When Modi called Ponmariappan

Ponmariappan, who has been running a free library at his hair-cutting salon in Tamil Nadu, was featured on Mann Ki Baat on October 25. IMAGE: Ponmariappan in his salon.   For Ponmariappan,......

Chaos as liquor shops open after 40 days -- and some close again

Social distancing norms, which were mandated by the government, were given a toss by people.  IMAGE: A man carries liquor bottles after buying them at a wine shop during an extended......

Remembering Kargil: 'Bombs on Target!'

Twenty one years ago, the Indian Army and Indian Air Force fought a bloody and bitter war to evict Pakistani intruders from the icy heights in Kargil. Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) salutes the......

Bikaner House, Delhi's most elegant address

When Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje Scindia decided to convert her government's capital outpost into a hub of culture, she transformed Bikaner House into Delhi's premier cultural space, notes Kishore......

The businessman who got richer during the lockdown

Radhakishan Damani is the only billionaire to see his wealth grow by around 20% during the lockdown.Sachin P Mampatta and Viveat Susan Pinto on the rise and rise of DMart's reclusive billionaire.......

Budget receives mixed response

Unhappy that the Budget has not done anything to reduce escalating prices, the Communist Party of India said on Tuesday that it would launch a countrywide agitation against high prices......

Bharti to enter residential realty

Bharti Realty, the real estate arm of Sunil Bharti Mittal-led Bharti Enterprises, is gearing up to enter the premium residential market in FY16. While the overall real estate sector in India has......

Dolling up the kids

Films are a passion with him, yet, Shivanand Shetty, the part-time producer of Govind Nihalani's Ardh Satya, does not want to dabble in the medium any longer.His last film, Purush, was released in......

'Why should Hollywood be interested in us?'

'They are busy making films that suit their purpose. If it suits their purpose to make a Slumdog Millionaire, they will make it.' 'Why are we so upset about not getting an Oscar or producing Oscar......