'On India, generals likely to enforce a thin red line on Imran'

'Imran Khan might actually get some initial leeway from the generals to pursue better ties with India -- but not beyond a point.' IMAGE: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photograph2s: Kind......

Bringing Modi's working style home

'I would like to extend a heartfelt mea culpa to Mr Modi and his associates.''I'm sorry for having been so critical -- I didn't know, I didn't know...' says Mitali Saran.Illustration: Dominic......

Modi distances from Gandhiji -- and Parrikar

  A little while earlier in the evening, a journalist from a well-known Delhi newspaper phoned me up for a 'byte' on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's enigmatic remark on Tuesday at a Bharatiya......

Do this nation proud, Mr Modi, heal it, build it and be true to your word

'You have a chance to use this massive mandate to push through life changing reforms, transform India into a superpower because our nation's biggest strength are its people, and we the people are......

IITs remain the big daddy of fund-raisers

Last month, Arjun Malhotra, co-founder of HCL Technologies and chief executive officer Headstrong, an IT consulting firm, donated about Rs 5 crore (Rs 50 million) to his alma mater Indian......

IT-BPO sector to see big-ticket M&A deals

With business process outsourcing (BPO) companies buying information technology (IT) services firms and IT services gearing up their BPO offering, many wondered if the days of pure-play BPO players......

Genpact founder to explore other avenues

Pramod Bhasin, the founder of the country's largest business process outsourcing company, was one of the few early bird's to identify the tremendous potential of the back-office business in......

Bhasin steps down as Genpact CEO

Genpact founder and chief executive officer Pramod Bhasin on Monday stepped down from his post and as member of the company's board.This brings to an end his 14-year active stint with India's......

Love, Sitara Review: Confused Drama

Love, Sitara doesn't flesh out the people or their problems enough to give us a glimpse into their minds, observes Sukanya Verma. Love, Sitara starts off by quoting Leo Tolstoy's opening line from......

'How Can You Body-Shame Someone For Your Fun?'

'If a senior person like Ranvir Shorey, who has worked in the industry for so many years, cannot take a stand for me, what should I expect from the others?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sana......

Undekhi 3 Review: Unpredictable

Such a set of greedy and amoral characters have seldom been assembled in a Web series, observes Deepa Gahlot. The first season of Undekhi set up a watchable mix of crime and family drama. It was a......

Heeramandi Review: Romance, Revenge, Rebellion

Heeramandi, a passion project that took off after years in development and planning, mirrors Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film-making's finest and frustrating features, observes Sukanya Verma. It's......

Cameron Green Suffers From Kidney Disease

IMAGE: The Australian all-rounder was born with the chronic disease and at one stage had a life expectancy of 12. Photograph: Kind courtesy Cameron Green/Instagram   Australian all-rounder......

I had begged Saina not to leave my academy: Gopichand

'I had literally begged her (Saina) not to go. But by then she had been influenced by others and had already made up her mind' IMAGE: Saina Nehwal with coach Pullela Gopichand. Photograph:......

Why wrestler Vinesh doesn't mind being called arrogant...

'Yes people say that (arrogant) but I know what's inside me. And if it helps me on the mat, I don't bother' IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat recently got married and is now determined to end the stereotype of......

The alchemist behind India's heptathlon gold

  IMAGE: Swapna Barman of India competes in the high jump in the women's Heptathlon event at the Asian Games last Tuesday. Photograph: Willy Kurniawan/Reuters As she climbed down the steps at......

Imran Khan: Forever the 'Kaptaan'

IMAGE: Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan. Photograph: Getty Images Leading the race to become Pakistan's Prime Minister, Imran Khan will always be first and foremost the enigmatic 'Kaptaan', who......