The old customs of government never change

Leelabai Pawar and her daughter Rekha Sanjeev Kumar have been sitting outside the collector's office at the Old Customs House in south Mumbai for the past one week.This is not what they do on a......

US will come to rescue if Iran targets protesters, warns Trump

US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that the United States is "locked and loaded" to respond if Iranian authorities use violence against peaceful protesters, as demonstrations......

From Selling Guavas To Council Hall

'A poor candidate was given a chance so that the concerns of ordinary, needy citizens could be represented.' IMAGE: Lonavala Councillor Bhagyashree Jagtap with her husband Mahadev at her fruit......

BJP leader Prem Kumar 'unanimously' elected Bihar Speaker

Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader Prem Kumar was on Tuesday unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Bihar assembly. IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar meets newly elected Speaker of......

'Post acquisition funding cost will come down'

'We essentially want to continue the way we are doing business -- no change in strategy, no change in ticket sizes, no change in customer segmentation and no change in yields.' Illustration:......

40-year-old fintech gurus need 60-year-olds to handhold them

The message is clear: The 60-year-old wise uncles need to handhold the 40-year-old entrepreneurs when, obsessed with ambition and greed for growth, they become a victim of hubris, points out Tamal......

Ultra-luxury housing in India sees shift to ultra-customised marketing

With the rise of ultra-luxury housing in India comes ultra-customised marketing. Photograph: Christopher Pike/Reuters Developers selling high-end homes, priced above Rs 20 crore, are moving away......

Events that shaped Indian businesses in 2024

Unprecedented bribery charges, farewells, separation, failed union, monumental mergers and record-breaking IPOs, along with a healthy dose of online happenings in the form of spat and lessons in......

2024: Top 10 International Films

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite 2024 films that he watched at film festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Toronto and India. It's that time for the year to track its very best. These are personal choices,......

Manorathangal Review: Anatomy of A Visionary Mindscape

Through Manorathangal, M T Vasudevan Nair makes himself available to a whole new generation of uninitiated viewers, who can familiarise themselves with his rich body of work and hope to learn a......

The Crown Has Lost Its Way

Was descending into the telling of only Diana's tale in four long, slightly-draggy soap-opera-ish episodes of the last season the original premise of The Crown? asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel. IMAGE:......

'India Is Ready For The World!'

'Never in the history of Indian cinema did we have a distribution system for 240 countries, but we have it now.''And if we still keep catering to the B and C-tiers of our country, and not the whole......

'Brand' Welcome Awaits Olympic Stars

'The Paris Olympics has once again blessed the Indian sports marketing landscape with fresh faces and promises.''Expect at least one biopic.' IMAGE: Silver medalist Neeraj Chopra during the medal......