How Will Trump's Tariff Threat Affect India?

Unless something changes, Mr Trump is a huge threat right now, which is perhaps not being recognised fully, cautions Debashis Basu. IMAGE: US President Donald Trump speaks at the US department of......

Jyoti Basu hospitalised after falling unconscious

Communist Party of India-Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu was admitted on Sundayto aKolkata hospital after he fell unconscious at his residence this morning, doctors treating him said. "Mr Basu had a......

Will India CHANGE In Modi 3.0?

The climate for 'doing business' remains forbidding, taxtortion is still rife, corruption at state and district levels has increased, oil prices remain extortive with high taxation, and the......

Ex-Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya remains critical, on ventilator

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya remained critical on Monday as he continued to be on mechanical ventilation, doctors treating him said. IMAGE: Bhattacharya was the chief......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

The Mystery of ZEE and DIIs

Why are DIIs holding such a high stake in Zee, which is beset with alleged governance issues?Perhaps they think Zee is a deep-value stock, observes Debashis Basu. Photograph: Kind courtesy ZEE5......

The new Left in new Bengal

Immediately after the Left Front recorded its seventh consecutive victory in the West Bengal assembly polls, a television journalist asked veteran CPI-M leader Jyoti Basu to comment on his party's......

Romer to succeed Basu as World Bank chief economist

He takes over the coveted job at a time when the world, including developing economies, is facing slowing growth, rising commodity prices and ballooning debt. The World Bank is set to appoint Paul......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

'Basuda always wanted to capture life as it is'

'Basuda hardly spoke, but he had a sense of humour and that showed in his films.'Subhash K Jha salutes Basu Chatterjee and his memorable films. Sooraj Barjatya owes Basu Chatterjee an apology for......

Wanna be Mr or Miss Bollywood?

Indicative of the clamour forBollywood worldwide, organisers of the Mr and Miss Bollywood Contest have received over 25,000 entries, including from the UK, the USA, and the UAE, for the talent......

10 Times We Loved Katrina

Twenty years ago, Katrina Kaif made her debut in a film that's found its notoriety among Bollywood's crummiest. Back then, the fresh-off-UK teenager had only dabbled in modelling and could barely......

Team wants me to finish games batting at No. 6: Karthik

'They have told me that this is where I am going to bat and this is what they expect out of me and I am trying to achieve that.' IMAGE: Dinesh Karthik said he has been told by the team management......

Angioplasty on Ganguly's other blockages to be done later

IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly's close friend and CPI-M leader Ashok Bhattacharya had on Sunday said that the former cricketer was "under pressure" to join politics. Photograph: BCCI/IPL Board of Control......

Opener Mukund cherishes opportunity after six-year return

'There was a point of time -- I am very honest about it -- that I was not raring to even put on whites. I wasn’t part of any team -- I wasn’t part of any first-class team. There was a......