Ram Vilas Paswan's Final Throw Of Dice

Ram Vilas Paswan was no fool. He knew very well about the ownership tussle going on beneath this veneer of congeniality. At all costs, he wanted to keep the lid on the family drama. He did not want......

Will Modi's TN Outreach Help The BJP?

If the idea was to garner AIADMK votes with or without the three faction leaders after the party broke ties with the NDA, it may not work after all, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Prime......

Is The Indian Republic Dead?

Will January 22 mark a point of no return for our Constitutional secularism? asks Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi arrives to lay the foundation stone for multiple......

PM warns parents, students against unhealthy competition

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday cautioned parents against treating their children's report cards as their own visiting card, while asserting that it is crucial to instill resilience in......

Committed to restructuring board: Raveendran tells Byju's shareholders

Ahead of Friday’s extraordinary general meeting (EGM), Byju Raveendran, chief executive officer (CEO) of Byju’s, told shareholders that he is committed to restructuring the board of the......

Tides turning for India's startups?

The recovering valuations, will lead to enhanced optimism among investors about funding startups. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After a string of valuation markdowns among Indian......

Inside India's new Digital Personal Data Protection framework

A new law that defines how companies should process users' data came into force with the President giving assent to the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act passed by Parliament in the......

'FICCI is focusing on start-ups'

'For our traditional membership base, it would be an access to disruptive ideas,' FICCI President Subhrakant Panda tells Asit Mishra/Business Standard. FICCI President Subhrakant Panda.......

19 Brilliant Movies You Need To Watch

Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you. A lot has changed since the 2019......

'I see the world from an outsider's perspective'

'Whatever I have directed has been so far from my world.' IMAGE: Barun Sobti and Suvinder Pal Vicky in Kohraa. Netflix's Web series Kohrra is making waves, thanks to its terrific cast and an......

Why Is Elvish Yadav Trending?

Popular YouTuber and social media influencer Elvish Yadav is making his presence felt inside the Bigg Boss OTT house. The 25 year old entered the house last week as a wild card contestant along......

10 Must Watch Mani Ratnam Movies On OTT

Mani Ratnam, who turned turned 67 on June 2, has impressed audiences with the sheer beauty of his movies. Actors always seem to shine brighter in his films. Ace technicians like (composers) A R......

Sachin Roots For Girls To Play Football

Photographs: ANI   Sachin Tendulkar called on parents to encourage their daughters to play football and support them in pursuing the sport. Sachin and Dr Anjali Tendulkar were in Ranchi to......

How 'Guru Gary' is using cricket to keep slum kids away from drugs

Photograph: Andrew Couldridge Livepic via Reuters Notorious for drugs and crime and afflicted by large-scale poverty, the Khayelitsha township in Cape Town is better known for being one of the......

Williams sisters join Tiger, McIlroy's golf revolution

IMAGE: Serena Williams and Venus William. Photograph: Patrick Mouratoglou/Facebook In a week that has seen a reshaping of golf's landscape a new player emerged on Thursday with Reddit......

Jemimah credits preparation after India down SL in opener

‘…The talk before the tournament was 'we have set the standard and we want to raise that further.’ IMAGE: Jemimah Rodrigues scored a match-winning 76 off 53 balls against Sri......

'I am an all-rounder so I have to be equally focussed on both aspects'

IMAGE: Venkatesh Iyer recieved his maiden T20 call-up against New Zealand. Photograph: BCCI All-rounders in Indian cricket are a rare commodity and the newest entrant to the club, Venkatesh......