Elon Musk says Twitter will charge USD 8 a month for 'blue tick'

Twitter's new owner billionaire Elon Musk has announced that the verification blue tick in front of a user's name that authenticates the account will be charged eight dollars per month, prompting......

Commissions of inquiry have become weak, blunted

Commissions of inquiry are potentially powerful instruments to fix responsibility on public functionaries, but everything possible has been done to blunt this instrument, says Dr Madhav Godbole,......

Why the BJP monitors Pawar's moves

'Party getting maximum seats will claim PM's post,' Sharad Pawar declared in Mumbai on Monday.Declaring that he has no ambition of becoming prime minister, Pawar is holding Rahul Gandhi's hand,......

Why we must salute HRLN

The Human Rights Law Network -- a group of committed lawyers, paralegals and social activists -- is making justice accessible to people who can't defend themselves, says Geetanjali......

Adani slips to No 30, group stocks lose Rs 12 lk cr in 1 month

Gautam Adani was the world's third and Asia's richest man a month back but a damning report by a US firm triggered a massive sell-off in shares of his apples-to-airport group, plunging his own......

The Secret of Gautam Adani's Success

Gautambhai has shown that he has ability to withstand payment delays or vexatious court cases. That is where he is on a more comfortable wicket than many others. A revealing excerpt from R N......

Reliance/Shell dispute: Govt loses $111 mn arbitration case

The government has lost its appeal in the English High Court against a $111 million arbitration award in favour of Reliance Industries Ltd and Shell in a cost recovery dispute in the western......

Siva is no stranger to CBI, or controversy

A consummate deal-maker, the former Aircel boss raked in the moolah in many, but lost a packet in several others. Siva group chairman and serial entrepreneur C Sivasankaran is not new to......

Golden Globes 2015: The Top 10 Moments

Here's looking at some of the high points in the ceremony! There was something for everyone at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards this year, with surprises to please lovers of twist-endings, bold wins......

Liked Globe hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler? VOTE!

While their second turn as Golden Globes host was rather sedate, this year saw Tina Fey and Amy Poehler (in the picture) making some brave jokes.   There was the Bill Crosby one, where Poehler......

Best laid to rest on French clay

What is the first name that comes to your mind when you are asked 'who is the best player never to have never won Wimbledon'? Ivan Lendl, to most. Maybe, Ken Rosewall and Ilie Nastase, for......