The Remarkable Life And Legacy Of Oommen Chandy

'Oommen Chandy always had time for his people and valued their voices.''There was no rest for him as long as the betterment of his fellow citizens was at stake.'Ambassador Venu Rajamony, who knew......

COVID-19: How Mumbai has been done in by poor planning

Urban planners and real estate experts say bad town planning in Mumbai and rising deaths during the ongoing pandemic are a “sad reality”.  Dev Chatterjee and Raghavendra Kamath......

Odds favour Kharge over Tharoor and Tripathi in Congress polls

The stage was set on Friday for a contest between Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor for the Congress president's post, with the Dalit leader from Karnataka emerging as the clear favourite. The......

Gold smuggling case: Cong to bring no-confidence motion against Kerala govt

The Congress-led United Democratic Front on Monday decided to bring in a no-confidence motion against the state government as part ofits protest seeking Chief Minister Pinarayi......

What's in store for realty sector in 2026? A mixed bag

After three post-pandemic years of an upcycle, it was a mixed bag for the realty sector in 2025, with sales volumes in the residential real estate moderating across top cities, and commercial real......

Can Private Bankers Transform Public Sector Banks?

Yes, the entry of private bankers, particularly with global experience will add value to PSBs, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   Last week's column on the......

Realty firms eye revenue upside, portfolio diversification from data centre boom

Data centres are increasingly becoming a key part of the real estate landscape, as reality firms — with rich expertise in land acquisition, construction and dealing with government approvals —......

Flipkart CEO Krishnamurthy signals strong growth amid India IPO plans

Flipkart Group chief executive Kalyan Krishnamurthy on Monday said the firm was advancing preparations for a potential initial public offering (IPO) in India, which included shifting its holding......

Manorathangal Review: Anatomy of A Visionary Mindscape

Through Manorathangal, M T Vasudevan Nair makes himself available to a whole new generation of uninitiated viewers, who can familiarise themselves with his rich body of work and hope to learn a......

Why 2018 Is The 'Real' Kerala Story

Kindness and compassion is all you need to survive and build your life.And that is what makes 2018’s Kerala story so relevant, notes Divya Nair. Until a few years ago, Kerala prided itself......

Suzhal: The Vortex Review

Even though each episode is about an hour long, you won't even blink: Divya Nair applauds Suzhal: The Vortex.   Suzhal: The Vortex is a Tamil Web series created by Pushkar-Gayatri (of......

The Day I Directed Amitabh Bachchan

'This man changed the mindset of a generation.' IMAGE: Nikkhil Advani and John Abraham feature in an episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati, the quiz show Amitabh Bachchan has hosted for over 20 years.......

World Jr Chess: Harshit Pawar shocks top seed USA's Mishra

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: International Chess Federation/Instagram Playing the game of his life, India's Harshit Pawar shocked top seed and youngest ever......

Ranji round-up: Karnataka's Uthappa, Nair slam unbeaten tons

Seasoned batsman Robin Uthappa slammed a strokeful, unbeaten century along with younger teammate Karun Nair as Karnataka rallied from a poor start against Assam on Day 2 of the Group B Ranji Trophy......

KKR need top order to fire against RR and end losing run

Kolkata Knight Riders are 8th in the 10-team league with 6 points from 9 matches. Rajasthan Royals are second with 12 from 9 matches. IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders will be counting on Venkatesh......

IPL 2023: Who Has Most Cash To Spend?

IMAGE: The mini-auction for IPL 2023 is likely to be held on December 16 in Kochi. Photograph: BCCI/IPL Ahead of the IPL mini-auction, Chennai Super Kings ended their hugely successful 11-year......

When Indian skippers and selectors crossed swords...

IMAGE: The team management comprising skipper Virat Kohli are peeved with the national selectors, led by chairman Chetan Sharma, over Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran's contentious selection.......