Preparation For Biparjoy Paid Dividends

No lives were lost after cyclone Biparjoy made landfall.Preparations for Biparjoy were not only extensive, they were also telecast far and wide.Ahead of the cyclone's landfall, Shyam G Menon......

Netaji's Forward Bloc struggles for survival amid financial woes

As the country commemorates Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 125th birth anniversary, the Forward Bloc, which had in 1939 emerged as a faction of the Indian National Congress under his leadership,......

No follow-up results after meeting with PM: Farooq Abdullah

A month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's outreach to mainstream leaders of Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Sunday that there has been "no follow-up......

10 years later, Mamata discovers different Nandigram

She faced off against former disciple-turned-defector Suvendu Adhikari in a very different contest.It's not land acquisition, but an ego clash that has acquired, tragically, communal overtones,......

Senseless To Predict Nifty Direction

Very often, 'sentiment' drives prices well beyond what is warranted and it is hard to forecast market sentiment, explains Debashis Basu. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Last fortnight, the......

No thaw seen in start-up funding winter despite 231 deals this year

For a segment that thrives on promise more than performance, the country’s start-up ecosystem is refusing to get carried away by the funding this calendar year. Illustration: Uttam......

MFs Are Putting Investors' Money At Risk

Mutual funds, as experts and custodians of another set of retail investors' savings, play a speculative game they are neither supposed to nor equipped to do, cautions Debashis Basu. IMAGE: The PB......

Will Markets Fool Majority Once Again?

There are overvaluation and excesses in many pockets of the market.This is most obvious in the IPO market, where loss-making companies have inflicted large losses on investors, observes Debashis......

The Cult of Mithun Chakraborty

National Award-winning actor, producer, hotelier, ex-MP, cricket team owner, philanthropist, highest tax payer, reality show judge, animal lover and, above all, people's hero -- Mithun Chakraborty......

Hindi Movies Coming Up In August

It's a big month at the marquee. The Independence Day holiday weekend is very popular amongst film-makers and film-goers. August also has other festive occasions like Rakshabandhan and Janmashtami,......

New Jodi in Bollywood!

Pooja on holiday...Kareena's favourite Yoga pose...Samantha puts on her thinking cap... Photograph: Kind courtesy Wamiqa Gabbi/Instagram Wamiqa Gabbi and Siddhant Chaturvedi's chemistry is......

'God Gave Me One More Opportunity'

'You suddenly realise that in this entire big scheme of things, you're just one speck.' IMAGE: Shreyas Talpade will be next seen in Kartam Bhugtam. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shreyas......

Pant steals show on Day 1 of Kohli's 100th Test

Images from Day 1 of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka in Mohali on Friday, March 4, 2022. SCORECARD IMAGE: Rishabh Pant hits a six during his 97-ball 96 on Day 1 of the first Test.......

Durand Cup: FC Bengaluru United first team to reach knockouts

IMAGE: FC Bengaluru United beat Air Force by 4-2.Photograph: Getty Images FC Bengaluru United (FCBU) entered the knockout stage of the Durand Cup after beating Indian Air Force 4-2 in a thrilling......