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When will Hasina leave India? Don't know, says MEA

As an interim government takes charge in Dhaka, India on Thursday said the interests of the people of Bangladesh are foremost in its mind. IMAGE: Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina.......

UCC Can Wait, Personal Law Reforms Can't

Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and adoption, need to be initiated forthwith; historically speaking, without the State's backing, hardly has any......

'Who Is In Charge In Manipur?'

'I have been asking whether the chief minister (N Biren Singh) is in charge of the situation in Manipur.' 'Law and order is a state subject and chief minister is a Constitutional authority. Why did......

Lawmakers cannot claim privilege unconnected to working of the house: SC

The privileges enjoyed by MPs and MLAs are "tethered intrinsically" to the functioning of the legislature collectively, the Supreme Court said on Monday while holding that lawmakers taking bribe to......

'Middlemen' part of Shinde's Davos delegation: Aaditya

Former Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday claimed nearly '50 people', including 'some middlemen' and personal assistants, will be part......

Lab Or Natural? What Diamond Would You Prefer?

Suddenly, the legendary advertising line -- a diamond is forever -- is losing its shine. Kindly note the images has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bat......

Ratan Tata's Biggest Contribution To Management Theory

'It is notable how humble he was and didn't want anything different just because he was a Tata.' IMAGE: Ratan Tata, then chairman of the Tata Group, at the Tata Steel annual general meeting in......

'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......

Impact of untimely rain on wheat crop marginal

There has not been a large impact of untimely rain and hailstorm so far in several major wheat-growing areas, and those might have damaged around 3 per cent of the standing crop -- not enough to......

Noted economist Abhijit Sen, advocate of MSP, passes away

Economist Abhijit Sen, a former Planning Commission member and one of the country's foremost experts on rural economy, died on Monday night. He was 72. IMAGE: Economist Abhijit Sen. Photograph:......

The Genius Behind Bollywood's Beautiful Words

As a uniquely multi-hyphenated writer-director-lyricist-author, Gulzar has built a reputation across multiple spheres of film-making and literary creative endeavours.Dinesh Raheja salutes the......

Watched These Vikram Gokhale Movies?

An actor of remarkable presence and gravitas, Vikram Gokhale's dramatic eloquence and cocksure authority sparkled every time he had to call on someone's bluff or leave them too tongue-tied to beat......

Cirkus Review: Angoor Khatte Hain!

Cirkus is boring and puerile, notes Sukanya Verma. Rohit Shetty poaches on Vishal Bhardwaj territory to make his version of the Bard's The Comedy of Errors. There are several cinematic adaptations......

Gandhi Godse - Ek Yudh Review: Idea Gone Astray

A movie that seeks to explore 'alternate history' can't be so superficial, sighs Utkarsh Mishra. Over a decade ago, with my limited reading on the subject, I often tried to explore the idea of......

The Official Timekeeper Of Beating Hearts

If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our......

Champions League: McTominay says Ten Hag has players' support

IMAGE: Manchester United players at a training session on Monday. Photograph: Manchester United/X/span> With Manchester United's slender survival hopes in the Champions League hinging on......

New Zealand missed out on 'historic moment': Latham

IMAGE: Police officers stand guard outside Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium after the New Zealand cricket team pulled out of its tour of Pakistan over security concerns. Photograph: Waseem Khan/Reuters......

How will IPL's foreign players return home?

We will find a way to send back foreign players, says IPL chairman Brijesh Patel. IMAGE: Aussie players Marcus Stoinis, Steve Smith, Moises Henriques and Daniel Sams after an IPL match. CA is in......

Football Roundup: Belgium raids top soccer clubs over fraud, match-fixing

Belgian police carried out a series of raids at soccer clubs and homes across the country on Wednesday and detained many people for questioning about financial fraud and possible match-fixing,......

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