'Nobody in the government has the right to dictate what I should do'

'Even the President does not have the power to overrule the ECI.' A revealing excerpt from T N Seshan's Through the Broken Glass: An Autobiography. IMAGE: Then chief election commissioner T N......

HC disqualifies JD-S MLA for poll malpractice, grants 1-month time to appeal

Janata Dal-Secular MLA from Tumakuru Rural constituency in Karnataka DC Gowrishankar Swamy was disqualified by the High Court of Karnataka on Thursday in a case relating to alleged electoral......

'They wanted to strike terror in India'

'The entire idea behind the serial bomb blasts was to strike fear in the minds of Indians.''I don't think the blasts were targeted to derail the Indian economy; the idea behind the blasts was......

HC directs special court to hear afresh graft case against Yediyurappa, kin

The Karnataka high court on Wednesday restored a private complaint against former chief minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader, BS Yediyurappa and his family members, accusing them of......

How mini lockdowns are making a hole in consumers' pockets

To tide over the difficulties due to incessant shutdowns, several farmers in Maharashtra have turned into aggregators and started selling their produce without the help of mandis or agents. They......

The 2 BIG challenges facing India Inc

As Covid-19 cases surge in India, companies have realised it’s a tightrope walk between maintaining production and ensuring employee safety. It’s a complete overhaul of routine for......

Realty prices crash in Mumbai as buyers go missing

Mumbai’s property markets, where prices earlier crossed Rs 1 lakh per sq. ft in South Mumbai, are seeing a 20-25 per cent markdown from last year’s levels. Illustration: Uttam......

What's Manushi Doing In Italy?

Arjun's throwback selfie.. Sanju Baba remembers his father... Karishma's in Spain... Photograph: Kind courtesy Manushi Chhillar/Instagram Manushi Chhillar has a fun evening in Italy  ......

Bollywood's Most Mesmerising Tawaif? VOTE!

Dazzling, dancing and decked to the hilt, courtesans in Hindi films are a breathtaking mix of shiny fantasy and flirtatious poetry to behold. Under those resplendent adas and thumkas though, often......

Will Kangana Make A Good Politician?

Entertainers can be good politicians if they treat the citizens as the audience, and treat their job like a live show, and work hard to make sure the audience likes them, asserts Sandeep Goyal.......

Top 10 Tamil Action Films On OTT

Action films of some substance are rare to come by these days. Most film-makers mistake gore and excessive blood for well-constructed action cinema that thrives on drama and interpersonal stakes.......

Here's a complete list of BCCI presidents

Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday promised a 'corruption-free, same-for-all BCCI', a philosophy that, he said, guided his tenure as India skipper from 2000 to 2005. Elected unopposed to the top position......