'Projecting Himself As The CM Candidate Is No Longer Viable'

'Vijay is badly politically wounded.' IMAGE: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam founder Vijay at the TVK rally in Karur, September 27, 2025, before the stampede that killed 41 people. Photograph: TVK/ANI......

Diwan Arun Nanda, Last Of India's Advertising Greats

Diwan Arun Nanda, founder of Rediffusion and one of India's last great admen, changed the industry with memorable campaigns, political ads, and a rare mix of sharp strategy and creativity. IMAGE:......

'Why My Great Grandfather Mohanlal...'

'... had gone to South Africa from India over a hundred years ago.' IMAGE: Mahatma Gandhi, centre, when he was practising as an attorney in South Africa. Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images/Rediff......

32 Delhi schools receive hoax bomb threats; police assure serious probe

At least 32 schools in the national capital received bomb threats on Monday, triggering panic and prompting student evacuation, before officials declared them a hoax. IMAGE: Multiple teams from......

India's Billionaire Club Shrinks in 2025

The 2025 contraction marks the steepest decline in both the number of billionaire promoters and their aggregate wealth since 2012. Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has......

Roshni Nadar: World's 5th Richest Woman

India now has 284 billionaires, 13 more than last year, maintaining its position as the third-largest dollar-billionaire hub globally, after the US and China. IMAGE: Roshni Nadar Malhotra,......

Mukesh Ambani is back as India's richest, Gautam Adani second: Hurun

Mukesh Ambani has reclaimed his position as the richest Indian, overtaking Gautam Adani, according to the M3M Hurun India Rich List 2025 released on Wednesday. Photograph: ANI Photo With a wealth......

Home loan rates may fall to 8%: Realty experts

Housing demand should improve nationwide after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut the repo rate by a larger-than-expected 50 basis points (bps) on Friday, said real estate industry executives.......

'Cinema Has A Limited Imagination Of Delhi'

'A majority of filmmakers cannot truly understand the city because they don't live here.' IMAGE: Filmmaker Anusha Rizvi with lead actor Kritika Kamra on the sets of The Great Shamsuddin Family.......

Retro Review: Yawn!

Retro is probably Surya's worst film till date, declares A Ganesh Nadar. Let's start off by saying that Retro -- short for 'Retrogarde' -- makes absolutely no sense. After playing powerful roles......

What Manoj Kumar's Songs Mean To Me

Shor was a masterpiece and the song Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma Hai, Maujon Ki Ravaani Hai, Zindagi Aur Kuch Bhi Nahin, Teri Meri Kahaani Hai plays in my mind every time I think of my sweet wife, who passed......

Good Bad Ugly Review: 100% Recycled

Everything in Good Bad Ugly seems copied, rues A Ganesh Nadar. If you need one phrase to describe Ajith's new film Good Bad Ugly, it would be 'Hey, it appears to be a copy!' Right from the title......

19 Year Old Grandmaster Is Anganwadi Worker's Son

'My next aim is to go past 2700.' IMAGE: Grandmaster Pranesh M. Photograph: Kind courtesy X Pranesh M, 19, India's 79th chess Grandmaster, was one of 24 Indians who participated in the chess World......

'My Dream Is To Keep Our Flag Flying High'

'It's a dream that I have achieved.' All photographs: Kind courtesy Anandkumar Velkumar   Anandkumar Velkumar, 22, is the first Indian skater to win a gold medal at a World Championship; he did......

Pranav loses in Asian Chess Championship

World junior champion V Pranav of India lost to seasoned Grandmaster Jan Emmanuel Garcia of Philippines in the first round of the Asian Continental Chess Championship Al Ain, UAE on Wednesday.......

'I Prefer Playing Against Human Beings'

World Chess Champion D Gukesh and World Junior Chess Champion Pranav Venkatesh are from the same school and were classmates till Class 10! IMAGE: Pranav Venkatesh, the World Junior Chess Champion......

How Gukesh Became A Chess Prodigy

A lot has been written about Dommaraju Gukesh, but have you wondered about how it is to be the parents of a genius and budding World Champion. Photograph: D Gukesh/X   IMAGE: A young Gukesh......