What does the nation get out of the CBI?

'What does the nation get out of the CBI's fabulous infrastructure? Very little that is useful,' says Aakar Patel. Photograph: Mansi Thapliyal/Reuters The Central Bureau of Investigation is our......

Why India's top law officer is under attack

'On April 30, the Supreme Court spoke on the need to further insulate the CBI from political interference.' 'Come May 8, perhaps their Lordships could also extend protection to the law officers too......

Get up and get rich

One Sunday, lazily flipping through television channels aimlessly -- who doesn't -- I stopped at an unusual sight. The screen showed the visage of Donald Trump, familiar to all American television......

'Rao overestimated his clout with the RSS'

'He depended too much on assurances given by sadhus and sants. He may not be culpable, but he was wholly responsible for December 6, 1992.' 'While Manmohan Singh came to reforms out of conviction,......

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's Greatest Legacy

'His track record in the market has been spotless and untainted.''That's why he had such great fan following among investors.' IMAGE: Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, right, with Prime Minister Narendra......

Raju's trial: A bigger story than Satyam scam?

Satyam Computer Services' founder B Ramalinga Raju has earned the dubious distinction of becoming the longest-serving undertrial prisoner in Indian corporate history. Raju has been confined to......

The 10 biggest falls in Sensex history

It was bloodbath at the Indian stock markets on October 17. The Sensex plunged by 1,743 points, the largest fall in a single day ever witnessed in the history of the Indian stock markets. The......

Sensex: 1,00,000 mark in our lifetime?

Sometime in mid-August, at the height of the sub-prime crisis in the US, Tata Mutual Fund MD Ved Prakash Chaturvedi predicted that we might see the 1,00,000 mark for the Sensex index in our......

The engineer who played Harshad Mehta

'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......

Pratik Gandhi Suffers Mishap On Gandhi Set

Photograph: Kind courtesy Pratik Gandhi/Instagram Pratik Gandhi who has a release today Dedh Bigha Zameen -- his third release this year -- has realised playing Mahatma Gandhi is not easy, even if......

COMING UP On OTT This September

Joginder Tuteja lists the entertainment coming up on OTT in September. Scam 2003: The Telgi StoryWhere To Watch: SonyLIV Release Date: September 1 When Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story arrived......

COMING UP In June: Your OTT Menu

Things are heating up in the OTT space this June, especially with Jio Cinema going full throttle with their release plans. Joginder Tuteja looks at the Web shows and movies coming up for release.......

'Tharoor came in after we won IPL Kochi bid'

Team Kochi, the latest entrant to Indian Premier League, was put together by Shailendra Gaikwad of Rendezvous Sports World -- at least that's what Gaikwad says. RSW's bid, of $333.33 million......

Readers wishes to John Wright

Name:satya Message:Dear John, Thank You for doing a terrific job with the Indian Team. I hope you continue the good work and see the team achieve even greater laurels. You are without doubt the......