2 held for pro-Khalistan graffiti on Delhi Metro walls

The Delhi Police has arrested a 30-year-old man and detained one more in connection with writing pro-Khalistan messages on the walls of four Delhi Metro stations ahead of the G20 Summit, officials......

North East Win Modi's Success Story

The North East is a sizeable success story for the Modi government politically and for the BJP electorally.It will be an unpleasant surprise if they choose to blow it, bowing to their basic,......

'We Want To Develop Dharavi Like Hong Kong'

'Dharavi will be completely slum free by 2040.' IMAGE: Tourists walk through Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums. Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters If you travel on Mumbai's metro line 2A or line 7,......

The Race To Be Called Visionary

Unfortunately, in India, infrastructure projects are lost in a miasma of political and personal vanity, observes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Construction work underway on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet......

Budget in 2 minutes: 'Bad bank' gets nod, discoms to get funds & more

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her third Budget on February 1. Following are a few takeaways: IMAGE: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressing a post Budget press......

6 major trends that will shape India's real estate sector

Despite the absence of any notable price growth, transaction volumes are picking up in major Indian cities. The surge in sentiments is also backed by a significant rise in transparency in the......

Getting private funding will be an uphill task for Railways

Though the Railways is yet to declare any five-year action plan, it is clear the government is not in a position to hand-hold it for any major expansion or upgrade.The issue, however, is how far......

10 stocks most likely to make investors RICH!

From Dabur to HUL, here are 10 stocks with significant rural exposure in the auto, agri-chemical and fast moving consumer goods sectors, which should see an uptick in sales growth. Illustration:......

PIX: Swara Bhasker's super Russian holiday!

Swara Bhasker is on vacation in Russia with her journalist friends, Ektaa Malik and author Prashant Jha. After spending time in Moscow, she has moved on to Saint Petersburg. Check out the lovely......

'I want the youth to watch Madaari'

'Madaari is a very strong film for the younger generation. If they understand this film correctly, it would be great fun.'  'It is serious cinema and our youth want to see that too; they......

Review: BA Pass is an impressively dark and sexy film

BA Pass is a riveting film, writes Raja Sen.I love the word Taut. One of the finest words to describe films about crime, it’s a delicious word, evoking images of a tightrope yanked to within......

Shilpa: I will not apologise

The shooting of Shilpa Shetty's new film, Metro, came to an abrupt halt in Navi Mumbai (New Bombay) after some people, allegedly members of the Shiv Sena, went on a rampage on the sets. The......