'I will fight the Gandhi way'

'I cannot afford to go to court. I cannot afford to lose a case. I will fight the Gandhi way -- peacefully, non-violently, and with determination,' Purshottam Chauhan, a resident of the Sabarmati......

BJP-led alliance all set for second term in Assam

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance in Assam is all set to form the government for the second successive term winning 74 of the 102 seats declared so far and is leading in one other.  ......

Shah seeks white paper on political killings in Bengal

Union Home Minister Amit Shah hit out at the Trinamool Congress government on Friday over alleged minority appeasement and deteriorating law and order, demanded a white paper on political killings......

'What nationalism are you talking about?'

'Chanting slogans, chest thumping, calling us big nationalists, but you don't stop at traffic lights.''What nationalism are you talking about?' IMAGE: The horrifying scene in Anubhav Sinha's film......

CEA Subramanian asks NSC to make junked consumer spending report public

The findings of the report showed consumer spending falling for the first time in over four decades in 2017-18. Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian has asked the National Statistical......

Economists in India: Endangered species?

The pipeline for well-qualified and experienced policy economists at senior levels of government has broken, leading to a growing dearth of suitable candidates for top economist positions, says......

A peek into the flashy lifestyles of India's richest businessmen

Indian billionaires do not believe in sitting on their wealth. They'd rather go out and a buy a plane or two, or an expensive car, or maybe a horse. Here's a look at the lifestyles and interests of......

Kolkata's rickshaw pullers stare at a bleak future

The West Bengal government wants to replace hand-pulled rickshaws with battery-operated ones. But the rickshaw pullers are apprehensive that they will lose their livelihood   Image: A rickshaw......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

The Genius Behind Bollywood's Beautiful Words

As a uniquely multi-hyphenated writer-director-lyricist-author, Gulzar has built a reputation across multiple spheres of film-making and literary creative endeavours.Dinesh Raheja salutes the......

The Beautiful Bhooths of Bollywood

Think ghosts. Think grim, grotesque imagery. Bollywood's surplus of petrifying bhootnis and chudails still haunting our nightmares are a case in point. On the other end of the spooky spectrum,......

Dedh Bigha Zameen: Pratik Gandhi's Show All The Way

Pratik Gandhi once again proves that he is an actor who can bring any character to life with his dedication to his craft and instinctive understanding of what the role requires, observes Deepa......