Congress left gasping as candidate pulls out in Maharashtra stronghold

The end of the process to withdraw nominations for Maharashtra assembly polls on Monday left the Congress in despair in Kolhapur North seat after its candidate Madhurima Raje Chhatrapati withdrew,......

BJP rebel Gopal Shetty withdraws nomination

Senior leader and former MP Gopal Shetty, who had filed nomination as an independent after the Bharatiya Janata Party denied ticket to him, on Monday announced withdrawal of his candidature from......

'I Am Not Fighting For Myself. I Am Fighting To Make The System Right'

'This isn't political. This fight is for justice. This is the fight to give justice to the party workers.' IMAGE: Gopal Shetty, who was twice elected (2014 and 2019) to the Lok Sabha from the......

Will rebels upset Mahayuti, MVA poll plans in Maha?

Major political parties in Maharashtra are facing rebellion in their ranks as party workers denied tickets have defied their leaderships and filed nominations for the assembly polls, posing a......

'Had liberalisation not taken place, I may have gone back to the US'

An exclusive excerpt from Girish Kuber's The Tatas: How A Family Built A Business And A Nation. IMAGE: J R D Tata, left, with Ratan Tata. Photograph: Kind courtesy Gopal Shetty When you took......

Ratan Tata: A Corporate Titan Like None Other

Ratan Tata was one of the world's most influential industrialists yet he never appeared on any list of billionaires. Photograph: ANI Photo He controlled over 30 companies that operated in over......

'Everything is dependent on Ratan Tata'

'I think Ratan felt he had to do everything that he could to retain control of the company started by his forefathers, because that was the first priority and nothing else mattered compared to......

J R D Tata and the birth of Infosys

Mr Tata said a letter had arrived in his office from a young woman who had applied for the graduate engineering programme of TELCO Pune and been turned down.'I wouldn't interfere with your......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

The '90s Bollywood Heroines Are Back!

Back in the 1990s, a deluge of fresh talent hit silver screen. Raw, ravishing and raring to go, they slowly but steadily made a place for themselves beyond the realm of song and dance. For some,......

Rajamouli's 2-Part Film With Mahesh Babu

Photograph: Kind courtesy Mahesh Babu/Instagram The two-part trend for blockbuster films was started by S S Rajamouli, who split Baahubali in two halves and is still reaping the benefits. Before......

'Friendship is the key to making a film'

'Film shooting is a long process, and it is important to have a good bonding with the person you are going to spend six to eight months of your life.''Baaki, film toh bann jaati hain.' IMAGE:......

Ranji Roundup: Uttarakhand, Himachal off to good start

Photograph: BCCI Domestic / X Khanduri ton powers Uttarakhand to 232/1 against Andhra Opener Priyanshu Khanduri struck only his second century in a first-class career spanning seven years, helping......

Ranji Trophy: Karnataka thrash Mumbai

IMAGE: Karnataka all-rounder Shreyas Gopal. Photograph: PTI Putting up an all-round show, Karnataka defeated Mumbai by 5 wickets in their Elite Group B Ranji Trophy game in Mumbai on Sunday,......

Sports Shorts: Sameer, Gurusaidutt to meet in Hyderabad Open semis

A summary of sports events and persons in the news on Friday. IMAGE: RMV Gurusaidutt staged a grand recovery to make it to the semi-finals. Photograph: Lars Roenboeg/Scanpix Denmark/Reuters......

How BCCI chief Thakur was pushed on the backfoot by Supreme Court

- 'Do we go into inquiry and go to the bottom of it? At every stage, there appears to be defiance and obstructionist approach' - The Supreme Court bench comprising of Chief Justice T S Thakur and......