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Is The Congress Doomed?

The Congress needs to reorganise itself at the grassroots, infuse younger blood, and have more boots on the ground.Just offering freebies is not the answer anymore, argues Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: A......

Can Gehlot Make It Two In A Row?

The fact that Gehlot has stayed relevant these five years with his populist schemes is one reason why he may beat incumbency in a state that votes for change every election, observes Ramesh Menon.......

Congress Challenge: Keep Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar Happy

There are lessons for the Congress to learn from the Karnataka elections of how burying the hatchet among top leaders and not washing dirty linen in public can help, says Ramesh Menon. IMAGE:......

WATCH: Top videos of the week

Madhuri Dixit, who's been a judge on celebrity dance reality show Jhalak Dikhla Jaa, will be returning to the show's fifth season on Colors.The promos will have the dancing diva pay tribute......

Do Sonia, Rahul Know What They Are Doing?

Mother and son refuse to go away despite indications blowing in the wind that their leadership is ringing the death knell of the party, observes Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: As Congress interim President......

GST to curb black money, April 2017 rollout tough: Experts

'The low tax to GDP ratio of the country will go up, helping the government to adhere to fiscal discipline and keep inflation in check.' The Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime will weed out black......

GST to be simple with 1% additional tax removal, say experts

Analysts believe the GST could boost India's economic growth by up to 2 percentage points With the government dropping the contentious 1 per cent additional inter-state tax, the proposed national......

GST: New pain points have emerged for FMCG companies

From anti-profiteering to affixing stickers on existing stocks, FMCG companies are bracing for new set of GST challenges. It is the sixth month since the country’s biggest tax reform after......

GST delay to cast shadow on Budget

Consensus seems a problem before the current session of Parliament ends.Business Standard's Dilasha Seth and Indivjal Dhasmana report. A delay in enforcing the proposed national goods and services......

The textile industry's Budget wishlist

CEO speak: Rajendra J Hinduja, managing director, Gokaldas Exports Incentives: The way forward Countries like Bangladesh and Vietnam are giving us tough competition. An increase in the duty......

Citadel: Honey Bunny: Samantha's Here To Slay!

Citadel: Honey Bunny is a decent watch with an average story, sharp stunts and brilliant music, observes Divya Nair. "Is Varun Dhawan really naked in Citadel: Honey Bunny?" a friend, who has zero......

When Varun Made Samantha Cry

IMAGE: Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Varun Dhawan at the launch of Citadel: Honey Bunny. Photograph: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com "Kasa kai Mumbai?!" Varun Dhawan's energetic greeting prompted hooting and......

10 Political Dramas To Watch On OTT

There is so much political drama going on in our country that even the most imaginative scriptwriter would not be able to match reality. Still, the shenanigans of our political leaders find their......

The Top 10 Spy Thrillers On OTT

The West has had an advantage over Indian cinema and OTT when it comes to espionage thrillers -- the two World Wars and the Cold War were grist for the mill, and then the Middle East joined the......

Ajay Devgn, Suriya win National Awards

IMAGE: Aparrna Balamurali and Suriya in Soorarai Pottru. Tamil film Soorarai Pottru won the National Award for Best Feature at the 68th National Film Awards for 2020. The film, inspired by the......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on September 26

IMAGE: India's chess player Koneru Humpy will be seen in action in the women's individual round at the Asian Games on Tuesday. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/FIDE Following is India's schedule at the......

Tweet in favour of protesting farmers: AAP urges Tendulkar

IMAGE: AAP's Preeti Sharma Menon also endorsed Swabhimani Shetkari Saghtana worker Ranjeet Bagal's request to Sachin Tendulkar to tweet in support of the farmers against the farm laws. Photograph:......

Clamour to ban umpire's call grows after Root decision

IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Umpire Nitin Menon. Photograph: BCCI Virat Kohli lost his cool after the Decision Review System (DRS) ruled out an LBW decision against Joe Root just before the end......

VOTE: Tendulkar, Dhoni, Richards, Gilchrist or Akram?

Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni are among five leading contenders vying for the title of ‘Greatest ODI cricketer’ of all-time. Australia's former swashbuckling opener Adam......

Clijsters surprised with her improbable charge

Clijsters's improbable charge into the US Open semi-finals has surprised the Belgian as much as anyone. Clijsters, who returned to the tour several weeks ago after two years on the sidelines,......

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