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Acche Din Coming Back To Parliament?

'It was almost as if we were back to 'acche din', when Parliament was a forum where two sides fought ferociously as equals.''For that we need to thank Rahul Gandhi,' notes Jyoti Punwani. IMAGE:......

Don't Expect Modi To Change!

'Commentators have said that dealing with allies as equals will make Modi more sensitive.''Remember that the people Modi is dealing with are equally autocratic in their own lairs.' 'Further, Modi......

Can Modi Win A Simple Majority?

2019 was the BJP's breakout year, when it stretched the boundaries of what was thought possible and ended up with 303 seats on its own steam.Now it is forced to play defence, on a pitch queered by......

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

How To Prevent Terror On The High Seas

The world needs to wake up to this new dimension of war at sea and be prepared to face the 'unknown enemy' who have the advantage of attacking at their choice of location and time, cautions......

Divestment: Fearing backlash, govt opts for minority stake sales over outright privatisation

With general elections on the horizon, the government's privatisation bandwagon has almost but stalled as a government wary of being accused of selling family silver opts for minority stake sales......

Benefits of ATM cassette-swaps

Customers will now get to smell and feel better quality notes when they withdraw from ATMs even as it cuts down on counterfeits, discrepancies in the accounting (of cash), and aligns the......

'LIC keeps investing in companies...'

'In equities, it has diversified portfolios.''So the short-term movement of individual stocks does not impact them.' IMAGE: Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani addresses the Bengal Global Business......

'Long-term science is the only thing that works'

'If we are to be a contributor to the economy, we have to reduce carbon and imports.''We will achieve both -- that's our target.' IMAGE: Vikram S Kirloskar, second from right at the launch of the......

Bihar Aquaponics Farm Blazes A Trail

'Aquaponics can effectively cushion the impact of a calamity like COVID.'Sudhir Kumar reports. All photographs: Kind courtesy Krishak Farms Every day the father-son duo would look rather wistfully......

'Manthan Is My Most Influential Film'

'The censor board asked me for some strange cuts.''Otherwise, they would have given me an 'A' certificate.''One cut was where Girish Karnad was explaining artificial insemination in cattle.''These......

The Bengali Actor Everyone's Talking About

'In Raktobeej, I had a lot of physical action to do, so that was a new challenge.''We didn't want the action scenes to be over-the-top.''We wanted to make the action raw and real.' Photograph:......

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......

Best And Worst of 2022

More than the pandemic it was mediocrity that kept audiences away from the theatres in 2022. Trade pundits and quick think piece experts can speculate all they like but what works at the box-office......

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......

Playing cricket in New York wasn't easy: Rohit

'Being in the Super Eight is a big relief. Playing cricket here wasn't easy (as) it could have been anyone's game. We had to stick through till the end in all three games.' SCORECARD IMAGE: Man......

SEE: Here's how India gears up for Paris Olympics

Photograph and video: Kind Courtesy Abhinav Bindra/X.com The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has ignited a movement in India! 'Let's Move India' encourages people of all ages and abilities......

'You'll see a lot of fast bowlers coming'

'Yes, there have not been any express fast bowlers that are coming from the MRF Pace Foundation that we used to have back in the years.' 'But that's not going to happen anymore. Now, in the next......

'Always knew I'd return,' says Pant after fifty vs CSK

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant celebrates his fifty. Photograph: BCCI After making an excellent fifty against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL game, Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant on Sunday said he......

Boycott slams team: 'Sayonara Jimmy, Thank You for the memories'

IMAGE: James Anderson bagged his 700th Test wicket during the 5th India vs England Test in Dharamsala. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Legendary England cricketer Geoffrey Boycott called for......

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