Will Vijay Do Business With The BJP?

If the BJP has to work as a junior partner of Vijay's TVK, then either the party will have to change the state leader, or the latter should change himself.Incidentally, ever since Vijay started......

India Needs A National Security Strategy

The National Security Strategy document should flag all major issues concerning security strategy and provide guidelines to concerned departments to work out suitable action plans. Since the global......

Escort to female health staffers among security norms for central hospitals

The Union health ministry on Monday issued a list of security measures to be implemented at all central government hospitals which include strict monitoring of the entry and exit and providing......

Over 1,300 die during Hajj, extreme heat main cause

Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that as many as 1,301 people died during the Hajj pilgrimage, with 'numerous cases' due to heat stress and 'unauthorised' trips accounting for over four out of five of......

Extraordinary Story Of EPFO Digitisation

A remarkable story which helped transform a bureaucratic organisation to a customer centric organisation. This experience may inspire several government/private organisations to modify or adopt......

'Huge demand for life insurance products in India'

'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.' Photograph: Kind courtesy LIC......

Jhunjhunwala: The RARE big bull and unabashed wealth creator

Stock market investments are always said to involve risks and people who made big fortunes often made headlines as scamsters, leading to Dalal Street always being looked at with suspicion, but......

Bird flu: The Rs 90,000 cr poultry industry is in a fix

It is estimated that around 60 million people are directly impacted by the poultry sector in India. The death of a 11-year-old boy due to ‘bird-flu’, even before the devastating......

'Scale at which this scam operates is shocking'

'There is an eminently fertile ground that perpetrators must be finding in our society.' IMAGE: Shriya Pilgaonkar, left, seen here with Tanuja Chandra, at the screening of Wedding.con. Photograph:......

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani Review: Soch Nayi, Swad Wahi

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani packs in abundant entertainment and hat tips to the KJo brand, observes Sukanya Verma. Karan Johar has tried something new in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani. On the......

No, Friends is Not The Best Sitcom Ever!

'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode......

Rorschach, Mammootty and the Unfeeling Indian Hero

After a lifetime of showing us what it means to 'act at the top of one's bent and never hit a false note', Mammootty had the good sense, in the third act of his career, to pare down his style,......

Decoding the Manu Bhaker-Jaspal Rana bond

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Manu Bhaker/Instagram She calls him a father figure, and he perceives himself as her protector. Sometimes, he even needs to protect her from herself. Manu Bhaker and......

DC's Fraser-McGurk, Pant brace for battle vs on-fire RR

IMAGE: Delhi's survival hinges on Pant's killer instinct and Fraser-McGurk's flair. Photograph: BCCI Delhi Capitals would require Rishabh Pant's killer instinct and Jake Fraser McGurk's......

Family First! Ponting's secret weapon for success

Photograph: BCCI Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting on Tuesday showed complete empathy for a struggling Glenn Maxwell, saying the constant pressure of being a star RCB player got to him and......

Hockey: Hiring mental conditioning coach Harberl was key to India's turnaround

IMAGE: Indian skipper Savita Punia believes hiring Peter Harberl was a masterstroke move. Photograph: Hockey India/X Seeking the services of American psychologist and mental conditioning coach......

'Didn't expect this would happen but Gopi sir kept pushing me'

IMAGE: HS Prannoy broke a six-year long title drought. Photograph: BAI/Twitter Sleep-deprived Indian shuttler HS Prannoy had almost given up on winning his next title and breaking a six-year long......