Kharge vs Tharoor: Congress set for presidential polls after 24 yrs

Senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor will face-off in an electoral contest on Monday for the post of All India Congress Committee chief, as the party gets set to have a......

Odds favour Kharge over Tharoor and Tripathi in Congress polls

The stage was set on Friday for a contest between Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor for the Congress president's post, with the Dalit leader from Karnataka emerging as the clear favourite. The......

'We need Tharoor to shake the system'

'Since the party is at a stage when things are very bad, this is the best time to experiment.' IMAGE: Shashi Tharoor pays tribute to Rajiv Gandhi during his election campaign for the Congress......

COVID-19: How Mumbai has been done in by poor planning

Urban planners and real estate experts say bad town planning in Mumbai and rising deaths during the ongoing pandemic are a “sad reality”.  Dev Chatterjee and Raghavendra Kamath......

Offices absorb Covid-19 pandemic shock in 2022, post 3-year growth record

After their near desertion in the wake of Covid-19, workplaces well and truly made a comeback in 2022 — making it the second strongest year of recovery for the office market in the past......

Home loans to get dearer with RBI's rate hike, housing to become less affordable

The RBI's decision to hike repo rate will hit consumers' buying sentiment, but will have a moderate impact on housing sales in the affordable and mid-income categories, according to industry......

Housing sales may dip if home loan rates rise

The RBI's decision to hike the benchmark interest rate will make home loans costlier and affect housing sales, especially in affordable and mid-income segments, according to property consultants.......

Housing prices rise up to 11% across 8 cities in Jan-Mar

Housing prices increased by up to 11 per cent annually across eight major cities during January-March period of this year due to a rise in demand for residential properties and a sharp hike in......

Manorathangal Review: Anatomy of A Visionary Mindscape

Through Manorathangal, M T Vasudevan Nair makes himself available to a whole new generation of uninitiated viewers, who can familiarise themselves with his rich body of work and hope to learn a......

Why 2018 Is The 'Real' Kerala Story

Kindness and compassion is all you need to survive and build your life.And that is what makes 2018’s Kerala story so relevant, notes Divya Nair. Until a few years ago, Kerala prided itself......

Suzhal: The Vortex Review

Even though each episode is about an hour long, you won't even blink: Divya Nair applauds Suzhal: The Vortex.   Suzhal: The Vortex is a Tamil Web series created by Pushkar-Gayatri (of......

The Day I Directed Amitabh Bachchan

'This man changed the mindset of a generation.' IMAGE: Nikkhil Advani and John Abraham feature in an episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati, the quiz show Amitabh Bachchan has hosted for over 20 years.......

World Jr Chess: Harshit Pawar shocks top seed USA's Mishra

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: International Chess Federation/Instagram Playing the game of his life, India's Harshit Pawar shocked top seed and youngest ever......

IPL 2023: Who Has Most Cash To Spend?

IMAGE: The mini-auction for IPL 2023 is likely to be held on December 16 in Kochi. Photograph: BCCI/IPL Ahead of the IPL mini-auction, Chennai Super Kings ended their hugely successful 11-year......

KKR need top order to fire against RR and end losing run

Kolkata Knight Riders are 8th in the 10-team league with 6 points from 9 matches. Rajasthan Royals are second with 12 from 9 matches. IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders will be counting on Venkatesh......

IPL: Williamson, Bravo among big names let go

IMAGE: Kane Williamson was let go by SRH possibly due to their lacklustre performances under his captaincy. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images IPL giants Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday......

KKR face uphill task against Rajasthan Royals

IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders need something special from Varun Chakaravarthy, their highest wicket-taker last season, against Rajasthan Royals. The spinner is struggling big time this season with......