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Is Trump A Lot Like Modi?

After being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, Trump started his inaugural address with a sentence that echoed Modi's coinage some years ago, notes Modi biographer Nilanjan......

UP Bypolls: Yogi Wants To Prove A Point

The BJP is leaning on Yogi's 'batenge to katenge' theme to weave a unifying narrative that transcends caste and communal lines. IMAGE: A 'batenge to katenge' slogan poster seen at a rally to be......

What Happens To The BJP After Modi?

How many more years, how many more states, how many more campaigns, how many more candidates can he ask votes for, before he or the voters or both tire?, asks Krishna Prasad. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

BJP's Karnataka Rout: A Defeat Foretold

The rising pitch of road shows and long rallies with hectoring pitches seem to have exhausted and numbed the audiences, rather than motivating them to vote for the party, observes Shreekant......

Biden 'convinced' Putin has decided to invade Ukraine

United States President Joe Biden on Friday said that he believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine. Speaking about the latest developments at the White House......

ITC Hotels' demerger to mirror Reliance Industries-Jio Financial playbook

ITC's spunoff unit to remain part of Sensex, Nifty for 3 days post-listing to help index funds navigate change. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters ITC's move to hive off its hotel business will have......

India Needs 75 Years To Reach 25% Of US GDP

According to the World Bank, economic growth in middle-income countries, including India, is not accelerating. 'In fact, it is slowing down as incomes increase, with the trend becoming more......

FY24 earnings makeover: IndianOil to MRF, companies rewrite profit playbook

The headline for corporate profit growth has been very encouraging in the July-September quarter (Q2) of 2023-24 (FY24), with the combined net profit of listed companies up by 38 per cent......

Are Newbie Investors Prepared For Market Turbulence?

We have millions of newbie investors who are clueless about how to handle sudden and severe adverse market reactions, which arrive from time to time, observes Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic......

'We can deliver market-beating growth'

'We will continue to build new engines of growth in terms of innovations, enter newer categories, and look at newer propositions.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Honasa Consumer Following its public......

Review: Silver Linings Playbook is delightful

The merit of Silver Linings Playbook has got a lot to do with how much the director is personally invested in the film and his sense of what constitutes comedy, writes Nishi Tiwari. One would......

When India Showed Up For The Oscars

You'll bump into a desi at every corner of the globe. But one of the largest film industries in the world, India is yet to make great strides at the Oscars. Between a handful of wins, nominations......

Indian Heroes In Hollywood On OTT

In the new Tom Harper film, Heart of Stone, Alia Bhatt plays a pivotal role alongside Gal Gadot. She is the latest in a small line of Bollywood stars who have made a dent in Hollywood. In the old......

Anupam Kher's Silver Linings Playbook sets off Oscar buzz

A few months ago, there wasn't much buzz for Silver Linings Playbook, an engaging comedy-drama about a man returning home from a psychiatric ward. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence,......

Bollywood's Ticket To Hollywood

It's a small world. Desi sightings in Western fare are no longer a rarity. Be it Farhan Akhtar in Ms. Marvel, Shabana Azmi in Halo or Nimrit Kaur in Homeland, it's great to see our stars in......

High Drama On Day 1 At SCG

A survivalist's mindset sees Indian batsmen fail again on the first day of the SCG Test. Scorecard IMAGE: Scott Boland celebrates Rishabh Pant's wicket. He finished with figures of 4 for 31 in......

IPL PIX: Jadeja, Gaikwad star in CSK's clinical win over KKR

IMAGES from the IPL match played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai on Monday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Ruturaj Gaikwad kept the boundaries flowing en route a sublime......

LeBron rewrites playbook on athlete activism on way to the top

IMAGE: LeBron James became a leading voice in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Photograph: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters LeBron James broke the all-time NBA scoring......

In Grand Slam Goodbye, Sania Goes Boldly

In the 18 years that she has been on tour, Sania Mirza was the standard-bearer for tennis in the country.Never before had an Indian player dominated from the back court with such conviction.Deepti......

India need to change batting approach in series decider

IMAGE: India will expect captain Rohit Sharma to fire at the top of the order, alongside Shikhar Dhawan, to play some positive cricket up front. Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty Images Jolted by a......

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