'If We Are A Global Power It's Because Of Him'

'A man who brought about the greatest set of economic reforms in the country, who changed the course of Indian history, cannot be considered weak.' 'A man who fought for nuclear reforms even though......

It Wasn't Wise To Underestimate Manmohan Singh

There was more to him than he let on, asserts Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Then prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh at an event in New Delhi, September 22, 2012. Photograph: B Mathur/Reuters   After......

Marco And Mike Are Good News For India

'Communist China continues to aggressively expand its domain in the Indo-Pacific region.''It's crucial for the USA to continue its support in countering these malicious tactics.''India, along with......

India, China reach six-point consensus on border peace, healthy ties

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Foreign Minister Wang Yi Wednesday held "substantive discussions" during the Special Representatives dialogue in Beijing and reached a six-point consensus,......

What Will RBI Governor's Agenda Be?

As RBI governor, Sanjay Malhotra will have to give the highest priority to the interest of the economy while deciding on the growth-inflation trade off at Mint Street. IMAGE: The Appointments......

New initiatives, margin gain hopes positives for Delhivery

Logistics major Delhivery has had promising Q2FY25 results. The Q2FY25 consolidated revenue was Rs 2,190 crore (up 0.8 per cent quarter-on-quarter or Q-o-Q and 12.8 per cent year-on-year or......

'We have secured a place for large deals'

'Our growth in banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) is a prime example.' Photograph: Kind courtesy LTIMindtree LTIMindtree's second-quarter (Q2) results for 2024-25 (FY25) showed......

Paytm appears poised for rebound

While Paytm (One97 Communications) is not completely past regulatory hurdles, its share price has gained in the last month or two. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters The Paytm handle migration......

The Biggest Flops of 2024

Just when it seemed that Bollywood had recovered with multiple big hits in 2023, it all came down in 2024 with a flurry of flops, disasters and mega disasters. Yes, intermittent successes kept the......

India@Oscars: 'We Are Choosing The Wrong Films'

'Unfortunately, we live in a 'Mainstream Bollywood' bubble, where we cannot look beyond films that we ourselves find entertaining.' IMAGE: Nitanshi Goel in Laapataa Ladies. Hansal Mehta and......

Despatch Review: Boring Bajpayee

Despatch just goes on and on, sighs Mayur Sanap. For a gripping newsroom drama, Despatch has everything going for it. A novel premise, a potentially thought-provoking storyline, and an immensely......

'Raj Kapoor Lost His Cool Most Of The Time'

'Anybody who works in this industry is slightly eccentric.''Once, he took pav, put butter and put a jalebi in between.''I asked what he was doing.''"Why, is it written somewhere that I can't eat it......

Shami proves critics wrong in SMAT thriller

Shami bowls 13 dots, clocks 139 kmph, smashes 17-ball-32 in Bengal victory IMAGE: Mohammed Shami has played his eighth SMAT T20 game in 16 days and has bowled his full quota in almost all the......

Handling fame: Gukesh prepares for increased scrutiny

Started setting new goals for 2025 after World Championship and Khel Ratna: Gukesh IMAGE: D Gukesh will be seen in action in the Tata Steel tournament in Wijk aan Zee in Netherlands, beginning on......

Bumrah lauds India's fearless rookies

IMAGE: Nitish Kumar Reddy's all-round skills could provide the perfect balance to Team India. Photograph: ICC/X Jasprit Bumrah was not ready to divulge his playing eleven for the opening Test......

Gill Looks Good In The Nets

IMAGE: Shubman Gill looked sharp in the nets after recovering from a thumb injury that forced him out of the opening Test in Perth. Photographs: X Shubman Gill showed signs of recovery from a......

India U-19 stun Australia, clinching 3-0 series sweep

IMAGE: The Indian junior team had won the first and second Youth ODIs by seven and nine wickets respectively. Photograph: ICC India U-19 boys held their nerve in the final overs to eke......