Why Politics Will Stay On The Boil

It's obvious to all that the Congress is overestimating its success and the BJP is underestimating people's message delivered through the ballot box, notes Sheela Bhatt. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Woman accusing Bengal Governor of molestation moves SC

A contractual woman employee, who has alleged molestation by West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose, has moved the Supreme Court against 'blanket immunity' conferred to him under Article 361 of the......

Why Are Airport Roofs Collapsing?

Are faulty design, hurried construction and private ownership to be blamed for the incidents of airport roofs crashing? IMAGE: A view of the T1 terminal at the Indira Gandhi international airport,......

Police Get More Powers Under New Laws

Lawyers have pointed out that the new laws increase police powers by extending the maximum limit of police custody from 15 days to 60 days or 90 days. Kindly note the photograph has been posted......

Can the 'new' HDFC Bank reclaim its old glory?

For over a decade, HDFC Bank consistently outperformed industry growth rates in both deposits and advances, maintaining impeccable asset quality. IMAGE: Sashidhar Jagdishan, managing director and......

'No Hurry To Convert To Universal Bank'

'Have a long way to go even as a small finance bank, both in terms of size, and in terms of fulfilling our aspirations for financial inclusion.' IMAGE: Text. Photograph: Kind courtesy Suryoday......

Election jitters drive FPI selloff to $3.5 bn

Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) have pulled out $3.5 billion from India’s equity markets so far this month. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The selling comes on the back of......

'No impact of elections on commercial vehicles market'

'In April, we saw 10 per cent growth in our own volumes.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Ashok Leyland At a time when the industry is expecting an election impact on commercial vehicle (CV) sales,......

Why Manisha Missed Sonakshi's Wedding

IMAGE: Sonakshi Sinha and Manisha Koirala in Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar. Manisha Koirala is close not only to bride Sonakshi Sinha but also to her star father, Shatrughan Sinha. "He was very......

The Boy And The Heron Review: Miyazaki's Poignant Gem

The Boy And The Heron offers a thrilling joyride inside Hayao Miyazaki's unquantifiable imagination, applauds Sukanya Verma. Hayao Miyazaki's cinema speaks to the budding adult in a child as well......

Why Manthan Is A Must Watch

Shyam Benegal's Manthan will be showcased in restored print at this year's Cannes Film Festival.It still serves as a much-needed reminder of setting aside differences in the favour of combined......

Nadikar Review: Tovino Thomas Aces

The film's focus lies in humanising a larger-than-life star and breaking down his celebrity, aimed at a simplistic takedown of the 'superstar' myth, observes Arjun Menon. Among many thing, Nadikar......

Kerala man cycles 22,000 km to cheer for Neeraj in Paris

IMAGE: Fayis Asraf Ali, right, met Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra in Budapest last year. Photograph: Ecowheelers/X India's star athlete Neeraj Chopra will have a special supporter at the Paris......

PIX: England crush Oman, score fastest T20 WC win

Images from the T20 World Cup Group B match between Oman and England in Antigua on Friday. SCORECARD   IMAGE: Adil Rashid led England's demolition of Oman, taking four wickets for 11 runs,......

T20 WC: Aus crush Namibia, secure Super 8 berth

IMAGE: Australia restricted Namibia to just 72 runs. Photograph: ICC/X Leg-spinner Adam Zampa starred again in the middle overs as Australia annihilated Namibia by nine wickets to qualify for......

BCCI, Gambhir silent on chief coach job after IPL win

IMAGE: Jay Shah, secretary of BCCI with Gautam Gambhir and his family. Photograph: BCCI The deadline for applying for the post of Indian men's cricket team chief coach ended on Monday but......

At no stage did I refuse to give dope sample: Bajrang Punia

IMAGE: Bajrang Punia hit back saying he hadn't refused to provide his samples for the dope test. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Olympic medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia has claimed that he......