How did Sahajahan Sheikh rise to prominence in TMC?

Following the assault on Enforcement Directorate officials during a raid in a remote West Bengal village on Friday, all eyes are now on Sahajahan Sheikh, popularly known as 'bhai,' who is alleged......

I take money for party tickets: Mayawati

In a candid and bold confession, Bahujan Samaj Partysupremo Mayawati onSunday told a press conference in Lucknow that she did take money from aspirants forparty tickets.Portraying herself as some......

Rivals slam Trump; call him a 'crazy zealot'

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Friday came under scathing attack from rivals Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio who blasted the real estate mogul on his immigration stand and for hiring......

MoSha Know Yogi Is His Own Master

In the recent past, Adityanath and the RSS seem to have come closer.The warmth is more on the part of the RSS.And even now, not all requests from the RSS are accommodated by the UP government,......

Jayalalithaa gives freebies to poor, taxes middle class

Middle- and upper-middle class people brace yourselves. Tamil Nadu's Robin Hood, aka Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, has ensured that all the essential ingredients of your life - from your morning......

'2021 is the year of capital preservation'

'I have been advising investors since the last couple of months to at least take their capital out.''Most of the people have made 50-60 per cent in the market, if not more, they must at least take......

Why it is hard to call a bubble in tech stocks

It is not clear whether we are in a bubble in technology stocks.What is clear is that there is no reason why this potential bubble will pop anytime soon, notes Akash Prakash. Illustration: Dominic......

Facebook's Hate Content Crisis is Ajit Mohan's biggest headache

'The reality is no one, including some of the names that have shown up in the last few weeks, have any unilateral decision-making power in this,' Facebook India MD Ajit Mohan tells Peerzada Abrar.......

Spotted at Cannes 2010: Robin Hood rules!

A whole lot of celebrities came out to cheer for Sir Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, starring Crowe and Cate Blanchett, which opened this year's Cannes Film Festival. Nineteen films compete for the......

Meet the director behind Gladiator and Robin Hood

Ridley Scott is 72 now, but the director shows absolutely no signs of exhaustion. His films are bigger than ever, and with Robin Hood hitting Indian theatres today, here are my favourites from his......

Review: This Robin Hood dulls us into submission

In my favourite screen adaptation of the Robin Hood legend, Prince John sucked his thumb. He whined and stamped his feet and cried for His Royal Mommy, even as he was goaded on to villainy by a......

Dharmendra's Top 10 Action Movies

Dharmendra got his He Man image with Phool Aur Patthar, which was so strong that he never managed to fully shrug it off. Being tall, well-built and fit also made him more convincing in action......

Nottingham Forest FC: From despair to hope

With Steve McLaren at the helm, fans of former European champions, Nottingham Forest FC, tell Bikash Mohapatra they hopeful of the club securing promotion to top-flight football this season.......

Is IPL the Saviour of Test cricket?

The IPL, by giving a large pool of Indian talent the opportunity to compete with the best international players, has also come to be seen as the cauldron that spews out the most exciting talent for......

Why India may PULL OUT of ICC Champions Trophy next year

- 'Unfortunately, the BCCI is being deprived of a seat in the ICC finance committee. When 70 per cent of the ICC’s income comes from the BCCI, why should we not have a place in the finance......

EXPOSED! FIFA scandal stinks up the Caribbean

‘There is a Jack Warner or two in every Caribbean parliament today’ Activists from advocacy group Avaaz demonstrate near the Hallenstadion, in Zurich. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters......