There is a just solution to the lingering Cauvery row

Verifiable ‘distress-sharing’ of available water may still be the way out of the Cauvery water row, says N Sathiya Moorthy. Image: Pro-Kannada activists protesting in Mysuru on......

MFs add over Rs 4 lakh cr to asset base in 2019, expects momentum to continue

It was because of strong inflows into debt-oriented schemes that saved 2019 from being a "dark-dull year of investing" as inflows into equity funds has dropped this year due to a volatile market.......

Can SBI Mutual Fund be the top AMC?

In 5 years, the AMC has clocked a growth rate of 40% with its AUM up nearly 4 times.Ashley Coutinho reports. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters SBI Mutual Fund has had its share of ups and......

Start-ups in 2016: A year of funding crunch (and it isn't over yet)

Investors spent much of 2016 cleaning house. And a VC tells Ranju Sarkar: "There's still some bad news left in the portfolios (of VC firms). What happens to Ola and Flipkart will drive......

Indian banks develop an appetite for start-ups

Lenders taking up incubator-style roles with small investments in start-ups In a dimly lit auditorium, three groups were called on to the stage to polite applause. Electronic music, with the......

'We Need Thousands Of Gandhis Now'

'The world needs Gandhi now more than any other time in history.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pratik Gandhi/Instagram Nothing succeeds like success. Ask Pratik Gandhi whose career received a boost......

2023 At The Movies: A Double Take

It was a year of so many contradictions and contrasts that it became dangerous to talk about movies, people lost their heads discussing Friday releases, psychiatrists began dabbling in film......

The Day I Directed Amitabh Bachchan

'This man changed the mindset of a generation.' IMAGE: Nikkhil Advani and John Abraham feature in an episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati, the quiz show Amitabh Bachchan has hosted for over 20 years.......

Shah Rukh Khan's SPECIAL Touch

IMAGE: Is that Shah Rukh Khan in Brahmastra? Even a teeny bit of Shah Rukh Khan can accomplish a lot. Look at the sheer number of special appearances he's done, most actors don't have careers as......