'China Will Keep Supplying Pakistan Weapons'

'The lesson Beijing would have learned is that there is, cost-benefit wise, no better option than to keep the Pakistan military supplied with its most advanced armaments, certain that in......

'India Missed Opportunity To Take Back Parts Of PoK'

'Had Haji Pir and/or Skardu been taken, the message would have gone out not just to General Asim Munir and his cohort in the Pakistan army but to the Pakistani people that every terrorist incident......

Tipu controversy: Girish Karnad apologises

Under severe attack for his remarks that Bengaluru International airport should have been named after 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan rather than the city founder Kempegowda, Jnanpith awardee......

Why Girish Karnad is wrong

Karnad's invective is not a fact based logical rebuttal of Naipaul's ideological variance. It lacks the grace or elements of an intellectual discourse, says Vivek Gumaste. Girish Karnad's vitriolic......

HDFC Bank gets six months to move HDFC clients to external benchmark

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given HDFC Bank six months to migrate HDFC’s home loan customers to external benchmark linked lending rate (EBLR), top sources in the bank told Business......

Aim to double every 4 years: HDFC Bank MD after merger

Having successfully executed the merger with parent HDFC, HDFC Bank's managing director and chief executive Sashidhar Jagdishan on Saturday said the country's largest lender aims to double every......

'The first priority is to ensure seamless customer service without any disruption'

'We created war rooms -- from an IT perspective and also a customer war room -- to address any challenges that come up.' Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Kaizad Bharucha, deputy managing......

The Credila Success Story

Education finance is a complex and dynamic sector.There are too many variables -- the course, the calibre of students, the universities, and the job prospects once the course is over, notes Tamal......

The Story Behind Chalte Chalte Mere Yeh Geet Yaad Rakhna

'Bappi Lahiri was looking for a break so he and his father would meet me.''I told Director Bhisham Kohli about this promising young boy from Kolkata, and Bappi came over with his harmonium.''Bappi......

Gulzar receives Jnanpith Award

IMAGE: Gulzar with Bharatiya Jnanpith Trustee Mudit Jain. Photograph: Kind courtesy Mudit Jain Gulzar on Thursday, May 22, 2025, received the 58th Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary honour,......

The Towering Talent called Girish Karnad

In a career spanning over five decades, Girish Karnad lived several lives... not only on the stage, but also as a scholar, theatre personality, actor and director. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film......

'Smita Didn't Want Anything To Do With Films'

'Naseer does not have the sense of humour that Om Puri has.''Also Om has a great deal of compassion as a human being. Naseer was too focused on his own self.'A fascinating excerpt from Sangeeta......