Daniel realises, is just a sequel to Diana's Story. Having watched the first three episodes of Harry & Meghan with quite some interest, Episode 4, when it started......

What Makes Kantara And Brahmastra The 'Chosen Ones'

As much as we enjoy and write reams and reams about our amazement at the Kantara climax, 30 years on from now, will we remember these portions more fondly or the ones where Shiva is simply hanging......

Darlings Is Daring, Not Superficial

I cannot think of another Hindi movie that has, without so much as a hint of cynicism or speechifying, brought out that fundamental fact of Muslims being an integral part of the Indian culture......

Not just power-hitting, but it was smart batting: KL hails Stoinis

IMAGE: Marcus Stoinis struck an unbeaten ton to power LSG to a record win over CSK. Photograph: BCCI Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul was all praise for Marcus Stoinis' match-winning......

Bitter pill to swallow, emotions were roller-coaster: Iyer

Photograph: BCCI Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer expressed his disappointment after his team suffered a heart-wrenching 2-wicket defeat to Rajasthan Royals. KKR had seemingly built a......

World Athletics PIX: Paulino first Dominican woman to win gold

IMAGE: Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 400m at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Thursday. Photograph: Bernadett......

PIX: Alcaraz powers past Berrettini into quarters, Tsitsipas exits

IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning his Wimbledon fourth round match against Italy's Matteo Berrettini on Monday. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Top seed Carlos Alcaraz roared into......

Wimbledon PHOTOS: Djokovic, Swiatek waltz into round 2

IMAGES from Day 1 of all the action from the Wimbledon Championships played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Monday. IMAGE: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates......

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