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What Our Netas Can Borrow From Trump

Our politicians need to take a leaf out of Mr Trump's personalised merchandise sale: It keeps his image in the public eye, continuing to engage him differently and innovatively with his supporters,......

Karnataka Bypolls: Sidda's Future On Line

Beleaguered Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's political credibility will be tested by the outcome of the three by-elections.And cries that he must resign will become shriller if the Congress loses......

Who Will Vote For Vijay, And Why?

Where do Vijay and his TVK expect to get their votes from?Vijay has a huge fan following among women, but will they automatically become his voters like they had done for MGR's AIADMK, asks N......

Priyanka Must Take On Modi In Varanasi

In the five years in politics Priyanka Gandhi has undeniably emerged as a thorn in the BJP flesh, notes Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.It is time that this thorn is twisted a wee bit more when the elections......

Why I Joined The BJP

'It will be the end of the Congress after the Lok Sabha election.''Many Congressmen and even Communists will move to the BJP.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi at a road show in......

Ordering Food Online? Read This

There's an average aggregator premium of Rs 46 per dish (in hidden costs) compared to delivery orders placed on restaurants' own channels.Conservatively, this translates into an additional annual......

40-year-old fintech gurus need 60-year-olds to handhold them

The message is clear: The 60-year-old wise uncles need to handhold the 40-year-old entrepreneurs when, obsessed with ambition and greed for growth, they become a victim of hubris, points out Tamal......

What Led To Paytm's Big Fall

At the heart of Paytm's slide lies the abject failure of its Super App strategy, notes Indrajit Gupta. IMAGE: Vijay Shekhar Sharma. Photograph: ANI Photo For more than three weeks now, the......

The Mystery of ZEE and DIIs

Why are DIIs holding such a high stake in Zee, which is beset with alleged governance issues?Perhaps they think Zee is a deep-value stock, observes Debashis Basu. Photograph: Kind courtesy ZEE5......

'Make in India can't happen overnight'

IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. A shopkeeper repairs a laptop in New Delhi. Photograph: Prabhat Mehrotra/ANI Photo "This is reminiscent of......

Do Patti Review: One By Two

Do Patti collapses like a house of cards when it aims to be clever, notes Sukanya Verma. Dressed in the exact same attire as her newly wedded sister at her reception, the lookalike twin poses......

How Different Raakhee, Kriti Look At Same Age!

Kangana Ranaut portrays Indira Gandhi's political journey in events leading up to the Emergency in an upcoming biopic of the same name. A 30-something relying on make-up and prosthetics to look......

'Akshay's Flop Record Bothers Me'

'I remember AK came on set one day; one of his films had released the previous day and was not doing well. He was very attached to that film.''I felt he was low and that affected me.' IMAGE:......

All About The Kalki Sequel

'We shot about 20 or 30 days, I'd say at best 20 per cent. The big stuff is remaining.' "It's a coming together of mainly two things," Director Nag Ashwin tells Subhash K Jha, trying to explain......

It's FaFa Time On OTT!

It's FaFa time and more on OTT this week! Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations. AaveshamWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Malayalam (with subtitles) A trio of friends and......

Coach Gambhir under fire after flurry of poor results

IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir has a tough task at hand to redeem himself and his team when they travel to Australia for a five-match Test series next month. Photograph: BCCI Unprecedented series defeats......

Suryakumar's boys look to seal series in New Delhi

IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav is expected to lead an unchanged squad for the 2nd T20I against Bangladesh in New Delhi, on Wednesday. Photograph: BCCI An India so dominant that Bangladesh is admittedly......

Gukesh is not Rapport's favourite for World Chess Championship

'I like to be challenged by the strongest players on the planet, even though it's going to get more difficult with this young Indian generation coming up. But I am not entirely depressed.' ......

'A tale of two talents': Rana and Bhaker's partnership

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Lakshya Shooting/Twitter Former pistol great Jaspal Rana's obsession and single-minded dedication to the sport has been his hallmark all along his entire journey from the......

Should Kohli Continue As Opener?

IMAGE: Virat Kohli has scores of 1, 4 and 0 in the three matches of the group stages of the T20 World Cup. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters After getting through the group stages unscathed,......

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