What Does Adani's NDTV Takeover Mean?

Adani has talked about the NDTV acquisition being a 'responsibility rather than a business opportunity'.If that is the intent, good luck to him.If not, then this round of corporatisation will be......

What BJP's Gujarat Win Proves

What these elections prove beyond any doubt (if ever there was one) that Modi's hold over the public mind and Shah's mastery of election management are unparalleled.It doesn't seem likely that they......

How BJP keeps the pot boiling

Behind this never-say-die attitude of the BJP is probably the calculation of the Roman emperors that if bread is scarce, give the people circus, observes Amulya Ganguli. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Need Rs 3,000 cr to ramp up vaccine production: SII CEO

Serum Institute of India would require around Rs 3,000 crore to ramp up production capacity for making vaccines for COVID-19, its CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Tuesday. "We need roughly Rs 3,000......

First two retail stores in India 'milestone' for Apple: Tim Cook

India is at a "tipping point" and a major focus for Apple, the technology giant's CEO Tim Cook has said, terming the opening of its first two retail stores in the country - in Mumbai and Delhi - as......

Finally, a shimmer of hope for the 'golden fibre'

A robust export market for shopping bags has emerged, but whether it can help the ailing industry reduce its dependence on heavily regulated government purchases is an open question. Ishita Ayan......

Sell stakes in PSUs to boost growth: Raghuram Rajan to Sitharaman

Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan says the government should take advantage of the peaks in the Indian equity markets right now and sell stakes in PSUs while prioritising......

Work from home forever

'Employees may well be expected to be on call at almost all times -- much like the standard Indian approach to the workday,' points out Mihir S Sharma.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com As......

15 Tips To Dazzle This Diwali

Diwali is all about decking up to the nines. And Bollywood's enthusiasm for it is stuff of red carpet dreams. This Festival of Lights, Sukanya Verma's tips to dazzle like the shiniest folks in......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......

Love your music? Read this about Spotify

About 18 months after its entry in India, a Spotify listener spent an average of 97 minutes on the app, almost ten times more than any other streaming music brand, reports Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.......

Why Bollywood is NOT worth its name

The Rs 19,100 crore 'Indian film industry' is more than its monikers for three simple reasons, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. IMAGE: Bollywood's biggest actors get together in an epic selfie.......

US Open PIX: Alcaraz holds off Evans; Pegula in last 16

IMAGES from Day 6 of the 2023 US Open, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York, on Saturday. Alcaraz survives Evans test IMAGE: Carlos Alcaraz celebrates......

Cricketer who announced the arrival of a New India

M P Anil Kumar recalls a momentous Indian victory and recounts the trials and tribulations of a forgotten star of that triumph. The first cricket match that I watched live on television had......