'Speaker's order not on same page as SC's directions'

'Approaching the Supreme Court, getting a favourable decision and overturning the situation (the speaker's order), will be too much to ask for in too short time.' IMAGE: Maharashtra assembly......

SC sets Dec 31 deadline for Maharashtra speaker to decide Shiv Sena pleas

Observing that the sanctity of the 10th Schedule of the Constitution should be maintained, the Supreme Court on Monday directed Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide the......

Uddhav seeks early decision on MLAs' disqualification

Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday demanded that Maharashtra's Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar take a decision on the disqualification of 16 MLAs at the earliest.......

'Speaker's only option is to disqualify the 16 MLAs'

'The Speaker has to act in an impartial way and in accordance with what the Supreme Court has laid out in its judgment.' IMAGE: Rahul Narvekar, after his election as Maharashtra assembly speaker......

The daunting tasks facing Suresh Prabhu

Mr Prabhu has a big challenge ahead in implementing trade reforms to regain the lost export momentum, says Jayanta Roy. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Suresh Prabhu has become the Minister......

How Suresh Prabhu could've avoided the roll-back road

What the railways need to do is to establish a clear link between higher fares and better service, says T N Ninan.   Long years of experience in rolling back price hikes of politically......

Ending the Railway Budget, a step in the right direction

The best way for the railways to become more professional will be to get corporatised, says Subir Roy. There is a strong likelihood that we have seen the last of the railway Budget. The only......

Ending Rail Budget is Mr Prabhu's first step in the right direction

Prabhu has now to show that he can take on the vested interests within the railways which are resisting change through corporatisation, says Subir Roy. There is a strong likelihood that we have......

7 Songs For Maha Shiv Ratri

Subhash K Jha lists seven memorable songs for Maha Shiv Ratri.   Darshan Do Baba Bhole from Har Har Mahadev IMAGE: Darshan Do Baba Bhole in the Har Har Mahadev. Haath jod kar baar baar yeh......

KWK 7: 10 Akshay-Samantha Revelations

The third episode of Koffee With Karan 7 saw an unusual pair on the couch: Akshay Kumar making conversation with Samantha Ruth Prabhu. While Sam got candid about divorce and alimony, Akshay had......

Have we stopped responding to movies?

'If you can tell the quality of a movie-watching experience, only and only by referring to set standards, you *aren't really* going to the movies,' argues Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Ramya Krishnan,......

Khamoshi Review: No thrills, no scares!

Khamoshi is very predictable, warns Namrata Thakker. Filmmaker Chakri Toleti’s Khamoshi is a painfully dull remake of a good Hollywood thriller called Hush.I love the thriller......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......

Syed Modi badminton: Prannoy advances; Sourabh stunned

IMAGE: HS Prannoy will next face compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat in the 2nd round of the Syed Modi badminton tournament in Lucknow. Photograph: PBL/Twitter India's HS Prannoy entered the second round......

Hima named in World C'ships team as relay runner

IMAGE: India’s 4x400m mixed relay team at the 2018 Asian Games, comprising Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Hima Das, Poovamma Raju Machettira and Arokia Rajiv, celebrate after the finish, at the BK......

Modern cricket is poorer with Anandji Dossa passing into the ages

Anandji Dossa. Photograph: Haresh Pandya Blessed with a computer-like brain and an elephantine memory, Anandji Dossa was a pioneer in compiling cricket statistics and scores. Haresh Pandya pays......

BCCI's lifetime achievement award for Kapil Dev

The legendary Kapil Dev will be conferred the Col C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award for the year 2013 at the annual BCCI awards function, the Board's announced on Wednesday. The 1983-World Cup......