'I didn't want to spend the rest of my life as Om Birla's slave'

'The people of Kota will show Om Birla his place.' IMAGE: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, right, at the Central Hall of Parliament. Photograph: ANI Photo   Two-time ex-Bharatiya Janata Party MLA......

'No way Kejriwal can be saved'

'The evidence against Kejriwal is strong.' IMAGE: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal being taken to the ED headquarters in New Delhi following his arrest on March 21, 2024. Photograph:......

'The BJP Is An Ocean'

'You are one of the drops that make that ocean, but when you leave it makes no difference to the ocean.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at a public event to inaugurate and launch......

Modi's guarantee in LS: NDA will cross 400 seats, BJP 370+

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed confidence that the NDA will get more than 400 seats and the BJP will win at least 370 seats in the Lok Sabha elections. Modi also made repeated......

'Aster DM's plan is to be among top three in India'

'Now that we are a pure-play India business, many investors are open to investing.' IMAGE: Aster Medcity Kochi, Ernakulam. Photograph: Kind courtesy Aster DM Health Care Hospital and pharmacy......

'Yes, we are coming back'

'I want us not to underestimate Indian voters. They can tell good work from bad.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi at the G20 Summit, September 9, 2023. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is......

Byju, Think Of Byju's Like A Business!

This, Byju, was the time to apply the business lens, treat your company as a business, run your company as a business.Instead, you splurged, observes Suveen Sinha. IMAGE: Byju Raveendran, founder......

'Investing is a loser's game'

'In investing, you have to first make sure you don't make big mistakes.''I would advise small investors to be systematic, don't be arbitrary; don't be on either end of the risk spectrum.''Don't go......

'Mission to abrogate Article 370 is one of the most intelligent missions in Indian history'

'I was emotional when the decision took place on August 5, 2019.''I made the film with clear intentions of projecting the truth.' National Award-winning director Aditya Suhas Jambhale is basking......

Is He India's Finest Director Of Romcoms?

Girish AD doesn't make romantic comedies so much as he elevates the genre, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mamitha Baiju and Naslen in Premalu. I consider Thanneer Mathan Dinangal and Super......

'I wanted to write about a young woman's sexual awakening'

'I went to a school in Baroda, where if the boys harassed us, the teachers pulled the girls aside and said, "Oh, your skirts are too short".''They made us feel ashamed of having any sexual feelings......

7 Cliches Of Movie Criticism & Reporting

This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making......

'Hardik is not a newbie, needs to adapt, use his experience or will be found out'

IMAGE: Irfan Pathan blamed Hardik Pandya's captaincy for Mumbai Indians' poor run. Photograph: BCCI Former allrounder Irfan Pathan on Monday questioned Hardik Pandya's leadership skills, saying......

Pandya hails Dhoni's behind-the-scenes role

CSK have a man behind stumps telling them what's working: Hardik Pandya pats MS Dhoni IMAGE: Both Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya and CSK skipper Rututaj Gaikwad gave MS Dhoni a huge......

With small margins, GT keeping watch on net run rate

IMAGE: 'We didn't show our strength in the CSK game'. Photograph: BCCI Gujarat Titans might have made a topsy-turvy start to IPL 2024 but their mentor Gary Kirsten backed Shubman Gill, and said......

Dhoni the Finisher? Not Anymore!

'Impact Player' rule has allowed Dhoni to come in at No.8 even though it looks crazy: Mike Hussey Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey said that the......

'When Dre's on, he's incredible!'

'I've played with Dre (Russell) in the Hundred. He's a phenomenal ball striker. The best in the world on his day.' IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders batter Andre Russell sends the ball over the......