Hypocrisy of the 'austerity drive' must stop Now!

M K Bhadrakumar, a former diplomat, asks what the point of the Congress party's austerity drive is. The newspaper chain which acted as the whistleblower on the ostentatious lifestyle of the......

Make way for India's ruling dynasty

The next step in the anointment of another Gandhi as the ruler of India is about to be unveiled. It is now almost certain that Congress President Sonia Gandhi will appoint Rahul Gandhi as a general......

Lalu Prasad ko gussa kyun aata hai

Voted out of power in Bihar in the recent election, you would expect Rashtriya Janata Dal boss Lalu Prasad Yadav to lie low for a while, nurse his electoral wounds, and introspect. But the......

The India that is not Bharat...

A battle for a glass of red wine ends happily when an Air India traveller magnanimously accepts whiskey instead, reports B S Prakash.Illustration: Uttam GhoshSix years ago, when I was the Indian......

Whiskey in tetrapacks soon!

You have probably always taken home your favourite whiskey in a glass bottle, though you have seen some mass-market brands in PET bottles and would know that country liquor sells in polythene......

Ministry calls for CBI probe into spirit 'scam'

The tourism ministry has asked for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into "irregularities" in the procurement of alcohol by Indian Tourism Development Corporation.ITDC sells international......

Foreign liquor could still cost heady sum

Uncorking that bottle of champagne because the government has reduced duties on spirits? Well, hold the celebrations, dude, because it might turn out to be all song and dance about nothing or, at......

Pay more for same in India!

In spite of regular price cuts, the Indian consumer still coughs up more for a wide range of products than his counterparts in markets like Hong Kong, London or New York.Globally, prices across......

Brands scramble to play the GoT game

With deals close to Rs 70 crore, GoT could turn out to be the most merchandised entertainment property of the year in India.Urvi Malvania reports. IMAGE: Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) and one of her......

Jacqueline, SRK, Rishi Kapoor: The social media stars of 2016

Bollywood has been a huge hit on social media. But some stars, of course, shine brighter than the others. Here's looking at the top 10 stars of social media in 2016. Amitabh Bachchan With around......