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The Coming Dementia Epidemic

Around 7.4 per cent of Indians aged 60 and above are affected by dementia.This number is expected to rise from the current 8.8 million to 17 million by 2036, marking a 97 per cent increase. Kindly......

'Shinde Saheb Is A Fighter'

'We pressurised Shinde saheb (to accept the deputy chief ministership).''Being out of power would have made him weaker.' IMAGE: Then Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde and then deputy CM......

Delhi air quality plummets to alarming levels despite curbs

Delhi's air quality plummeted to alarming levels on Tuesday after 24 days, with many areas witnessing a significant spike in pollution despite the strictest measures, including a ban on......

India, China to hold talks in Beijing on Wednesday to restore ties

The special representatives of India and China on border issues will meet in Beijing on Wednesday to discuss the restoration of bilateral ties following the October 21 agreement to disengage troops......

Was This Why BJP Came 2nd In UP?

I learnt that Yogi was deeply unhappy with the BJP's choice of Lok Sabha candidates.He had proposed a list of names, but hardly any of his suggestions were accepted. An interesting excerpt from......

Why Modi Prefers Babus At RBI Helm

Perhaps because the Modi government had some differences of opinion with two of the economist governors (one of whom was appointed by the Manmohan Singh government), there is a view that its......

Have You Heard About The Potato Crisis?

Amid the political blame game over Bengal's potato ban, which led to shortages in Jharkhand and Odisha, Uttar Pradesh farmers are the unlikely winners. IMAGE: Farmers harvest potatoes in the......

Lab Or Natural? What Diamond Would You Prefer?

Suddenly, the legendary advertising line -- a diamond is forever -- is losing its shine. Kindly note the images has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bat......

Union Budget 2025-26: Economists stress need for manufacturing policy

The need for a manufacturing policy, reining in food inflation and raising investment in the country were among key suggestions given by economists who met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and......

'God Save Insurance Industry'

'Some of the astounding proposals, if translated into statutory provisions, would be suicidal.''This would not be a wonder cure for increasing insurance penetration and only result in mushrooming......

Why You Must Watch Sangam!

Dinesh Raheja tips his hat to his favourite Raj Kapoor movie as we continue celebrating the legend's birth centenary. IMAGE: Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala in Sangam. Raj Kapoor directed only 10......

The Men We Loved In 2024

2024 in Hindi cinema wasn't as much about superstardom or showboating as actors shining in astutely written roles or rising from the sidelines to leave a lasting impact. Good, bad, evil, we saw a......

Amaran Review: A Different Army Movie

Amaran is effective as an intimate, well researched piece of storytelling, but does not break any new ground, observes Arjun Menon. Amaran, based on the real life story of Major Mukund Varadarajan......

Bougainvillea Review: All Style, No Substance

Casting Fahadh Faasil does not help as his chameleon-like acting credentials is wasted in a mundane cop archetype that passes through Bougainvillea with little or no impact on how things eventually......

'I Wasted Four Years Of My Life'

'The maximum struggle that I have gone through in this industry was to try to get a film made which had a female action star.''And that film never got made, despite reaching out to some of the......

Defying age: Chhetri breaks ISL records

Sunil Chhetri creates history, becomes oldest hat-trick scorer in ISL in Bengaluru's win IMAGE: Sunil Chhetri became the oldest hat-trick scorer in the ISL history. Photograph: ISL/X The......

When It Was Bradman Versus India

History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in......

IPL Auction: Watch Out For These Stars!

The IPL 2025 mega auction will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, November 24 and Monday, November 25.A total of 574 players will be up for hire at the auction out of which 366 are Indians......

Coach Marquez yet to taste win as India held by Malaysia

IMAGE: India are yet to register a victory under new coach Manolo Marquez. Photograph: Kind courtesy Indian Football Team/X The Indian men's football team ended the year without a win as they......

Wriddhiman Saha to retire from cricket at end of season

IMAGE: Wriddhiman Saha, 40, played 40 Tests in which he scored 1353 runs with three centuries, while taking 92 catches and 12 stumpings. Photograph: BCCI Veteran India wicketkeeper-batter......

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