When Dr Singh Took On Congress Bosses

Many were hoping that with Vajpayee's NDA gone, there would be a return to the Congress normal.Nobody was prepared for the opposite.Sonia Gandhi was sceptical.This became the only issue over which......

Can Trump Fix India's US Problem?

No single individual, institution, or action is to blame for this. The BJP is responding in kind -- definitely not without checking with its government. And they wait for Mr Trump, notes Shekhar......

'Nikhil Gupta Will Be Quietly Sent Back To India'

'As the trial gets closer for Nikhil Gupta, they're going to want to make sure that he doesn't talk.''And they're going to put pressure on Mr Gupta to make some deal where the evidence doesn't come......

US-India: A Chicken And Egg Situation

Delhi's appeasement strategy may now translate as more mega arms deals with the US, generating substantial business and job creation in the American economy.Make no mistake, Americans will use it......

Wipro chairman Rishad Premji's compensation down 50% as profits fall

Rishad Premji, chairman of IT services major Wipro, saw his compensation for FY23 decline by almost 50 per cent year-on-year, due to a fall in the firm’s profit. Photograph: PTI Photo......

Where Are Business Leaders To Power The India Story?

What do we need more of? Leaders who dominate global institutions or local leaders with a 'Make-in-India' mindset? Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A couple of weeks ago, the news about......

The Coming Corporate Battles In 2023

India Inc is gearing up for a slugfest this year and from tech to paints, new battlegrounds are emerging, observes Indrajit Gupta, co-founder, Founding Fuel. IMAGE: Tata Sons Chairman N......

Lessons that the Rajat Gupta case holds for India

The two bigger takeaways from this case for Indian regulators and enforcement agencies are the speed and efficiency with which it was concluded.Much debate can be expected on whether former......

Spend Your Weekend With Kareena

Kareena's cop, Rajni's supercop and Samantha's spy, it's a star-studded week on OTT this time.Sukanya Verma lists your options on OTT this week.   The Buckingham MurdersWhere to watch?......

'I don't like people messing with me'

'Television actors are people who play with fire.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Smriti Kalra Television actor Smriti Kalra, known for playing the female lead in the Star Plus show 12/24 Karol Bagh,......

Mast Mein Rehne Ka Review: Delightful Watch

Mast Mein Rehne Ka is a thoroughly human film, which makes you laugh as hard as it will make you feel for the characters, notes Mayur Sanap. When perennially-bored, almost recluse Mr Kamath......

Want To Be a Model? Here's Your Chance

IMAGE: Rohit Khandelwal with Santoshi Shetty, Karan Chabra and Neil Nitin Mukesh. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Move over dance and singing reality shows. It's time for a fashion......

What made Paes, Bhupathi, Mirza reunite after ages?

IMAGE: Indian Tennis superstars Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza at the Tennis Premier League auction in Mumbai, on Wednesday. Photograph: Kind courttesy Tennis Premier League Ahead......

Match-fixing in Indian football: AIFF launches probe

IMAGE: Suspicions of match-fixing came to light in a Delhi league match on Monday when Ahbab FC, who were winning 4-0, conceded two dubious-looking own goals late in the match against Rangers FC.......

Srikanth, Chaliha top trials, make Asian Games teams

IMAGE: Kidambi Srikanth. Photograph: Getty Images Kidambi Srikanth and Ashmita Chaliha on Sunday topped the men's and women's singles selection trials respectively to assure themselves a place in......

HI Polls: Tirkey to face UP Hockey's Katyal, Jharkhand's Bhola Nath

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Dilip Tirkey/Twitter Former India captain Dilip Tirkey, who is the frontrunner for Hockey India president's post, will be up against Uttar Pradesh Hockey chief Rakesh......

BCCI suspends Punjab cricketer Abhishek Gupta for doping violation

Punjab wicket-keeper batsman Abhishek Gupta was on Thursday handed a retrospective eight-month suspension for an "inadvertent" doping violation. The 27-year-old's suspension started from January 15......