Is Adani a Mody Crony?

This State-corporate 'cooperation' didn't begin with the arrival of the Modi government.Many of the big licences, contracts, and even environmental clearances for the Adani group had come in the......

Coronavirus leaves Ravana effigy business on last legs

It's a day before Dussehra and Karan 'Ravan Wala' looks disconsolately at the empty stretch of pavement, the handful of in-the-works effigies underscoring the despair of a festive season that is......

Modiji, please extend the lockdown!

'Premature lifting of the lockdown will spread the disease from asymptomatics, and those undetected, to the whole community, ushering in prolonged misery, preventable and avoidable deaths, famine......

Anxiety and angst as Indians mark month of lockdown

The journey of getting used to a new way of life -- without domestic help, without the necessity of dressing up to step out and just staying cooped up indoors -- has been out of the ordinary, equal......

Bhutanese beer crosses the Himalayas into India

Bhutanese brewery Ser Bhum is behind Kati Patang, a beer sold by Delhi-based Empyrean Spirits. Launched in Zesty Amber and Snappy Wheat variants in 2018, Kati Patang prides itself on being......

How Big Brother Stole Diwali

Gone are the days of over-the-top Diwali parties, says Kishore Singh.This year round, the taxman is the invisible -- and unwanted -- guest at these once extravagant affairs.Illustrations: Uttam......

This firm produces 35,000 kg of idli/dosa batter a day

iD Fresh Foods, India’s largest ready-to-cook food manufacturer, is looking to create a Rs 1,000-crore business in the next five years. IMAGE: The ready-to-cook food maker’s idli......

Bollywood's Beautiful Diwali Moments

Just how did Bollywood celebrate Diwali? Photograph: Kind courtesy Sharvari/Instagram Sharvari devours homemade Diwali goodies. 'From stuffing my face with to stuffing my lehenga in the car..off......

Gadar 2: A Love Letter To Sunny Deol

When the movie started, the crowd went wild. They cheered for Sunny Deol and booed the villains. They laughed at the jokes, cried at the emotional scenes and whistled and cheered at all the action.......

Ghar Waapsi Review

Ghar Waapsi is strewn in pithy wit. And believable scenes of pyaar and takraar, observes Sukanya Verma. Man'S survival instincts kick hardest in crisis. With the growing fear of coronavirus......

PIX: Bollywood welcomes Ganpati home

Film folk are celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi by welcoming Lord Ganesha home.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonali Bendre/Instagram Sonali Bendre hopes for new beginnings, as she writes, 'This......

What Neeraj Promised Modi...

IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra smiles as Prime Minister Narendra D Modi speaks about churma during their interaction on Thursday, July 4, 2024. Photograph: ANI/X   India's Olympic star Neeraj Chopra......