13 Union ministers bite the dust as Modi magic fails

BJP heavyweights Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, Ajay Mishra Teni and Kailash Chaudhary were among the 13 Union ministers who tasted defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as stunning losses in three......

Karnataka loss makes BJP ease age rule in fierce MP fight

When it nominated seven MPs, including three Union ministers, and a general secretary for Madhya Pradesh assembly elections and organised whirlwind tours of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the......

These Scientists Shaped India

I suggest we build a Vigyan Mandir (Temple of Science) with the ambience of a place of worship, so that it becomes a destination for pilgrims.We should embed on its walls bronze plaques describing......

BJP's Karnataka Rout: A Defeat Foretold

The rising pitch of road shows and long rallies with hectoring pitches seem to have exhausted and numbed the audiences, rather than motivating them to vote for the party, observes Shreekant......

2023 At The Movies: A Double Take

It was a year of so many contradictions and contrasts that it became dangerous to talk about movies, people lost their heads discussing Friday releases, psychiatrists began dabbling in film......

Teen Doctors. Ghostbusters. Potluck Parties

Serial killers. Teen doctors. Desi ghostbusters. Potluck parties. Sukanya Verma suggests everything you can catch on OTT this week. Mumbai Diaries 26/11Where to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage:......

Suresh Oberoi to direct Vivek, Ash

Suresh Oberoi has been known by various roles: actor, villain and, more recently, as the father of Vivek Oberoi. Now, he is all set to get into a new role: a director.Oberoi, who took a three-year......

Acting can be quite bizarre: Fardeen Khan

Fardeen Khan's rise to fame has been slow and steady. He was written off when his debut film -- the much-hypedPrem Aggan (1998, co-starring Meghna Kothari) helmed by father Feroz Khan -- sank at......

India Open: Saina, Jayaram, Kashyap, Neha sail into 2nd round

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal notched up a comfortable straight-game victory over Hong Kong's Pui Yin Yip to start her India Open Super Series campaign on a positive note, in New Delhi, on......