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Why threaten oil mafia with MCOCA, Mr Patil?

Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil has promised to book the oil mafia under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act. This is not the first time that the state has......

'Dhankhar's Resignation Laced With Intrigue'

'Something very drastic must have happened.' IMAGE: Then Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. Photograph: ANI Photo/Sansad TV "If a senior person wants to resign, the political leadership gets a......

How Shastri Buried Pakistan's Kashmir Dream

The high point of the 19 Shastri months was the 22-day war that he fought against great odds and won in principle, even if military historians often call it a stalemate. Pakistan saw a great......

R R Patil: 'Mr Clean'

Known as 'Mr Clean' in political circles, R R Patil's career graph from a zilla parishad member to the deputy chief minister's chair in Mumbai has been marked by impressive achievements, astute......

Said what 1st dy CM said about 2nd dy CM: Kamra on Shinde row

"I will not apologise or hide under the bed waiting for the controversy to die down," a defiant Kunal Kamra said in a late night statement as the row over his comedy act spilled over with......

'Had liberalisation not taken place, I may have gone back to the US'

An exclusive excerpt from Girish Kuber's The Tatas: How A Family Built A Business And A Nation. IMAGE: J R D Tata, left, with Ratan Tata. Photograph: Kind courtesy Gopal Shetty When you took......

How reverse mortgage works

Mr Patil has retired after what can be called a very fulfilling career with a leading engineering company. His only daughter is married and well settled in Bangalore. He owns a large house in Thane......

Parag Agrawal's 11-month tenure as Twitter CEO ends

When Parag Agrawal was appointed CEO of Twitter in November 2021, the IIT graduate joined a steadily growing club of executives from India rising to the top of global corporations, but the......

The importance of trade

'We do India great disservice if we continue to perpetuate a flawed narrative on trade, one based on myths rather than facts,' says Hardeep Singh Puri.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Dark fibre case: Sebi slaps Rs 7 cr fine on NSE, Rs 5 cr on Chitra and Subramanian

Sebi has imposed a penalty totalling Rs 44 crore on 18 entities, including the National Stock Exchange, its business development officer Ravi Varanasi, former MD and CEO Chitra Ramkrishna and her......

'He was always very indulgent towards me, a bit like a father to a wayward son'

'Satyadev Dubey left without writing the dialogues for the end of Mandi. So there would be brainstorming sessions before every scene.' 'One particular scene needed a dramatic opening line and no......

'Manthan Never Looked As Good As It Does Now'

'The problems that the film explores still remain.''It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.' IMAGE: Smita Patil and Girish Karnad in......

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......

Why Mala Sinha Almost Said No To Pyaasa

'My character Meena seemed like a selfish, cold, heartless woman, who abandons her lover because he is moneyless.' IMAGE: Mala Sinha in Pyaasa. Mala Sinha, who turned 86 on November 11, is the......

'Ardh Satya wasn't conceived to showcase Om's talent'

'The ending Vijay Tendulkar had written was different.'According to him, the film ended with Anant Welankar's suicide.''I felt such an ending would be too nihilistic.''Bahut zyada defeatist ho......

It's official! RCB to play two IPL games in Raipur

IMAGE: RCB vice-president Rajesh Menon presents a jersey to Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai as BCCI Joint Secretary Prabhtej Singh Bhatia looks on. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vishnu Deo Sai/X......

BCCI to release Rs 1 crore for Gaekwad's cancer treatment

IMAGE: BCCI's decision has come following emotional appeals for support from former captain Kapil Dev and Sandeep Patil. Photograph: Anshuman Gaekwad/Instagram In a noble gesture, the BCCI on......

3-member panel to probe gymnast Aruna's allegations

IMAGE: World Cup bronze medallist gymnast Aruna Budda Reddy alleged that she was video-graphed without consent during a physical fitness test conducted in March. Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty......

How Chirag Patil got to play his dad in '83

'Ranveer Singh is on a different level, he is a super human.''The kind of energy, the kind of seriousness and dedication he has towards his work, it is just phenomenal.' IMAGE: Former India......

ISL: Mumbai City FC do a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Mumbai City FC Deepak Mandal and Kerala Blasters players vie for the ball. Photograph: PTI Mumbai City FC have been fairly inconsistent in the inaugural season of the Indian Super League so far,......