From Prime Minister to Pradhan Sevak

'To identify with the common man, Modi had to look like one.' 'The disastrous suit with his name written on it never made its reappearance.' 'Frequent dress changes during the day, which led......

UN virtually confirms six addresses of Dawood in Pak

India's consistent stand that Dawood Ibrahim is based in Pakistan has got a virtual endorsement from the United Nations which has obviously confirmed six addresses of the underworld don in that......

Why Syed Asif Ibrahim got the job of counter-terror envoy

There are a lot of very bad men out there. And Syed Asif Ibrahim is the best officer to deal with them. Aditi Phadnis reports. If the reports are correct, this is a first. For the first time ever,......

Pradeep Kumar Sinha appointed new cabinet secretary

Power Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha was appointed as the next cabinet secretary of the country on Friday. He will succeed Ajit Seth who has been holding the position for the last four years. Sinha,......

Post-coronavirus, Himachal Pradesh stares at tourism whitewash

Its economy dependent on tourist arrivals, the hill state is looking at a summer of discontent. Not that the rest of the year promises to be any different.  Ashwani Sharma reports from......

150 years on: How the Tatas flew with their dreams

The Tata empire turns 150 this year.R Gopalakrishnan, former director, Tata Sons Ltd, imagines a conversation among the group's founder Jamsetji, his son Dorabji, his successor, Nowroji Saklatwala,......

The halo around Ratan Tata has gone

About time the Tata companies that are owned by the public are freed from the clutches of Tata Sons, says Sudhir Bisht. Whenever there is a mention of a well known public figure, a well-set image......

Mistry is not alone. India Inc's 5 more boardroom coups

Mistry is not the first Tata bigwig to be ousted and Tata is not the only big name which saw a doyen or two leave Cyrus Pallonji Mistry was ousted by the board of directors of Tata Sons, the......

PIX: Bollywood stars celebrate Bhai Dooj

Bollywood actors celebrated Bhai Dooj -- called by many names like Bhau Beej and Bhai Tika as well -- on November 16 and posted lovely pictures. Photograph: Kind courtesy Preity Zinta/Instagram......

Why a Modi bhakt decided to play Manmohan Singh

'People have a certain perception about my political leanings -- and rightly so.''But I am an actor first, and then an activist.''And I am not an accidental actor.''There was no way I was going to......

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......

Amitabh Bachchan's Most TERRIFYING Villains!

When you are known to the world as an angry young man, it's vital the villains you fight are just as challenging and annoying.  And so Amitabh Bachchan's fight with absolute evil whether to......

Will Yuvraj go unsold at 2019 IPL auction?

Yuvraj Singh managed just 65 runs in eight games for Kings XI Punjab and no wonder that the team decided to release him. IMAGE: Yuvraj Singh has put himself in the Rs 1 crore base price bracket......

IPL boosts fantasy sports apps' appeal

Betting as a function of pure luck is banned in the country, but games of skill with monetary stakes are not.Mayank Jain reports. Apps like Dream11 have rode the IPL wave year after year as people......