When Narasimha Rao Agreed To A JPC

There is, between Rao's tenure as PM and the current Modi regime, a powerful resonance of how transition can be managed.Rao's tenure saw many scams -- one where he was supposedly approached by......

Will make process of appointments to SC more transparent, says CJI

Responding to criticism of the Supreme Court collegium, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday asserted it was wrong to say it has no factual data to evaluate the candidates being......

Editors I have known

'There are different ways in which some are lucky through their lives. My great boon has been serendipity,' says Subir Roy.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com I was overjoyed when I cast my first......

The Return of Manmohan Singh

He is talking, making sense, and India is listening.Rahul Gandhi needs to listen to him, too, says Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Dr Manmohan Singh at the Tirupati temple. Most of the commentariat had......

I-T, SBI get Rs 2,195 cr from Harshad Mehta assets

The Mumbai-based custodian released on Wednesday a payment of Rs 2,195 crore (Rs 21.95 billion), seized from the sale of Harshad Mehta's assets to the Income Tax department and the State Bank of......

Harshad Mehta's 16.2 mn ACC shares for sale

The special court-appointed custodian is to sell 1.62 crore (16.2 million) shares of Associated Cement Companies Ltd and 1.25 million shares of Snowcem Ltd held by Harshad Mehta group entities......

Low interest in Harshad Mehta's apartment auction

Less than half-a-dozen people have evinced interest in buying the eight apartments owned by the late Harshad Mehta and his family, partly due to a last-minute case filed by the stockbroker's......

'Sensex Captures Changing Structure Of Economy'

'Only four or five original companies remain; the rest have been replaced every decade as sectors evolve or leadership shifts.' 'Companies that fail to adapt -- like many textile mills from the......

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......

What makes Golden Globes different from Indian awards

'Chadwick Boseman didn't get sympathy votes because he is dead.''He would have won even if he were alive.''What a contrast to our nation where you are instantly anointed to greatness if you are......

2021, Jan to Jun: BEST Web Series

2021, like 2020, hasn't seen too many Hindi films release in theatres. OTT, on the other hand, has been flooded with a number of film and Web series releases, and many of them are very......

Hazare Trophy: Yuvraj powers Punjab, Dhoni fails again

A summary of the day's play in the Vijay Hazare One-day tournament. Riding on star player Yuvraj Singh’s unbeaten 78, Punjab posted a comfortable six-wicket victory over Rajasthan and......