'The strategy of frontal organisations of the Maoists is to create unrest and ensure that such unrest leads to a law and order problem.' 'To cover such acts it was necessary to bring in a different......
A thief was overcome with remorse after realising that the house he stole valuables from belonged to a famous Marathi writer and returned the valuables he had decamped with, the police said on......
The go-ahead given to prosecute Arundhati Roy would be seen by supporters of freedom of speech as an announcement that the Right-Wing doesn't feel humbled by the results of the elections, argues......
Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case accused and former Nagpur University professor Shoma Sen was released from a prison in Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon, an official said. IMAGE: Prof Shoma Sen with......
Enquiries in Kalpetta showed that Wayanad will continue to support Rahul, but not to the same extent as in 2019, when his margin of victory had been enormous, reports Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Rahul......
A combination of demonetisation, a poorly and hurriedly implemented GST, and more recently the "botched up" lockdown of the economy to control the spread of Covid has brought the economy to its......
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......
'What made him different was that he was not a banker at all by temperament.''He was a businessman, a typical lalaji at that.''He had to win at any cost.'Raghu Mohan glances at Rana Kapoor's fall......
'When you forgive a farmer's loans there is this ideological economists lobby which says: 'That's socialism. And that's bad'.''But to forgive the loans of big people, so that they will be......
At the Mumbai launch of his book, The Third Pillar: How Markets And States Leave The Community Behind some weeks ago, former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan served up an interesting mix that included......
'A simple boy from Gurdaspur, whom I caught glimpses of when he was sitting alone in his penthouse, reflecting on life and how far he had come.' IMAGE: Dev Anand. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vaibhav......
Faadu: A Love Story looks like one of those old movies with a socialist bent that glorified honest poverty and looked down upon ambition and enterprise, notes Deepa Gahlot. That slang word in the......
'The stories I want to tell are very important.' IMAGE: Jhund Director Nagraj Popatrao Manjule, left, with Amitabh Bachchan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Nagraj Popatrao Manjule/Instagram One of the......
In Maqbool, Vishal Bhardwaj did a Godfather; in that he took something that was pulpy and fast and gripping, and made out of it something timeless and grand, feels Sreehari Nair. Sometime in 2004,......
'I am most happy about the memes of Thor and me; that was so cool!''I showed my wife one where my face was photoshopped on Thor's body.''She loves muscles -- she's always keeps telling me to get......
Former India batter and national selector Jatin Paranjpe regards Ravi Shastri as one of his mentors. Jatin, who made his debut for Mumbai in domestic cricket under Shastri's captaincy, hails......
IMAGE: Vasu Paranjape with his son Jatin. Photograph: Kind courtesy Jatin Paranjape/Instagram Vasu Paranjape, a man synonymous with everything that is pristine about Mumbai cricket breathed his......
IMAGE: Hardik Pandya have been compared with legendary Kapil Dev. Photograph: BCCI/IPL Former India batsman VVS Laxman, on Thursday, blamed too much workload of the players for the country......
Who was India's top sportsperson in 2019? Was it badminton sensation P V Sindhu, who became the first Indian to win the World Championships gold medal? Shooting prodigy Saurabh Chaudhary? Elavenil......
'It is unfair to look at one decision, one ball out of 600-plus on the day and say that was the reason one team won and one team lost.' IMAGE: Ben Stokes apologises after Martin Guptill's throw......