'Project Cheetah is a failure'

'The vision is not wrong, but the planning and implementation that has gone horribly wrong.' IMAGE: A cheetah brought from South Africa at the Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh. Photograph: ANI......

'The Kuno project is doomed to fail'

'The space required for wild cheetah populations to thrive was grossly under-estimated.''Cheetahs, because of their social system and ecologically fragile nature, live at only 1 cheetah per 100 sq......

Is Karnataka India's most corrupt state?

'When a newspaper says that Karnataka leads in corruption, one must also know it means Karnataka leads in patronising corruption.''You can't be corrupt without me succumbing to your......

Are India's tiger numbers inflated?

Counting discrepancies could make a huge difference in classifying the Project Tiger a success or a failure, notes Pallava Bagla. IMAGE: According to recent figures, India has an estimate 2,226......

IT firms may focus on tiered hiring strategy

As the job markets open up, top IT services firms may look at a tiered strategy in which they hire entry-level talents at higher salaries, amid a major technological shift, say HR analysts.......

Why 4,500 Indian IT Leaders Moved On

With the rush of growth after the pandemic slowing down, many leaders are moving to firms that may be smaller but are growing much faster and have the headroom to grow. IMAGE: A couple of months......

TCS likely to offer 7-8% salary hike to offsite staffers

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT services firm, is planning to increase salaries by an average of 7-8 per cent for its offsite employees and 2-4 per cent for its onsite......

In layoff season, social networks are stepping up to help ease the anxiety

Manisha Sharma (name changed) was always among the high achievers in her company. She was recognised and rewarded for those efforts as well. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Mid-December......

'Can a film's villain become a real-life hero?'

The 'Shatrughan Sinha of the South' plunges into politics.Nikita Puri reports from Bengaluru. Photographs: Kind Courtesy, Prakash Raj/Facebook In a few minutes, surprised at the crowd's enthusiasm......

'It was quite challenging to do the re-recording for Lucia'

Poornachandra Tejaswi is the name that Kannada music lovers have been chanting of late. He makes his composing debut with director Pawan Kumar’s first crowd-funded Kannada film, Lucia, that......

50 years of Malayalam actor Madhu

It is celebration time for Malayalam actor, Madhu. When Indian cinema is celebrating 100 years, he is celebrating 50 years in the industry. The journey that started in 1963 has been extraordinary......

Now, a Kannada film on the pitfalls of FDI

Having received a national award for all his six films (Munnudi, Atithi, Beru, Tutturi, Vimukthi and Bettada Jeeva), P Sheshadri is a force to reckon with. While his previous and beautifully shot......

Part two of Ties with Pak

T R Vijay, Indore: I am for organising this tour, if not in Pak due to political reason or whatever it is, at least in a neutral territory. For that matter, this should be the case for the senior......