'They started Opposition unity much too late'

'They were as late as June 2023 and they did not follow it up with concrete measures immediately in terms of a secretariat or common minimum programme, working group or seat sharing etc.''They......

Caf Coffee Day owner goes missing, massive search on

  IMAGE: Cafe Coffee Day founder and former Karnataka chief minister, SM Krishna's son-in-law, V G Siddhartha. Photograph: PTI Photo India's biggest coffee chain founder V G Siddhartha was......

The Chinese will keep pushing India'

'India will keep trying to avoid conflict.''This is the moment when we draw a line in the sand.' IMAGE: General Manoj Mukund Naravane, chief of the army staff, in Ladakh, June 24, 2020. "I hope......

He told India about the Himalayan Blunder

Very few today realise that without Brigadier John Dalvi's courage, we would never have known what really happened during those tragic days of October/November 1962, reveals Claude Arpi. IMAGE:......

'India is one of Starbucks' top 5 fastest-growing markets'

'We were taking the Starbucks experience from the store to the home.' IMAGE: The first Starbucks outlet in India opened at Horniman Circle in Mumbai in October 2012. Photograph: Rajesh......

Now, the cafe comes home

Cafe Coffee Day hopes to fight the Starbucks challenge by going door to door with its services and innovating with its merchandising On December 2, Coffee Day Enterprises, which owns the Cafe......

Nykaa's Falguni Nayar: UNAFRAID To Take Risks

Beauty, Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar realised, is a very long-tailed business and with e-commerce picking up in India, it seemed like a good idea to venture into, reports Veenu Sandhu IMAGE:......

CCD names S V Ranganath as interim chairman

Coffee Day Enterprises on Wednesday named independent director S V Ranganath as the interim chairman of the company to replace its founder VG Siddhartha, who has been confirmed dead days after he......

Putham Pudhu Kaalai review

Putham Pudhu Kaalai is refreshing like the unsuspecting morning dew that teases your senses when you step on the grass barefoot, discovers Divya Nair. A few days ago, I complained to a friend that......

The Dilemma Ali Fazal is Struggling With

'There is a part of me that says it is a great time to tell stories from my own land.''But then opportunities are coming my way from all over the world.''So one foot is here and one foot is in the......

Mera Wala Shah Rukh!

Happy birthday, Shah Rukh! There's just one Shah Rukh Khan. And still so many. Between the playing to the gallery entertainer, the hug and heart offering romantic, the smug can-do-it-all superhero,......

Irrfan has left me with no definite answers, only questions

'Since Piku, Irrfan seemed content in delighting us with his finesse than striking a nerve.''Now, why was this so?''Why did our No 1 soul-searching actor suddenly decide that he'd rather be a......

Recalling 1983 WC final: When Kapil went against his instincts and it paid off

'When a player is so confident, even though I was not too keen, I thought, ‘let him bowl another over’. They say, some things just happen for you and this happened with us' IMAGE:......

Learnt a lot from Dhoni seeing the way he made decisions: Kohli

IMAGE: Virat Kohli (left) speaks to Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Photograph: Solaris Images. Virat Kohli, who turns 28 next month, is already one of India's most accomplished Test captains. Kohli's......