The RSS Has Never Been So Weak!

Political power has now been outsourced fully to the Modi government.Even if the RSS is still, in principle, his guru, nobody would dare to whisper a word of advice to Modi, forget some whiff of......

Batla House encounter: Controversies and polarisation

The politics of polarisation became part of the political landscape of the national capital after the Batla House encounter. IMAGE: A crowd gathers during the Batla House encounter. Photograph:......

Police encounters are common in India

Four accused in the Hyderabad rape-murder case were shot dead by the police on Friday morning.This is not the first time India has witnessed a controversial police encounter.Syed Firdaus......

Besieged by the BJP, Left struggles to stay alive

As the BJP snaps at its heels, can the Communists stay relevant in the electoral game?Ishita Ayan Dutt, Shine Jacob and Archis Mohan report. Taking on the plausible When someone says Indians......

How Attorney General defended Sebi chief in SC

The Centre on Wednesday opposed in the Supreme Court a plea seeking removal of  SEBI Chairman U K Sinha on grounds of alleged irregularities in his appointment, saying the charges against him......

Fairness cream market targets men

Men in India seem to be in a rush to be the fairer sex. So Hindustan Lever is the latest to make a splash with its range of Vaseline whitening facewash and cream. It is still a fairly small......

Investors eye markets abroad

Lucknow-based Saurabh Mohan, 30, invests in the indices of Nasdaq, Nikkei and Dow Jones. He also bets on the movements of currencies such as the euro, the pound and the yen. A former merchant navy......

60 investors make a beeline for BSE

About 60 foreign and domestic institutional investors have queued up to buy equity in the Bombay Stock Exchange. Brokers currently hold 95 per cent of BSE. It's a race against time for the BSE,......

'I am the godfather of disco'

'You make a hit, everything is fit.' IMAGE: Bappi Lahiri at home. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and......

The MEN in Rakul Singh's Career

Photograph: Kind courtesy Rakul Singh/Instagram One more film and Rakul Preet Singh may as well celebrate her 'dus ka dum'! The gorgeous actress has signed up as many as nine films, which are in......

What is Sanya up to?

Nushrratt and Jacqueline at the Ram Setu mahurat... Chiranjeevi launches a teaser for Rana's film... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sanya Malhotra/Instagram Sanya Malhotra promotes Pagglait, which will......

The Batla House Review

It is only in the second half that Batla House has gripping moments, feels Prasanna D Zore. Nikkhil Advani's Batla House -- named after the controversial encounter that took place in......

Readers on whether Ganguly should play

Vikram Shah: Can someone from your organisation lead a discussion on the validity of this penalty, please?Let us not talk about Saurav's form as a batsman as that is not the issue here.Do the rules......

Jasmine Kaur sets 20km walk mark

Punjab's Jasmine Kaur seta new meet record in the women's 20 km walk on the second day of the 43rd National Open Athletics Championships in Bangalore on Monday.Jasmine finishedin one hour, 48......

Readers wishes to John Wright

Name:Debashis Mitra (HPCL) Message:All Indians will remember you. Happy Birthday. Name:vishal Message:Mr. Wright, thanx 4 setting Indian Cricket right. Happy Birthday. Name:Hari Message:Many Happy......