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Why Megacities Are Not Cooling Down

The heat index in major metro cities in the country has majorly risen since 2010 compared to a decade earlier. IMAGE: Students shield from the scorching sun on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi,......

Election 2024: Decoding The Swing Factor

There are states that could swing either way and change the results of the 2024 general election. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi at an election meeting in Agartala, April 17,......

22,217 electoral bonds purchased, 22,030 redeemed: SBI to SC

The State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that a total of 22,217 electoral bonds were purchased by donors between April 1, 2019 and February 15 this year, out of which......

Electoral bonds: SC to hear SBI's plea and contempt petitions tomorrow

The Supreme Court will on Monday hear the application filed by the State Bank of India seeking extension till June 30 to disclose details of each electoral bond encashed by political parties before......

SC to hear SBI's plea on electoral bonds on Mar 11

A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court will hear on March 11 an application filed by the State Bank of India (SBI) seeking extension of time till June 30 to disclose details of each......

Why Is Maharashtra An Underperformer?

'Why has Maharashtra slipped up over the past couple of decades?''Not only is this question critical for residents of the state, but given that it accounts for 14% of India's GDP, a faster-growing......

Nirmala Sitharaman and her team decode the fine prints of Budget 2024

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, along with her team of bureaucrats, delved into the fine print of the 2024-25 Budget documents in a press conference, detailing the government’s......

Tata Steel stock: Is it a buy, hold or a sell?

Global and domestic trends in the iron and steel industry are difficult to decode. Hence, analysts’ opinion is also divided. Photograph: Andrew Yates/Reuters While the global steel prices......

GDP Numbers: Fragile, Handle With Care!

Even if no statistical jugglery is afoot, only to warn that the 'noise' in the numbers should be eliminated in order to hear the underlying music, without distortion, warns T N Ninan. IMAGE: A......

Post-Ukraine, Finance Minister Must Revisit Budget

Budget has already bombed at the box office and passing it without a revisit will be a mockery of the exercise though any modification may be short lived and perfunctory, observes V Ranganathan.......

Commander Karan Saxena Review: We've Seen It All Before

The first two episodes of Commander Karan Saxena have nothing to offer, except for Gurmeet's muscles and shirtless torso, observes Namrata Thakker. Jatin Wagle's espionage thriller series......

Anil Kapoor's One Big Regret In Life

IMAGE: Aditya Roy Kapur, Sobhita Dhuliapala and Anil Kapoor. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Looks like the downpour that Mumbai witnessed on Wednesday morning was an active measure to......

Ashwin: Evolutionary, cerebral and never a one-trick pony

If one has to analyse Ashwin the cricketer, it is very difficult to ignore Ashwin, the person, who had a very independent mind and a brain that probably ticked 24x7. He believed in de-construction......

What's in store for Ashwin and Jadeja during remainder of series?

IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin with coach Gautam Gambhir and Ravindra Jadeja. Photograph: BCCI He is a bonafide legend with 536 Test wickets but imminent future isn't looking bright for......

Rohit, Siraj, Jaiswal Speak About...

IMAGE: India players celebrate a wicket during their record-extending 18th successive win in the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur. Photograph and video: BCCI The rain had its say......

Decoding the Manu Bhaker-Jaspal Rana bond

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Manu Bhaker/Instagram She calls him a father figure, and he perceives himself as her protector. Sometimes, he even needs to protect her from herself. Manu Bhaker and......

I'm not insecure, I would rather fail than play safe: Ashwin

'I don't have the common insecurities that people have.' IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin is India's second highest wicket-taker in Tests with 516 wickets from 100 Tests. Photographs: BCCI Engineer,......

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