Ashok Chavan announces he will join BJP today

In a major setback for the Congress ahead of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan who announced his resignation from the Congress party on Monday, will......

'Things are done in India that look chaotic. But it's not chaotic at all'

'I've never seen such cooperation before. Problem solving. Everyone working together. And truthful.''Someone from the prime minister's office was there the entire time, at the table, one of the......

MoSha Have Left Nothing To Chance

The five-state assembly elections are seen as a now-or-never, no-holds battle for the Congress, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party lead campaigner Narendra D Modi at a......

BJP sacks Rajasthan leader for hate remark on gurdwaras, mosques

The Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan on Sunday expelled a party leader in Alwar, Sandeep Dayma, over his derogatory remark on gurdwaras and mosques at a recent rally in the Tijara assembly......

Jaydeep Barman is changing India's restaurant business

'As long as people are eating we will be there,' Rebel Foods CEO Jaydeep Barman tells Viveat Susan Pinto and Niraj Bhatt.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   We are not surprised when......

'Economy is already in recession'

'When you have both cancer and fever, you cannot have just paracetamol. You have to give paracetamol for the fever and chemotherapy for cancer.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi,......

How Haryana govt helped Patanjali to buy lands illegally

When agricultural holdings get fragmented over years, the state government has the power to step in and help farmers pool their land parcels for improving land productivity, after which the pooled......

What do Mukesh Ambani and Ramdev have in common?

Apply the ‘insurgent’ tests on what Ambani, Ramdev and Agarwal have done of late, and you will start seeing the similarities rather than obvious differences of industry, upbringing or......

10 OTT Shows That Make Us Nostalgic

Scoop reminded viewers of a time in the not-so-recent-past when Mumbai was in the grip of the underworld. The new Web series Guns And Gulaabs is set in the opium town of Gulaabganj sometime in the......

'Bollywood has not tapped me properly'

'But Telugu has done that.''The film that I'm doing right now is called Tiger Nageswara Rao, where I play a villain.''After this film releases, I guess things will be different.' Photograph: Kind......

The Tragic Face Of Showbiz

Photograph: Kind courtesy Tunisha Sharma/Instagram Television actor Tunisha Sharma was founding hanging on the sets of a serial in Mumbai on December 24, one more instance of a showbiz aspirant......

'Not a single mean bone in Bappida'

'People sometimes ridiculed him for the way he looked or dressed.''Sometimes they ran down his music.''But I have never heard him say one bad word about anyone.' IMAGE: Kalpana Iyer, left, and......

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Indrajith ton powers TN to semis, Rajasthan crush Kerala

IMAGE: Vijay Shankar (file photo) struck a half-century as TN entered the semifinals. Photographs: Lee Smith/Reuters Seasoned Baba Indrajith helped himself to a fine hundred while another senior......

Ranji: Himachal squander wickets as Bengal near win

A summary of all the action from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday. IMAGE: Gujarat's Siddharth Desai claimed a superb six-wicket haul to have Jammu & Kashmir trail by 89 runs.......

'Hope you're watching everything Sai Baba'

IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw was once again ignored by the selectors despite his run-scoring spree on the domestic circuit. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters   Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan and Ravi......

Losing To DC Must Hurt Shreyas

The scenes that unfold before and after an IPL 2022 game often make for interesting viewing. Especially when the captain of one team used to captain the other team. When Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh......

Losing To DC Must Hurt Shreyas

The scenes that unfold before and after an IPL 2022 game often make for interesting viewing. Especially when the captain of one team used to captain the other team. When Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh......