India's Neighbourhood First Policy Crumbling

The fundamental construct of India's neighbourhood policy still needs to be what Vajpayee postulated, Manmohan Singh embraced, and Modi energised. It's just that we need to junk domestic politics......

'I Had Never Asked For Votes Before'

BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar's wife and son who keep themselves far from the political limelight reveal what it is like to campaign for the first time. IMAGE: Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the......

Toxic air: Delhiites complained of pneumonia, chest infections

The quality of the air in the national capital continued to remain in the 'very poor' category and 'severe' in Noida. IMAGE: Vehicles ply on Gurugram-Delhi Expressway amid low visibility due to......

Bengal cabinet okays replacing governor with CM as chancellor of varsities

The West Bengal cabinet on Monday gave its approval to remove the governor and make the chief minister the chancellor of all state-run agriculture, health and animal resources universities, in......

E-commerce companies offer value products to woo Bharat as demand rises

The writing has been on the wall for some time and it showed up prominently during the festival-season sales last year, when Meesho toppled Amazon to become the second-largest player in order......

Amazon's Black Friday: Unions to join protests

Employees in the US, the UK, India, Japan, Australia, South Africa and across Europe are demanding better wages and working conditions as the cost-of-living crisis deepens. Sourabh Lele reports.......

Why restaurants are dumping Swiggy, Zomato for others

Tired of rising commissions, Nitin Chadha, co-owner of Madison & Pike, decided to sever ties with Zomato and Swiggy. Photograph: PTI Photo When the Gurugram-based café had tied up with......

Microsoft gives ONDC its first Big Tech push

Microsoft has become the first global Big Tech company to join the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), an Indian government initiative for developing a first-of-its-kind open network for......

Why Merry Christmas Left Me Feeling Shortchanged

If you have never seen Sriram Raghavan fly, you would hardly realise that this time, he is happy in his cage, this time he isn't reaching for the skies, notes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Katrina Kaif in......

30 SPECTACULAR FRAMES of Shah Rukh Khan

With his arms wide open and a smile so dimpled and dazzling, a zestful young man from Delhi walked right into our hearts. When he played a lover boy, we fell hook line and sinker for his charms.......

A NOT-SO-SENSITIVE Guide to Badhaai Do

Badhaai Do carries its audience on the wave of those little farces that come with being queer in India, a land where masculinity still has some say, observes Sreehari Nair. By the end of Badhaai......

25 SPECTACULAR FRAMES of Shah Rukh Khan

With his arms wide open and a smile so dimpled and dazzling, a zestful young man from Delhi walked right into our hearts. When he played a lover boy, we fell hook line and sinker for his charms.......

Is it the athlete or the shoe?

Record-busting shoes loom large in marathon debate IMAGE: Brigid Kosgei of Kenya breaks the world record to win the 2019 Chicago Marathon on October 12, 2019. Photograph: Quinn Harris/Getty......

Is India ready for a Poker Sports League?

Come May, the Deltin Royale, which boasts of the country's largest poker room, will play host to India's first Poker Sports League, reports Veenu Sandhu. IMAGE: Season 1 final of the Poker Sports......

IPL and the great Indian sporting revival

And no, the commercial sporting leagues didn't cause the drought, says Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: The opening game of IPL 9 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, April 9, 2016: Ishant Sharma celebrates......

Rohit Sharma set to launch India's first cricket-based superhero comic

IMAGE: India's Rohit Sharma during a training session. Photograph: BCCI Rohit Sharma is set to launch a new environmental superhero team called, 'HYPER TYGERS' in collaboration with......