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Frontline Relive Pandemic Nightmare

Battling the virus, enduring separation from loved ones, and working extended hours became part of the job. IMAGE: Beads of sweat run down the forehead of a healthcare worker wearing protective......

How These Lawyers Worked Tirelessly To Free Saibaba

'We were sure our appeal would succeed. We knew we could break down the evidence and show it was hollow.' IMAGE: Professor G N Saibaba with his wife Vasanta Kumari after his release from the......

Vijayakanth: The action hero who took on heavyweights

Vijayakanth, who earned the sobriquet 'Karuppu MGR' ('Black MGR'), would perhaps go down in Tamil Nadu's history as a unique leader who scripted his own success story, dominating the political......

''Madam, we want to salute you with flowers and cake'

'Society deals with you the way they do, or forms an opinion, depending on if your family is with you every step of the way.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational......

Special Session: Even Cabinet Is In The Dark

This form of government, where secrets and major decisions are kept from the Cabinet itself, appears to be continuing, which is why the speculation around this special session, asserts Aakar Patel.......

Output of a third of manufacturing segments in Aug less than base year

Despite high headline numbers, the output of one-third of the segments in the manufacturing sector in August stood below even that in the same month in 2011-12, when the new index of industrial......

With Zepto Becoming First Unicorn of 2023, is Funding Winter About to Thaw?

Quick commerce startups hope to race towards better days. Can they crack the execution code? Photograph: Kind courtesy Zepto/Linkedin This is what one big funding round can do. Quick commerce rode......

Launches Outnumber Sales Since Early 2022

Residential house prices have only risen since the pandemic. IMAGE: An aerial view of residential buildings in New Delhi. Photograph: Rahul Singh/ANI Photo Increasing sales of residential......

'If anything goes wrong with Byju's...'

'India's edtech and start-up story will be in danger.' IMAGE: Byju Raveendran, founder and CEO, Byju's. Photograph: PTI Photo Sometime in November 2018, Byju Raveendran, founder and CEO of......

'The group has quality physical assets'

'If there is any reason to change my holding in Adani group stocks, the Hindenburg report on the group is not the one.' IMAGE: Gautam Adani, chairman, Adani Group. Photograph: Rupak De......

'I found myself deeply moved by...'

'I had the opportunity to portray a wildlife crime fighter on screen, which allowed me to express my concern for society, wildlife, and the environment.''I strongly believe that humans share this......

'Farhan surprised me by gifting me a BMW'

'He was an extremely naughty child, always in trouble and creating trouble.' 'He wanted to fly a kite at night, and sometimes, bunk school.' 'When I insisted on sending him, we could get a call......

7 Underrated Films Of 2023

With so many releases in 2023, not all got their due. Subhash K Jha picks his underrated films of the year. Dhak DhakWhere to watch? Netflix Why was this gem released with so little fanfare? Dhak......

'We Will Bring The Oscar'

'Ours is a disaster movie with no big stars, songs or commercial ingredients.''Yet, it is Malayalam cinema's highest grosser.' IMAGE: Director Jude Anthany Joseph and Tovino Thomas, left, on the......

The Vaccine War Review: Absorbing Drama

The Vaccine War leans towards stoking nationalistic fervour but that shouldn't stop you from watching a film that is solemn about the Indian scientific community's achievement, notes Mayur Sanap.......

We can have next Chess World Champion from India by 2025: Viswanthan Anand

Photograph: Kind courtesy FIDE/Stev Bonhage and Lennart Ootes Viswanathan Anand firmly believes that India has enough talent to produce the next Chess World Champion but not before 2025 since......

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