SIR sets off reverse migration of 'illegal Bangladeshis' at Bengal border

Beside a pitch road that opens into a narrow, dusty mud bylane at the Hakimpur BSF border outpost in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas, a stretch has become an informal departure corridor for......

'Mahagathbandan Lost Steam After Vote Chori Campaign'

'The campaign by the Mahagathbandan has failed to capture the imagination of the electorate given the fatigue factor with the Nitish government.' IMAGE: Mahagathabandan Chief Ministerial candidate......

Nitish Kumar Has The Opportunity Of A Lifetime To Change Bihar

If he cannot do it this term by using his bureaucracy and experts from different fields, it will be a tragedy, asserts Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at an election meeting......

Will Japan's Iron Lady Deepen India-Japan Ties?

As a protege of Shinzo Abe, Sanae Takaichi is expected to scale bilateral ties much higher.Trade and investment shall grow. People-to-people contacts shall be scaled up, points out Dr Rajaram......

'Small Cars Must Grow By 8-10% For...'

'...the auto industry to get back to 7% to 8% annual growth.''High growth in the SUV segment alone will not achieve this, as it is a small market.' IMAGE: Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive......

Mercedes Rules Luxury Cars Segment

For the first time in history, the luxury car market is poised to cross the sales mark of 50,000 units in 2024, with Mercedes leading the way IMAGE: The Mercedes-Benz Maybach S-Class. Photograph:......

If women worked, India would be 27 per cent richer

Several factors force women out of the workforce. But mainly it's lack of good childcare facilities. Indian working woman, Kolkata. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters. A recent article in The......

5 key lessons about women and work in India

With India poised to become the largest economy in the world by 2030, it cannot afford to leave half of its workforce behind While marginally more women work in India than in Pakistan (27 per cent......

'I Was Thinking Of Quitting Acting'

'I hadn't worked for three-and-a-half years. I felt the industry was based on who you knew.''I didn't belong to a network.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Tillotama Shome/Instagram Nearly 25 years ago,......

'It's insane the kind of love I got'

'Any flight I take, the crew write personal notes to me, saying how good I was as Soudamini or Seema or Bulbul.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Mona Singh/Instagram In her two-decade career, Mona Singh......

Trial Period Review: Terribly Outdated

If Trial Period was not such a slight piece of film-making, it would have some problematic messaging, observes Deepa Gahlot.  Some of the most macho leading men of Hollywood have done a film......

Why Are Bollywood Marriages In Trouble These Days?

For many years, in Bollywood cinema that loved families, divorce was a dirty word. Of course, that did not mean marriages could not be strained and couples had to obey the happily-ever-after rule......

Shafali wants to add more gloss to her trophy cabinet!

'This is just the beginning. We have to make this a habit.' IMAGE: Shafali Verma bagged the player-of-the-match award in the Women's ODI World Cup final against South Africa, striking 87 off 78......

New IPL rule: U-19 players must play first-class cricket

IMAGE: Rajasthan Royals' 14-year-old opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi created history as he became the youngest ever to hit a century in the IPL. Photograph: BCCI Following his appointment as the......

BCCI staff to get reduced allowances

A BCCI source told PTI that after tax deduction at source, the per day allowance comes to Rs 6500.     IMAGE: The ground staff at the Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in......

The 'ABCs' that make Sai Sudharsan a future superstar

Young Sai Sudharsan has the makings of a successful cricketer as he knows the "ABCs" of the game too well and is fiercely committed towards his goals, asserts former India opener WV Raman. IMAGE:......

Boxing Interim Committee fast-tracks key decisions

  IMAGE: The elections, which were scheduled for March 28, had been "paused" by Returning Officer RK Gauba following directives from the Delhi and Himachal Pradesh High Courts to reinstate......