K Natwar Singh wore many hats as he straddled the worlds of diplomacy, politics and writing but what remained consistent across decades was his sharp-wit and plainspeaking. IMAGE: Former External......
US Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday picked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate for the presidential elections later this year, calling him a......
The Tamil film industry won't forget Vijayakanth's large-heartedness, how he took care of fellow industry persons, male or female, rich or poor, young or old...recalls N Sathiya Moorthy. How he......
"I am a Congressman and will be so till the last breath of my life," Tarun Gogoi, Assam's former chief minister and agruably one of the most popular, had once said. He remained true to his words......
'Maybe the BJP believes, in the post-poll scenario, it will have the might to foist, anybody endorsed by the RSS, upon Bihar,' observes Mohammad Sajjad. IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar,......
'All regulatory agencies must be made Constitutional bodies like the Election Commission, the Supreme Court, and the CAG.''That way they will become independent of the minister,' recommends T C A......
Dr Viral Acharya, who quit as Reserve Bank of India deputy governor on Monday, is the second high-profile exit at the central bank since Dr Urjit R Patel resigned as RBI governor in December.Syed......
'15, 17 years back we were not even in existence in the US. Today nearly 1/3 of prescriptions written comes from India.''India is showing that in a very competitive environment -- like the US and......
While the government claims big successes in agriculture, rural roads & investment scenario, detractors say the rosy numbers hide a lot. Growing table-grapes was not a profitable business for a......
'You want a steady, confident, self-assured and highly skilful hand at the till.''It is a pity that the BJP has decided to deprive itself of such a hand at this politically sensitive time.''It is......
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020. IMAGE: Danesh Razvi and Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy. It was the year of staying at home and watching films......
'As long as you are moving, it's all right.''You are going to fall, you are going to have to pick yourself up and sometimes, it will hurt.''Sometimes, you would just want to lie there and look at......
'If I had met Harshad Mehta, I'm sure he would have convinced me into investing in the stock market and I'd have been game.' IMAGE: Pratik Gandhi in Hansal Mehta's Scam. Photograph: Kind courtesy......
Twenty years ago, Aziz Mirza had the foresight to predict the great discord India would witness and revolt against, notes Sukanya Verma. It's strange to revisit a film on its 20th anniversary when......
When Usain Bolt blazed to glory at the Beijing Olympics, he was feted as the hero his tainted sport had been crying out for. Now, having repeated them in Berlin, he can consider himself the saviour......