B'luru caf blast: BJP says Bengal 'safe haven for terrorists', Mamata hits back

The arrest of two accused in the Bengaluru cafe blast case from West Bengal on Friday kept the state's political pot boiling ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, with the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party......

Is Ajit Doval Failing India On Security?

It is when one looks away from the immediate song and dance and at the granular detail of what has been going on since 2014 that one realises what the quality and competence of thinking and......

Would Manipur Violence Have Continued If...

...the BJP's template of operation was different or if the Centre and the state were ruled by dissimilar parties? asks Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Manipur Students Union members protest in Imphal, July......

Twitter turned rogue during 2020-22: BJP amid row

The Bharatiya Janata Party's IT department head Amit Malviya Tuesday came down heavily on former Twitter chief executive officer Jack Dorsey, saying the social media company was in violation of......

Will Supreme Court finally end RBI's supreme conceit?

For the past 10 years or more, the RBI has been turning down dozens of applications under the RTI Act that sought disclosing the list of wilful defaulters and the RBI’s inspection reports. In......

Viral Acharya needs a 'Bharat Darshan'

'Tilting at the government in English in front of India may make him feel like Joan of Arc, but without a feel for Bharat he will merely be Don Quixote,' says S Muraleedharan, former managing......

The demonetisation 'demon' is in the details

IMAGE: AAP workers protest against demonetisation in Patna, November 28, 2016. Photograph: PTI Photo 'We have the political will to take this to the very end.''But what eventually happens depends......

'Some of the growth rate figures are spurious and misleading'

'The whole land acquisition bill is a part of the payback to the corporate' 'It is the joke of the century, if the BJP were to pretend that it was a clean government' 'Maharashtra is busy banning......

Orry's Shocking Revelations: 'I am dating 5 people'

After providing viewers with an intimate glimpse into the lives of their favorite stars, blending humour, candid conversations and unexpected revelations, the final episode on Karan Johar's Koffee......

Jawan, Sushmita And A Baby On OTT

It's an action packed menu on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives us her recommendations.   Jawan: Extended CutWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi In Shah Rukh Khan's second mammoth hit of......

Khalnayak's Charm And Controversy

A messy masala about an antihero bolstered by tons of whimsy, controversy and high drama, Khalnayak's hype is stuff of history. Sukanya Verma celebrates 30 years of this blockbuster. 1993 was a......

Something For All Ages on OTT This Week

Sukanya Verma shares her OTT recommendations.   Mask GirlWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Korean (with subtitles) Juggling between a dull day job and nocturnal online identity, a woman's......

Badminton: Malaysia knocks out Indonesia's beloved 'Minions'

IMAGE: Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in action during their match against Indonesia's Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo in the badminton men's doubles quarter-finals at......

Lodha panel suggests bar on ministers in BCCI, legalising betting

- 'One association of each state will be full member and have right to vote.' - 'As far as Betting alone is concerned, many of the respondents before the Committee were of the view that it would......

Can we please have our cricket back?

'Time was when a giant-economy sized tub of popcorn and an XL-sized bottle of cola was all I needed to enjoy a game of cricket.' 'Today I need popcorn and cola from the 'official' suppliers, plus......