Will It Be Congress Out, BJP In For DMK?

The BJP's strategy seem to be to wean away allies from the Congress in Tamil Nadu, and maybe later in UP, Bihar and elsewhere, though in slow doses, but without wooing them into a new alliance. The......

Where Does Superstar Vijay Go From Here?

A new entrant, whether a popular actor or not, has not been able to sweep the polls, as their fans had hoped for. It should hold true for Vijay as well. Or, something drastically has to happen......

Is There Really No Alternative To Modi?

Are we so ready to believe that in this country whose virtues we constantly shout from the rooftops, there is no single person -- other than Modi -- in a minimum of 272 elected MPs with the talent......

Will Ideology Trump Personalities And Issues in TN Again?

According to DMK, the voters are already consolidated on ideological lines, hence the impact of anti-incumbency, whether against the BJP Centre or the DMK state may not be too much, notes N Sathiya......

Why Raghuram Rajan Raced At RBI

The speed at which he led the central bank in different areas -- ranging from internal reorganisation to inflation fighting, stabilising the currency, taking on rogue corporations, cleaning up bank......

Is Indian advertising ready for metaverse?

Every brand and company in India too will soon need a metaverse strategy, notes Sandeep Goyal. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com During his quarterly results call in late July, Facebook CEO......

TN's Technocrat Finance Minister Faces First Test

P T R Palanivel Thiagarajan has proclaimed his determination to set Tamil Nadu's fiscal house in order in five years, and Friday will reveal how he plans to go about it when he rises to present the......

A masterstroke that keeps demand for Rolex watches sky-high

Rolex has been masterful at playing the demand-supply game, limiting its issue of coveted and in-demand watches to only one or two pieces per dealership. IMAGE: Rolex Datejust......

Grim police. Politicians. Superheroes: On OTT This Week

Grim police procedurals, dark superheroes, ghostly encounters, things get pretty intense on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma offers some suggestions:   Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2Where to watch?......

The MAGIC Of Bappi Lahiri

Bappida's softer more creative work got buried in the noise, rues Subhash K Jha as he picks the late lamented composer's most soulful songs. IMAGE: Aruna Irani in the song Thoda Resham Lagta Hai......

'I want to break every slot, every typecast'

'After Gully Boy, many interesting projects started coming my way. But things really changed with the Filmfare.''Now, people notice me.''It's a good space where you don't have to tell people who......

'I believe in spirits'

'If you want to see sex, just go watch porn. You don’t need to watch a film or a Web series for that.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sanaya Irani /Instagram Sanaya Irani is all set to scare us......

Nations League: Ronaldo defies time with stunning goal

Ronaldo on target as Portugal maintain perfect Nations League start IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice, helping Portugal win 3-1 against Poland. Photograph: Aleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters......

PIX: Osasuna stun Barcelona; Bayern-Leverkusen draw

Osasuna shock leaders Barcelona IMAGE: Osasuna's players celebrate after Abel Bretones scored the fourth goal against Barcelona. Photograph: Vincent West/Reuters Croatian forward Ante Budimir......

Euro PICS: Georgia stun Portugal, qualify for last 16

IMAGE: Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili was the hero of Georgia's victory over Portugal, making several saves, in the Euro 2024 Group F match at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on......

Champions League PIX: Rashford sent off in shocking defeat; Real advances to last 16

Rashford sees red as Man United give up two-goal lead to lose in Copenhagen IMAGE: Manchester United's Marcus Rashford is shown a red card by referee Referee Donatas Rumsas. Photograph:......

Unwell Gill not technically out for the first game, says Dravid

IMAGE: Shubman Gill is reportedly down with high fever and will be tested for dengue on Friday. Photograph: BCCI The Indian team's worries ahead of its opening World Cup game against Australia......