Economic slump not a buzzword in Aurangabad

The tepid economy has hit most sectors, from automobile and pharmaceutical industries in the district to its tourist footfall, reports Archis Mohan This industrial hub, and tourist destination, of......

All the Prime Minister's officers

The Modi PMO is like none other.It is staffed by people who are so low profile that the only dominant personality is the Prime Minister's, reports Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

The daredevil fighter pilot who survived a Pakistani bullet

IMAGE: Fighter Pilot D K Parulkar receives the Vayu Medal from Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh. Flying Officer Dilip K Parulkar won a gallantry medal in the 1965 War. Five years later, he spent......

India, 2020: A cautionary tale

'If Modi arrived like a juggernaut, he left like a jigsaw puzzle whose pieces were being dismantled bit by bit. It was as if India had seceded quietly from him.' Shiv Viswanathan's social science......

Why is India Inc so scared all the time?

'India Inc has been afraid to criticise the government of the day for many years now, and it is perhaps unfair to blame the current one alone,' says Shyamal Majumdar. Illustration: Dominic......

Coming of the second 'Bombay Club'

Besides the manufacturing industry, voices in favouring the need for protectionism have also been heard from local start-ups, which at times find it tough to compete with global players that......

Watch out for these stocks this monsoon

What stocks will gain from a normal monsoon?Ram Prasad Sahu, Sheetal Agarwal and Ujjval Jauhari find out. The India Meteorological Department has predicted that rain during the June to September......

Why India Inc still fears MNCs

Business reacted with caution to the reforms of 1991, and demanded protection from multinationals and imports.Twenty-five years later, traces of that demand can still be found, reports Bhupesh......

'You need violence and gore to shake things up'

'I always feel that to shake up human beings, you have to go a little extreme.' IMAGE: Anil Kapoor, Mukti Mohan and Director Raj Singh Chaudhary on the sets of Thar. Raj Singh Chaudhary, who......

Here's how Disha Patani spent her day

Wherever Bollywood celebs go, the cameras follow. Film promotions, events, shoots, Bollyfolk get snapped everywhere. So what were they doing on Tuesday?   Disha Patani is going all out to......

Lisa Ray, Shriya wow Toronto

Days after blogging about her cancer, Lisa Ray was spotted at the gala presentation of her English-language film Cooking With Stella during the 34th Toronto International Film Festival in......

Video: Singing a song for Michael Jackson

Tamil music composer Dharan along with nine singers -- Benny Dayal, Naresh Iyer, Haricharan, Ranjith, Chinmayi, Sumitra Sarathy, Shalini Singh, Subhiksha and Suchitra have come out with......

Sehwag offers help for Pulwama terror attack martyrs' kids

'It is our moral duty to always standby them and make them feel proud of their sacrifices.' Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag offered to bear the educational expenses of children of all the......

India@Asiad: Bopanna-Sharan, Ankita assure at least two medals

IMAGE: Ankita Raina in action. Photograph: Ben Hoskins/Getty Images for LTA Ankita Raina and top seeds men's doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan assured India of at least a couple of......

Spotted: Leander Paes at US Open

Reader Surendar sent us this photograph from New York. 'My friend got an oppurtunity to meet Leander Paes during the practice session at the US Open this year,' writes Surendar. Thank you,......

Spotted: Team India in Jamaica

Reader Lloyd sent us these photographs from Jamaica. 'Hi all. Here are a few photographs of the Indian cricket team players, who were spotted in Jamaica on the eve of the recent one-day......