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Hooch Tragedy: Will TN Go Dry?

Rival governments in Tamil Nadu expend the most on social welfare schemes, especially targeting women and youth and children, but that money comes only by selling more liquor. There is always the......

'Nuclear Has To Get Into Achche Din'

'Chinese are going bang, bang, bang building 30-35 reactors.''We should announce a programme of 50 new reactors and show that we mean business on the ground and not just announcements.' IMAGE:......

Court Verdict Reopens Question On Hindu Identity

What should be made out of the Madras high court order involving non-Hindus' entry into Hindu temples, when many non-Hindus are among the hundreds of thousands that have been worshipping at these......

'Muslims should give Gyanvapi, Mathura to Hindus'

'During the nine years of BJP rule, not a single temple has been reconstructed.''They might have constructed the Ram temple as it is an emotional issue. But they are not much interested in issues......

Why Business Wants Modi To Return In 2024

The BJP is the preferred choice because it offers what the Mughals and later British offered in their time: A stable polity and an environment in which business could function, explains T N Ninan.......

'Marwari' school of business keeps 3 generations of Ruia family under one roof

Indian family-run business houses have in recent years seen ugly public spats between owners over control. Image: Shashi Ruia (left) and Ravi Ruia. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives......

When Will Banks End Customer Harassment?

The branch managers have come out of their glass cabins and the sellers' market has transformed into a buyers' market, but there is no end to the harassment of customers, asserts Tamal......

NCLAT chair Justice Mukhopadhaya's biggest challenge

As NCLAT chair, lack of basic infrastructure remains Justice Mukhopadhaya’s biggest challenge.The lack of permanent staff to take down orders in shorthand and later type them out for him to......

Why Nirav Modi reminds me of Nick Leeson

Decades apart, but the drama linked to the two appears similar, says Nivedita Mookerji.Illustration: Dominic Xavier Nick Leeson, the rogue trader who captured our imagination way back in 1995, has......

The ancient heritage behind our railway bridges

Of the thousands of railway bridges in India, 36,470 are more than 100 years old, and 6,680 are more than 140 years old! But of these, only 21 rank on the Heritage Directorate of the Indian......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021. Aseem's Best International Films of 2021 In the second year of the pandemic when movie theatres remained closed for an extended period of......

Deepika wouldn't have played Piku if...

Piku released six years on May 7, 2015.Subhash K Jha unveils some fascinating facts about the film. IMAGE: Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bachchan in Piku. Did you know that the original choice for......

10 AMAZING War Movies

Sukanya Verma looks back at Bollywood's tryst with war. India has fought a few wars but not enough movies depict its grit and glory on the big screen. Often, actors only don military uniforms to......

Review: Aiyaary feels like unending punishment

Aiyaary is a bloated, prolonged, mess of misplaced purpose that digresses from military misdeeds to animal cruelty, says Sukanya Verma. Aiyaary begins with a lengthy disclaimer stating it is a......

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