A Pat For Fadnavis From Modi

Devendra Fadnavis, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader, was on Thursday, December 5, 2024 evening sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister at south Mumbai's Azad Maidan. Fadnavis has held this position......

The Woman Who Lost Everything

When the landslide hit, Sruthi's house was washed away, along with its inhabitants.She lost her entire family and some relatives. All she had left for a close confidante was her fiance Jenson.Days......

Army Brat Is Jharkhand's Newest Star

IMAGE: Kalpana Soren doesn't just interact with voters at Gandey in Giridhi, she engages them with her friendly dialogues. What do you think she is telling them? Photograph: ANI Photo   The......

What Links Trump With This President?

Like Grover Cleveland, Donald Trump won election as president, lost the next election and won a third election to the US presidency. IMAGE: Grover Cleveland, America's 22nd and 24th president.......

Can the 'new' HDFC Bank reclaim its old glory?

For over a decade, HDFC Bank consistently outperformed industry growth rates in both deposits and advances, maintaining impeccable asset quality. IMAGE: Sashidhar Jagdishan, managing director and......

Want To Buy A Bungalow For Rs 325 Crore?

Enquiries indicate it belongs to an industrialist with links to a prominent cricketer. IMAGE: Kindly note this image has only been posted for representational reasons. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Took conscious call to shun high-cost deposits: HDFC Bank

HDFC Bank has been conscious in not accepting high-cost deposits, which have resulted in slower growth in October-December, said Sashidhar Jagdishan, managing director and chief executive officer,......

India slips to 7th in m-cap as Adani rout continues

There seems to be no respite for Adani Group companies from the market carnage. All 10 stocks belonging to the conglomerate came under a fresh bout of intense selling pressure on Wednesday as the......

'I Wasted Four Years Of My Life'

'The maximum struggle that I have gone through in this industry was to try to get a film made which had a female action star.''And that film never got made, despite reaching out to some of the......

'Manthan Is My Most Influential Film'

'The censor board asked me for some strange cuts.''Otherwise, they would have given me an 'A' certificate.''One cut was where Girish Karnad was explaining artificial insemination in cattle.''These......

The Bengali Actor Everyone's Talking About

'In Raktobeej, I had a lot of physical action to do, so that was a new challenge.''We didn't want the action scenes to be over-the-top.''We wanted to make the action raw and real.' Photograph:......

800 Review: Watch Out For The Spin

800 gets so lost in celebrating its grand subject that it forgets something pretty elementary: Cricket is a team sport!, notes Sreehari Nair. In 800, Director M S Sripathy creates a world of......

Verstappen slams Mercedes boss for 'Wikipedia' comment

IMAGE: Max Verstappen could record a 16th successive victory for Red Bull this weekend in Singapore. Photograph: Eva Plevier/Reuters Max Verstappen hit back at Mercedes Formula One team boss Toto......

Is Chahal Giving Up Cricket For Chess?

IMAGE: Yuzvendra Chahal with SG Alpine Warriors D Gukesh (second from right), Arjun Erigaisi (right) and Praggnanandhaa (left). Photographs: Kind courtesy Yuzvendra Chahal/Twitter   Before he......

Abhilash Tomy Challenges The Oceans Again

'When I crossed that point where I had the accident, I felt light and that was a very physical experience. I felt something leave me.'Shyam G Menon chronicles the voyages of that incredible Indian......

Costa Rican Who Broke Japanese Hearts

IMAGE: Costa Rica's Keysher Fuller celebrates scoring a goal against Japan. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images The Ahmed bin Ali stadium in Qatar exploded when Keysher Fuller's curling......

Why England Players Wore Black Armbands

IMAGE: England's Moeen Ali pays respect to David English, the England cricket promoter who died of a heart attack on Saturday. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images In the blockbuster final......