Will New Parliament Truly Be A Temple Of Democracy?

In constitutional democracies the Opposition is legitimate and part of the legislature.To see it as the enemy and to try and get rid of it through convictions and expulsions is not democratic,......

'Vedas do not refer to anything called Hinduism'

'They were certainly not practising Hinduism in the Harappan culture (which includes Mohenjo Daro and other sites).''There was no notion of Hinduism then.' If you want to understand Indian history......

What was Kapil Mishra doing at IIT-Bombay?

Kapil Mishra had been invited because he was an "anti-corruption crusader", one 'IIT B for Bharat' organiser said.But in his half hour-long speech, Mishra didn't mention corruption.His entire focus......

7 big steps for Modi 2

Indians want change and progress. They should be willing to accept tough decisions, says Sanjeev Nayyar. The people of India have given Narendra Damodardas Modi an unprecedented mandate. So what......

Tax devolution to states seen at 32%, but lags 15th FC advice

The Union government is projected to share about 32 per cent of central taxes with states during the financial year 2024-25 against the 15th Finance Commission’s recommendation of 41 per......

Domestic pharma market grew by 6.8% in 2023

The Indian pharmaceutical market (IPM) grew 6.8 per cent to touch a turnover of ~1.93 trillion in calendar year 2023, despite volumes going down marginally by 0.9 per cent. Photograph: Amit......

Invest in logistics stocks, but selectively

With the Covid-19 pandemic crippling the supply-chain management across borders, investors and venture capital firms started to place their bets on logistics, seeing manifold growth in e-commerce.......

Mutual funds flock to silver ETF space with new schemes

Mutual funds have launched a clutch of new fund offers in the silver ETF (exchange traded fund) category this year and collected Rs 1,400 crore in assets after the introduction of the newly-created......

UNFORGETTABLE Opening Movie Scenes

Sukanya Verma offers some amazing opening scenes in Hindi films that fuels an excitement for what happens next. Well begun is half done. A smashing opening sequence can effectively set the tone for......

Good Newwz Review

Beset by a Princess Syndrome in the past, Kareena Kapoor reigns over this pandemonium like a stately queen, feels Sreehari Nair. All through Raj Mehta’s Good Newwz, Kareena Kapoor seems to......

Begum Jaan Review: A Vidya Balan Summer Project with a cold, sadistic heart

Begum Jaan makes a lot of noise, cuts a lot of throats, but sucks up to kiddie-ideas of history and revolution, feels Sreehari Nair. In Begum Jaan, Vidya Balan (playing the eponymous......

Review: Batman Vs Superman is the worst superhero film of all-time

The film whirrs along from disjointed scene to disjointed scene, the only intriguing ones being weird B-movie moments that turn out, far too frequently, to be Batman's dreams, says Raja Sen What......

The World Cup That Cheers

In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from......

PIX: Haaland powers City into last 16; Milan down PSG

Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday night.City cruise into last 16 IMAGE: Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates scoring their first goal against Young Boys at......

'Greatest' boxer Muhammad Ali's tryst with India

IMAGE: The marquee at Caesars Palace shows a tribute to boxing legend Muhammad Ali in Las Vegas. Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images. Indians had an opportunity to see legendary boxer......

De Villiers delivers for Delhi

- Scorecard Abraham de Villiers scored the first hundred in the second edition of the Indian Premier League as Delhi Daredevils beat Chennai Super Kings by nine runs in Durban on Thursday in what......