The Legend That Was Pritish Nandy

He was colourful. He was dramatic. He was The Master of His Craft. There never will be an editor as versatile as Pritish Nandy, notes Nikhil Lakshman. IMAGE: Pritish Nandy, Editor Extraordinaire,......

Modi Is Going Nowhere!

He will be around for another crack at the elections, and a clear majority, predicts Saisuresh Sivaswamy. IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi exchanges greetings with......

When Will Kejriwal Government Fall?

For someone who is such an indefatigable litigant, what is stopping Mr Saxena from using the law to depose Mr Kejriwal?Maybe we will get the answer after May 25, notes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Delhi......

Is Modi's Authoritarianism Good For India?

We need not spend much time going over what this government has done and is doing to the Opposition, by misusing the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI. There is a daily update on that, notes......

Health check for healers: The big audit firms are under the NFRA lens

In recent times, more and more audit firms have challenged company ma­nagements, some going to the extent of resigning on the ground of incompatibility with what the manage­ment wanted or......

In non-cigarettes push, how ITC built more than 25 FMCG mother brands

A young couple sharing a laugh — in the living room over a Polish joke book, on the beach, in the rain — with the tagline, “Made for each other”, hung from billboards at......

North trails South in electric scooter sales

When it comes to electric two-wheeler sales, Maha­rashtra is miles ahead of other states, thanks to Bajaj Auto, which sold 45 per cent of its Chetak electric scooters in September in its home......

SIP inflows top Rs 15,000 crore, help offset redemption pressure

Mutual funds recorded Rs 7,600 crore net inflows into active equity schemes in July even as redemptions surged to a 30-month high of Rs 30,400 crore owing to profit booking, reveals data from the......

'Aishwarya took her Miss World image very seriously'

'There was one sequence in Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya where her character exuberantly runs up to Bobby Deol, piggy-backs on him.''Aishwarya told me she couldn't do the sequence because people would not......

'It took me 19 years to become the actor that I am today'

'Without ever losing hope, I survived in Mumbai with the hope of becoming a good actor.' IMAGE: Pankaj Tripathi in OMG 2. Trust Pankaj Tripathi to take up any character and do complete justice to......

Cannes: Deepika Makes Orange Look SPICY!

Just when you think she's got it right, she gets it right again. Deepika Padukone has knocked it out of the park with every appearance at the Cannes Film Festival. Here she is, attending the......

Cannes: Deepika's BEST Look? VOTE!

For Deepika Padukone, Cannes was special this year; while she has walked the red carpet in the French city before, this time she attended the film festival as a jury member. Ms Padukone may have......

From Paris to Peru: Manu Bhaker's next big challenge

Ace pistol shooter Manu Bhaker will lead a 35-member Indian team in the season-opening ISSF World Cups in April in South America with almost all the shooters who featured in the Paris Olympics......

National Games: Jonathan, 15, stuns Sarabjot to win 10m pistol gold

IMAGE: Jonathan Antony outclassed Paris Olympics bronze-medallist Sarabjot Singh to win the 10m air pistol gold at the National Games in Dehradun on Monday. Photograph: Hawk Eye Sports......

National Games: Swimmer Nataraj powers to fifth gold

IMAGE: Srihari Nataraj led the charge for swimming powerhouse Karnataka with his fifth gold at the National Games. Photograph: Srihari Nataraj/Instagram Two national records fell by the wayside......

Shooter Sheoran claims podium finish in ISSF World Cup

IMAGE: India's Akhil Sheoran in action in the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event. Photograph: ISSF / X In a year marred by disappointments, shooter Akhil Sheoran redeemed himself by winning the......

Why Manu Bhaker pulled out of World Cup Final in Delhi

IMAGE: Double Olympic-medallist Manu Bhaker opted for a three-month rest following her exploits at the Paris Games. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters Rhythm Sangwan will be the only Indian shooter to......