'This Govt Is Full Of Amateurs'

'It does not understand economics. The entire focus of this government is skewed.' IMAGE: Anshul Avijit Kushwaha, the Congress candidate from the Patna Saheb constituency. Photograph and all......

No delay in release of voter turnout data: EC

The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday came out with the constituency-wise data on the number of votes cast in the first five phases of the Lok Sabha polls and said there is a pattern in creating......

Man stays at Delhi 5-star hotel for 2 years sans payment, booked

A five-star hotel in New Delhi has alleged to have suffered a loss of Rs 58 lakh when one of its guests colluded with some hotel staff and stayed for almost two years without making any payment.......

Under Modi India's Slide In World Indexes

The rhetoric that we are fed daily needs to be measured against performance and the facts. That is not happening, points out Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party National Spokesperson Dr......

What Zomato, Ola, Paytm Need To Learn

As a listed entity, corporate actions have to take the interests of all shareholders, especially minority shareholders, into account.So far, we are not seeing any sign of it, observes Debashis......

Nirmala Sitharaman: More HITS than MISSES

Nirmala Sitharaman is proving to be a better finance minister than her initial rookie status might have led people to expect, observes T N Ninan. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.......

Nirmalaji must wield the whip. Often

'Let us hope that this Budget delivers.',br>'It needs 10 per cent plus real GDP growth in 2021-22, the rebound year,' notes Omkar Goswami. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks......

Time to privatise government owned banks

The only feasible way to have a healthy banking sector could be making it mostly private, along with two or three large, better-run government banks, suggests T N Ninan. Illustration: Dominic......

'Kartik Threw Vanity Out Of The Window'

'He just completely surrendered to his character and my film.' IMAGE: Kartik Aaryan as Murlikant Petkar in Chandu Champion. Photographs: Kind courtesy NadiadwalaGrandson/YouTube   Kabir......

Rashmika Sends Us A Kiss!

Neha's hectic trip to the US... Sunny takes Gadar 2 to London... Anurag Kashyap's Kennedy gets more applause... Photograph: Kind courtesy Rashmika Mandanna/Instagram Rashmika......

Actors We Miss at the Harry Potter Reunion

The Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts has generated a lot of buzz ever since it started streaming on Amazon Prime Video on January 1. While everyone's excited to see Daniel......

PIX: Meet Bollywood's Bikini Gals

Bollywood's gorgeous ladies seem to have taken it upon themselves to drive midweek blues away.  In fact, Sophie Choudry has a nice title for this series -- Paani mein aag! Here's taking a......

High-flying Lakshya aims to seal Paris Olympics berth

IMAGE: Lakhya Sen feels that the time is just right for him to push the envelope further in another busy season, comprising big-ticket events such as the Asian Games and the World Championships.......

FIR against shuttler Lakshya, coach Vimal for age fraud, cheating

IMAGE: Currently No. 6 in the world, Lakshya Sen was on Wednesday honoured with the Arjuna Award at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He won a World Championship bronze after going down to compatriot......

CSK's U-19 WC star Hangargekar accused of age-fudging

Rajvardhan Hangargekar is accused of altering his date of birth from January 10, 2001 to November 10, 2002. IMAGE: India's Rajvardhan Hangargekar bowls during the ICC Under-19 World Cup final......

Former player unhappy with Yorkshire's racism probe

IMAGE: Former England U-19 captain Azeem Rafiq claimed that he was 'close to suicide' during his stint with county side Yorkshire, accusing the club of being institutionally racist. Photograph:......

Dronacharya awardee boxing coach O P Bhardwaj dies

India's first Dronacharya awardee coach in boxing, O P Bhardwaj, died on Friday after battling prolonged illness and age-related issues here. He was 82 and had tragically lost his wife Santosh to......