'To attribute motives to the individual election commissioner or the Election Commission as a group is very unfair.' IMAGE: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar with Election Commissioners......
'Imagine for a soldier -- first you conquer territory after fighting a fierce battle, suffer casualties and then you are ordered to come back to your side of the International Border in India.'......
Xi or Imran? Merkel or Putin? Ghani or Oli? After Donald Trump declined India's invitation to be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade, the Narendra Damodaras government ponders which leader......
'"I have heard so much about Bollywood, Excellency... Oh, I am so excited to meet you," said the lady guest from Morocco.''We had entered another world.''Someone asked what was distinctive about......
Scientists are puzzled by what caused the mysterious nuclear leak at the Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant in Gujarat last year, reveals Pallava Bagla. In a highly guarded Indian nuclear reactor......
One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968.At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.They......
'For years, the RBI has been warning banks on probable frauds in bank guarantees and advised them to exercise due care.''PSB staffers feel their jobs are secured, hence there is no need to be......
'Oh, this is printed material which is sent to everyone along with the ATM card,' the bank manager told me.'It won't work because the system has changed.'A Ganesh Nadar encounters the Indian......
A 2005 photograph of Gordon E Moore While chips have become ubiquitous, Moore’s Law has remained a self-fulfilling prophecy even half a century later. Not bad for an industry where the time......
Ranbaxy Laboratories used ‘fraudulent’ data to get US Food and Drug Administration’s nod to sell its generic drugs, according to whistleblower Dinesh Thakur, who has also accused......
A glimpse of the Pathaan star exuded more glamour than a room full of Hollywood put together. Pale on star power, sassy humour and surprise factor, the 95th Academy Awards ceremony wasn't much to......
There's a lot on offer on the OTT platform. With theatres shut down during the lockdown, the small screen is a big source of entertainment. ZEE5 has launched a short film festival with nine......
The entry scene is star. Things are off to a good start when a lead movie character appears for the first time against strategic music or swaggering drama and the audience bursts into wholehearted......
It's no wonder several of her hit songs have made a comeback in remixed avatars. A waggle here, a wink there, watching Sridevi in action is nothing short of magic. The effortless and expressive......
Neeraj Pandey's Aiyaary is the sort of spy fantasy story that drunks narrate in bars, says Sreehari Nair. Often in movies where he's anointed by the devil, Kumud Mishra plays a terrible Advance......
The first week of Wimbledon has ended and the tournament has been full of surprises.The grudge match between Nick Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal and the rise of the phenom that is Cori 'Coco' Gauff have......
‘I was a total geek growing up and had Star Wars wallpaper in my room’ Tiger eyes pain-free 2016 after a year of struggle ‘As far as 2015, it was a tough year physically and took......
Soon after the second Pokhran nuclear tests, the western world was outraged. America was quick to apply sanctions. In an insufficiently recalled incident, a bumptious Australian army official......
Rishi MarkendayIt is 230 in the morning here and I am enjoying the game. I thought that you need to be complimented for your typing speed and your command of english. Do keep up the good work and......
Sudin:What has happened to India? What else does one team need to keep winning but a good winning momentum? Success should have fed the team to go on but we have seen an anti-climax in the last......