'Prabhakaran's Biggest Blunder Was Rajiv Gandhi's Murder'

'This was a decision taken and executed by Prabhakaran and his intelligence chief Pottu Amman. Both were convinced that the assassination would not be linked to them.' IMAGE: Velupillai......

Trump is setting the stage to grab power

If push comes to shove, Trump is probably planning to order the US army to clear his path for a second term.What if the armed forces refuse to obey their commander-in-chief?, asks Ambassador M K......

Wonderful to be a liberal in today's India

'The wonderful thing about being a liberal is that you can go ahead and be the very last one left standing.''So go ahead and fling social media faeces at us, tell us how irrelevant we are, and......

What if Pakistan strikes a deal with IS?

Pakistan's military can go to any length to inflict harm on India, so don't write off the possibility of an ISI-IS alliance, says Rajeev Sharma. IMAGE: Afghan security forces take position at the......

Riches-to-rags billionaires

Billionaires fall from golden perches for many reasons, from an inability to recognize underlying weaknesses in their industries to failing to diversify their holdings once they reached the top.......

Hungry for growth

He does not see the south Indian restaurant chain Sarvana Bhavan as a threat to his Rs 16-crore (Rs 160 million) food business. And he wants a bigger share of the Rs 2,000-crore (Rs 20 billion)......

They Call Him OG Review: Pawan Kalyan Never Looked Better

The emotional quotient of They Call Him OG falls flat, the plotting looks jerky, and the runtime feels compromised, but hey, if you are a Pawan Kalyan fan, none of this matters, notes Arjun Menon.......

Mirai Review: Too Conventional

Mirai is an ambitious, but lazily timid visual effects overkill that squanders away potential with an undercooked early draft screenplay that needed rework, notes Arjun Menon. After the......

War 2 Review: Well-Made Masala Film

War 2 offers you exactly what you’d expect from a mass entertainer: some escapist fun, truly knockout action scenes, and overall, a good time at the movies, observes Mayur Sanap.   There’s......

Odela 2: Tamannaah Rises Above Campy Horror

If not for Tamannaah, it would have been an ordeal to sit through this uninspired horror fable, notes Arjun Menon. After the success of Odela Railway Station, the creative team is back with the......

Lando Norris: The Gen Z Champion Who Silenced His Doubters

Mocked, misjudged, written off, Lando Norris’s carves own road to F1 Glory  IMAGE: McLaren's Lando Norris celebrates after becoming the 2025 Formula One World Champion in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.......

Ashes to Ashes, cricket's oldest rivalry endures

IMAGE: For more than 140 years the bilateral series has kept the heart of Test cricket beating even if the five-day format appears on life support in certain nations. Photograph: England......

Afghanistan confident but not cocky before England showdown

Afghanistan lost their opening match against South Africa by 107 runs but they will have to win both their remaining matches to stay in contention for a spot in the semis Afghanistan had sent......

Is Jaiswal next Kohli?

Two big series in England, Australia seal Jaiswal's growing status as overseas specialist IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates his century. Photograph: BCCI/X During the recently concluded series......

'I thought he was cocky and arrogant'

IMAGE: AB de Villiers, who joined RCB in 2011, went on to establish a strong rapport with Virat Kohli and for almost a decade together the duo carried the team on their shoulders through the highs......