Does Modi Understand Tamil Nadu?

In focus are the assembly polls in 2026.From a BJP perspective, their attack on the ruling DMK, using the 'Hindutva' card, and Annamalai's targeting of both Dravidian majors on corruption has not......

Don't Expect Modi To Change!

'Commentators have said that dealing with allies as equals will make Modi more sensitive.''Remember that the people Modi is dealing with are equally autocratic in their own lairs.' 'Further, Modi......

Ram Teri Ganga Maili

Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow......

'Brand Stalin' Shows Annamalai His Place

If Tamil Nadu voters preferred the DMK combine, it owed to the Modi-Annamalai combo's ideological battle which often crossed the line of political decency and also challenged 'Tamil pride', argues......

Weak Q4 may be rare bitter pill for Sun Pharma

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries reported a 34 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) jump in net profit to Rs 2,654.6 crore in Q4FY24. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The company’s Ebitda......

'In three years, we want to reach 1 million direct outlets'

'Our target will come from rural areas as there are more outlets there.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Fortune Foods/Facebook Adani Wilmar expects margins to improve as prices of commodities......

Domestic PV sales soar to record high of 42 lakh units in FY24: SIAM

Passenger vehicle wholesales in India touched a record high of 42,18,746 units in the financial year 2023-24, registering a year-on-year growth of 8.4 per cent on the back of robust demand for......

Work Begins On The Full Budget

Thrust on infrastructure and capital expenditure is expected to continue in the Union Budget for FY25. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Ahead of the general elections, bureaucrats have......

Showtime Review: Nothing Khaas About It

Showtime is watchable but never engrossing, notes Sukanya Verma. One of the most condescending remarks reserved for film critics by film-makers remains those who cannot make movies, write about......

'No point making a film if it doesn't make you feel something'

IMAGE: Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon in Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya. Shahid Kapoor says he grew up watching love stories on the big screen and believes that the genre has the potential to do......

'The Universe gives everything to everybody; it is up to you to pick it up'

'There is no caste or religion in this industry. There is only talent.' IMAGE: Lakshmi in Sweet Kaaram Coffee. When you call Lakshmi, her caller tune is Bhool Gaya Sab Kuch from Julie, in which......

No OTT Buyers For The Kerala Story

IMAGE: Adah Sharma in The Kerala Story.   By now every box office analyst and trade guru knows that Sudipto Sen's The Kerala Story is a certifiable blockbuster. On reading reports that The......

Who Batted Best? Kohli Or Buttler? Vote!

Virat Kohli had just sculpted a magnificent century. Yet, destiny had a different scriptwriter in mind. On this special night, the spotlight would shift to Jos Buttler, the swashbuckling England......

5th Test PIX: Rohit, Gill hit tons as India build huge lead

Images from Day 2 of the fifth and final Test match between India and England at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Friday. Scorecard IMAGE: Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill hit centuries to power......

Ranji Round-up: Shardul, Dube shine for Mumbai; Saurashtra take slender lead

IMAGE: Shardul Thakur picked up a six-wicket haul as Mumbai seized control over Assam on Day 1. Photograph: Mumbai Cricket Association India internationals Shardul Thakur and Shivam Dube starred......

23 wickets to start 2024! Records tumble on chaotic Day One

IMAGE: In a see-saw opening day which saw 23 wickets fall, both India and South Africa began the New Year on a rocky note. Photograph: Esa Alexander/Reuters During an action-packed day one of......

England women crush India; take unassailable 2-0 lead

IMAGE: England produced a disciplined bowling effort to bundle out India for 80. Photograph: ECB/X Indian batting looked clueless and out of depth to be dismissed for their third lowest total as......