The namesakes of prominent candidates contesting as independents have impacted election outcomes in the past and the strategy appears to be making a comeback in the assembly bypolls in Palakkad and......
Former Indian Space Research Organisation chief K Radhakrishnan will be the chief guest at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's annual 'Vijayadashami' event on October 12 in Nagpur. IMAGE: Former......
Where do Vijay and his TVK expect to get their votes from?Vijay has a huge fan following among women, but will they automatically become his voters like they had done for MGR's AIADMK, asks N......
Hindu, Urdu, or something in between. That was the kernel of an argument between first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan over the translation of a presidential......
Indications are that the DMK combine will win more seats than the AIADMK and BJP, but is facing a tough fight in about half a dozen from the rest, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy of the electoral......
An exclusive excerpt from Girish Kuber's The Tatas: How A Family Built A Business And A Nation. IMAGE: J R D Tata, left, with Ratan Tata. Photograph: Kind courtesy Gopal Shetty When you took......
'I think Ratan felt he had to do everything that he could to retain control of the company started by his forefathers, because that was the first priority and nothing else mattered compared to......
Mr Tata said a letter had arrived in his office from a young woman who had applied for the graduate engineering programme of TELCO Pune and been turned down.'I wouldn't interfere with your......
'Nehru once told JRD, "I hate the mention of the very word profit".''"Jawaharlal, I am talking about the need of the public sector making a profit!" JRD replied.''Nehru reiterated, "Never talk to......
The streaming platforms were replete with violent, profanity-laden gangster shows. But amidst the noise, there were some effective and thought-provoking shows too. Deepa Gahlot's list of her top 10......
Bollywood stars celebrate Teacher's Day by sharing anecdotes and childhood memories with their teachers. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sara Ali Khan/Instagram Sara Ali Khan shares a collage of all the......
The intelligently conceptualised show does more for nationalistic pride than a dozen jingoistic series, applauds Deepa Gahlot. Amidst the line-up of crime shows, family dramas and campus capers,......
Rocket Boys offer an overwhelming experience to me and many others who saw Homi Bhabha in action at Trombay, notes Dr K S Parthasarathy, former Secretary, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board. IMAGE:......
'If questioning and dethroning hierarchies is your primary motive, why not put an end to the practice of announcing your shining star, your box office draw, in big flaming letters and mentioning......
IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra alongside his German coach Klaus Bartonietz. Photograph: Neeraj Chopra / X Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday bid an emotional farewell to his German coach Klaus Bartonietz who ended......
'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......
IMAGE: India's Olympic-bound javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra. Photograph: Kind courtesy Neeraj Chopra/Instagram Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has installed a special strength-building German......
IMAGE: Great Britain's Reece Prescod celebrates winning the men's 100m. Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters British sprinter Reece Prescod foiled the local challengers and overcame world champion Justin......
Vikas stepped into the house, dialled a number and handed his cell phone to Raj Kumar, Virat Kohli's childhood coach."Happy Teachers' Day, Sir," said Virat, even as Vikas thrust something into Raj......