What If Modi Scores Below 200 Seats...

If the BJP gets only 200 seats and wants to remain in power, Modi will have to make way -- either for a proxy of his choice, or for an internal rival, predicts Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay. IMAGE:......

Supreme Court On Article 370: A Landmark Judgment

We must heed what the CJI has said. Challenging every judgment of the central government is inviting chaos, asserts Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: A five-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief......

If India Becomes Bharat...

By changing the nation's name from India to Bharat, would this landmass overnight lose the emotional and cultural linkage that had been built over generations, centuries and millennia, asks N......

Why Caste Violence Is On The Rise In Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is the celebrated home of the 'social justice' movement in the country, yet caste differences and violence has only been increasing in numbers and becoming more brutal in recent years,......

Why's Modi going against his natural instinct?

The promise of a less suspicious government is surprising.What about the disconnect between the new business stance and earlier push to dictate the narrative in politics and public life, wonders T......

The digital disruption that is tearing through Indian media

Zee and Star, the two largest media companies in India, are undergoing some radical ownership changes. What could it mean? Vanita Kohli Khandekar attempts an answer. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

All about income inequality

  Unlike in the West, in India we do not see income inequality and all its ramifications as a topic worth debating, writes Ajit Balakrishnan. You cannot be in New York for more than a few......

James Murdoch says family is united as he takes helm of Fox

Some investors have questioned whether James is less attached to some parts of the media empire that his father built James Murdoch, who will take the helm of Twenty-First Century Fox next week,......

Will Disney Exit India?

Disney Star India, bought at a valuation of $15 billion, could be on the block for roughly one-third that amount. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters For the first time since it entered India in 1993,......

My Beloved Aunt, Lata Mangeshkar

'While we conversed in Marathi, she would always make it a point to ask me in English, "Are you okay? Have you eaten?"''I sorely miss that care and concern.' IMAGE: Lata Mangeshkar with her......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......

The Web Series That Inspired Nikkhil Advani

As 2021 comes to a close, it's time to look back at all the Web series and movies that made a difference. In a new series, Bollywood's towering talents, who themselves made brilliant works this......

Biggest transfer in IPL history? AB teases Rohit's move

‘That would be quite a story....’: De Villiers on Rohit's potential move to RCB IMAGE: That will be quite a story if Rohit Sharma moves from Mumbai Indians to RCB. Photograph:......

Two hattricks, a ton, ten wickets! Record-breaking day for Bengaluru boy

IMAGE: Shaahan Shadab scored a century and then picked up ten wickets. Photograph: Media KSCA It was a record-breaking day for a young Bengaluru schoolboy as he achieved a rare feat in a......

Andrew Symonds dies in car accident in Queensland

IMAGE: Australia's Andrew Symonds celebrates scoring a century during the sixth One-Day International against India in Nagpur, October 14, 2007. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Former Australian......

Aus player's unhappy with coach Langer?

While ODI captain Aaron Finch said the team backed Justin Langer "100%", reports of players being put off by the coach's "grumpy" temperament have continued to surface.   IMAGE: Rumours of......

Five Indian players to watch for in the Test series

Five Indian players to watch in the Test series against Australia, which begins in Adelaide on December 17: MAYANK AGARWAL IMAGE: Mayank Agarwal has hit two double tons in 11 Tests. Photograph:......