The Legend That Was Pritish Nandy

He was colourful. He was dramatic. He was The Master of His Craft. There never will be an editor as versatile as Pritish Nandy, notes Nikhil Lakshman. IMAGE: Pritish Nandy, Editor Extraordinaire,......

PV Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh, MS Swaminathan get Bharat Ratna

Former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh as well as Green Revolution pioneer M S Swaminathan will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday.......

BJP vs Cong over 'sulking' Selja's absence from Haryana poll campaign

With Congress leader Kumari Selja staying away from campaigning for Haryana assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party stepped up its attack on the opposition party over the "infighting" with Union......

'Mera ghar Rahul Gandhi ka ghar': Cong leaders open their homes to Rahul

Senior Congress leader from Madhya Pradesh Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday said Rahul Gandhi, who was served a notice to vacate the government bungalow in Delhi post his disqualification as a Lok......

MS outage: Airlines go manual, cash withdrawals hit, brokerages affected

Airports across the country witnessed chaotic scenes on Friday after dozens of flights were either delayed or cancelled after a widespread global computer outage that also hit operations like cash......

Political Savvy Nirmalaji's Bold Budget

Few finance ministers announce any taxation measure that could upset the stock market.Ms Sitharaman decided to take that risk, observes A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

Singur saga: How Tata's Nano exit reshaped Bengal's political, industrial landscape

On the eve of Durga Puja in October 2008, industrialist Ratan Tata announced that Tata Motors would withdraw from the nearly completed Nano car plant in Singur, attributing the decision to Mamata......

Budget Must Focus On Raising Revenue

With the fiscal deficit target staring at the government, the FY25 Budget has limited expenditure options, points out A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman distributes halwa......

The Biggest Releases on Gandhi Jayanti

The Gandhi Jayanti national holiday on October 2 has worked quite well for Bollywood movie releases. In fact, year after year, it has given us big hits. Joginder Tuteja looks at the big Gandhi......

Who should play Sonia Gandhi?

Director Jagmohan Mundhra wants to make a film on Congress president Sonia Gandhi.The filmwill reportedly begin with her falling in love with Rajiv Gandhi andend after her husband is assassinated......

When India Showed Up For The Oscars

You'll bump into a desi at every corner of the globe. But one of the largest film industries in the world, India is yet to make great strides at the Oscars. Between a handful of wins, nominations......

'Mumtaz looked great in Western clothes'

'Other designers take empty suitcases and go shopping for the actors's clothes in New York.''To me, this is bankruptcy of imagination.' IMAGE: Mumtaz with Feroz Khan and Dharmendra in Aadmi Aur......

Why Bharat Ratna still eludes Major Dhyan Chand?

'If the country's biggest sports award is named after him, the National Stadium is named after him, then why not he is given a Bharat Ratna.' IMAGE: Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya pays......

Everyone is a MS Dhoni fan: SRH players praise CSK legend

Photograph: BCCI After the end of the Indian Premier League 2024 match between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Friday, the Hyderabad-based franchise players praised MS......

PIX: Glitzy opening for inaugural Kho Kho World Cup

IMAGE: The Indian team walks out with the tricolour during the team parade at the opening ceremony of the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup held in New Delhi on Monday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vice......

CSK vs SRH: A battle for consistency vs explosiveness

IMAGE: CSK will need to rethink their combination. Photograph: SRH/X Without their in-form bowler Mustafzur Rahman, Chennai Super Kings will need to sharpen their all-round game when they take on......

Sameer Rizvi's IPL auction journey unleashes tears, joy

Sameer Rizvi's Rs 8.40 crore windfall brings smile on ailing father's face Photograph: Kind Courtesy Sameer Rizvi/Instagram Sameer Rizvi and his uncle Tankeeb Akhtar were choked with emotions as......