Greatest Sin In Indian Politics Is Overconfidence

The BJP will enter this election, as it does every election, as if it is fighting to prevent a 2004-style defeat. This is a party that wins big because it always behaves as if its back is to the......

From Kargil To Peace Talks, Musharraf's Strange Legacy

Chastened by the Kargil conflict, Pervez Musharraf will be remembered for gradually lowering the profile of terrorism and seeking a realistically negotiated settlement to the issue of Jammu and......

Those Who Could Not Be Rashtrapati

Two women candidates; Lok Sabha Speakers; Chief Justices; A Chief Election Commissioner; drafters of the Constitution; the RBI's first Indian governor; a farm leader who unsuccessfully contested......

When Colin Powell Apologised To Yashwant Sinha

'I made it known through diplomatic channels that I was unhappy.''So, he called me and tried to explain, but I said this is something that doesn't happen between friends.' IMAGE: Then US secretary......

Uniform tax on small, big cars is bad news for auto sector: Maruti's Bhargava

The regulatory burden is the highest on small cars, a key segment of the Indian automobile industry and having a uniform tax structure across all segments of vehicles will not augur well for the......

'Frugal management is essential for Indian companies'

'It leads to more investment, more money put in R&D, expansion and modernisation.' IMAGE: Kenichi Ayukawa, MD and CEO, Maruti Suzuki India, left, and Shashank Srivastava, executive director,......

Arvind Subramanian in race to be next chief economist of World Bank

Arvind Subramanian was appointed CEA in October 2014 and got a year’s extension in September 2017 Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian is in contention to be the next chief......

Demonetisation has hit at the heart of businesses

From farmers to cement, steel, logistics, transportation and automobiles, the back-end is struggling to get going due to the liquidity crisis.  Viveat Pinto & Aditi Divekar, Chandan Kishore......

When Ranveer was a fly on Kapil Dev's wall!

''83, is a once in a lifetime story.''I often say that sometimes, I feel that you don't choose stories, stories choose you.''Why for the last 37 years was the story not made? It's staring at our......

The A to Z of Shah Rukh Khan

'Tu toh bilkul hero nahi lagta (you don't look like a hero at all).' In candid interviews over the years, an amused Shah Rukh Khan has often recalled this observation, made by a security guard......

Does Anupam Kher look like Manmohan Singh?

Say hello to the cast of The Accidental Prime Minister. The key players in the The Accidental Prime Minister have been unveiled. Anupam Kher, who plays Dr Manmohan Singh, looks almost......

Salman, Jacqueline, Anil promote Race 3

Movie promotions, sport... what the stars were up to. Bollywood had a working Saturday this time. With movie promotions so important, the stars work hard to promote their films.   Team Race 3......

Kapil Dev discharged from hospital

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Chetan Sharma/Twitter India's first World Cup winning-captain Kapil Dev was, on Sunday, discharged from a city hospital, two days after undergoing angioplasty following a......

'Sourav always showed faith in me'

'The one thing that a cricketer aspires for is earning the respect of the dressing room and that respect is earned only when any player puts his hand up in adverse conditions and does his job for......

Will India's track and field athletes live up to expectations?

34 member athletics contingent is in Rio to put up some promising show IMAGE:  Indian discus thrower Vikas Gowda. Photograph: Getty Images . For a discipline that has given Indian athletes......

'Dhoni is a very good One-day leader, an average-to-poor Test captain...'

It's a lump-in-the-throat moment for Indians to see their team knocked out in the semis by Australia, but clearly the better team on the day made it to the final.For India, it was a long and......

Sharad Pawar elected MCA president unopposed

Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar was elected unopposed as Mumbai Cricket Association president after BJP leader Gopinath Munde's appeal against the rejection of his application to......