Maoist Tarakka, 'veteran' of 35 encounters, surrenders

Vimala Chandra Sidam alias Tarakka was inducted into the Naxalism movement as a local squad member in 1986 and climbed ranks over 38 years to become a Dandkaranya Special Zonal Committee member,......

How Dr Manmohan Singh became India's 'reforms' man

He drew the roadmap of India's economic reform, unshackled it from the licence raj and pulled it back from the brink when even its gold reserve was pledged. IMAGE: Former Prime Minister Dr......

Pakistan Gets A New ISI Boss

Asim Malik's shift to the important DG, ISI post comes as something of a surprise now, but it indicates the army chief's confidence in him, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RA&W.......

Kanpur school stops reciting religious prayers in morning assembly after row

A private school in Kanpur has stopped the recitation of religious prayers during the morning assembly after right-wing protests over the inclusion of some Islamic verses in the decade-old practice......

Investors return to IPOs with Rs 2.2 trillion bids across three offerings

The three IPOs, which together mopped up over Rs 11,600 crore, broke the trend of poor subscriptions, and are also expected to break the spell of weak listings. Illustration: Uttam......

At Rs 1.2 trn, IPO mopup set to hit new high in 2024

The calendar year 2024 is set to go down as the best year for initial public offerings (IPOs) in terms of funds raised. Photograph: Kind courtesy Geralt/Pixabay Following the IPOs of food......

Hyundai to Swiggy: Sebi nod for IPOs paves way for bumper festival season

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has given green light to several mega initial public offerings (IPOs) last week, paving the way for bumper launches during the ongoing festival......

Reliance gets Rs 3,620 crore PLI sop for battery plant

Reliance Industries Limited has been granted approval to set up a battery manufacturing facility for up to 10 GW under the Rs 3,620 crore-Production Linked Incentives (PLI) scheme for ACC Battery......

A standing ovation for the Oscars

Subhash K Jha applauds the Oscars for Anthony Hopkins and Frances McDormand. Giving the Best Actor award to Anthony Hopkins in place of the late (and no doubt great) Chadwick Boseman is an act of......

Why the Tragedy King turned to Comedy

After repeatedly essaying the role of doomed lover, Dilip Kumar, a thinking actor, found it diffcult to break out of in real life.Heeding his psychoanalyst, he flirted with some frothy roles and......

'I have 12 years of film-making to catch up with'

Just who is Anubhav Sinha? There is an Anubhav Sinha, who directed lightweight confectionery like Tum Bin and Dus. He existed from 2001 to 2016, when he made his final fluff, Tum Bin 2. Then......

Vote for the sexiest Hollywood sisters!

Sometimes sexuality lies so deep in the genes it spills over. Here then are some of the world's hottest sister-pairs. Feel free to drool all over them and then vote for who you feel is the......

Is This The Ball Of The 21st Century?

Remember Shane Warne's Ball Of The Century, the delivery that proclaimed his genius to the cricketing universe? Ah, but that was so last century. Thirty one years ago this June. We have a contender......

World champion Hamilton self-isolating as precaution

IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton urged everyone to wash hands with soaps regularly and practice social distancing as it is the most important thing to do right now. Photograph: Lewis Hamilton/Twitter......

Why not have an eight team World Cup?

The ICC's decision to trim the number of contestants at the World Cup to ten, says M P Anil Kumar, is like a line commentators often spew forth: Brilliant shot, but straight to the fielder. The......

Sporting feats to remember 2018 by

With mind and body both more willing now, the only way for the World No 3 is up, says Dhruv Munjal. P V Sindhu Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images Anyone who has followed P V Sindhu's career even......

We will fly Dhoni in a Su-30 MKI: IAF chief

The chief of Indian Air Force P V Naik on Monday stated that he will seek special permission from the government so that India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar......