BJP leader: 'In Chirag, we have created a monster'

'We can't underestimate future threats.'Aditi Phadnis reports. IMAGE: Lok Janshakti Party Chirag Paswan during the Dashkarma ceremony in Patna for his late father Ram Vilas Paswan. Photograph: PTI......

AIADMK cadres are wary about Modi-Xi show

'To them, the day may not be far off when the state BJP starts claiming and propagating that Modi is next only to AIADMK's late boss Jayalalithaa,' says N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

EPS does a Jaya but like her, can he keep the BJP at bay?

In the absence of the over-arching ‘Jaya charisma’, EPS has to convince the AIADMK’s traditional constituencies, including those in his western districts, that his leadership......

Alas, Petta is not Rajini's ticket to politics

Rajinikanth is yet to identify a filmi platform to be able to launch his political career from the celluloid platform as only MGR had done, successfully and in the pre-IT era, says N Sathiya......

Start-ups get a big boost from big companies

The idea that technology and startups with newer business models will not disrupt traditional businesses has been thrown out the window. The participation of large Indian corporates in providing......

Meet Sanjiv Puri, ITC's GenNext leader

Succession planning at ITC has been in the works since 2010, when the company initiated board level changes. By the time cigarettes-to-hotels major ITC announced Sanjiv Puri’s elevation to......

The A to Z of Shah Rukh Khan

'Tu toh bilkul hero nahi lagta (you don't look like a hero at all).' In candid interviews over the years, an amused Shah Rukh Khan has often recalled this observation, made by a security guard......

'Neruppa da, Kabali da.' Rajini sets the screen afire

Rajinikanth needs a box-office hit after two successive flops in Kochchadaiyaan and Lingaa, both 2014.Yet, Kabali is being projected as if the fans need the film, and the Tamil film industry needs......

Shraddha-Aditya lock lips in OK Jaanu

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Filmmaker Karan Johar ‏turned to Twitter to share a new still from his production OK Jaanu. The film is an official......

The A to Z of Shah Rukh Khan

Bollywood's Badshah turns 50 on November 2, and it's time to celebrate his life and movies. 'Tu toh bilkul hero nahi lagta (you don't look like a hero at all).' In candid interviews over the years,......

Stay humble: Nadal's message to GenNext

IMAGE: As a child Carlos Alcaraz had watched Rafael Nadal and was grateful for the ‘immense gift’ of playing alongside him at the Paris Olympics earlier this year which was held at......

GenNext players set to give Big three a run at Melbourne

No clear favourite for Australian Open, says Djokovic IMAGE: Stefanos Tsitsipas, who won the ATP World Tour Finals last season, poses a major challenge to the Big three in the opening grand slam......

Inspired, fitness conscious: Here's Team India's GenNext

We want to be as fit as Virat and Rohit bhai, says Indian team's young brigade IMAGE: Shubhman Gill was Man of the Tournament at last year's Under-19 World Cup. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Indian......

Why GenNext doesn't struggle for basic sports facilities

IMAGE: PV Sindhu of India talks to her coach P Gopichand. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images National badminton coach Pullela Gopichand feels Indian athletes no longer have to worry......

Federer tips GenNext youngsters to win Slams

IMAGE: Roger Federer reacts. Photograph: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters The new crop of young players are poised for a Grand Slam breakthrough and New York's bright lights could......