'The security guards at the stadium did not recognise him. He kept saying he was Zakir Hussain but they did not permit him to enter.''Zakir bhai was calm and told me it is not their fault. They......
Agitating junior doctors, whose nine representatives are on a fast-unto-death demonstration, termed talks with senior officials of the West Bengal government as 'the most disappointing meeting so......
Muhammad Yunus proved that he was neither an armchair economist nor a slogan mongering political activist, but a doer destined to do what Mahatma Gandhi said -- to remove every tear from every eye,......
'They charge such high fees and offer us this safety. Our lives have become a mockery.' IMAGE: Students hold a candle march on Sunday, July 28, 2024, demand justice for the three UPSC aspirants......
The decision to award the Bharat Ratna to Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K Advani and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur has taken the number of recipients of the country's highest......
Declining GDP growth, persistently high consumer inflation, poor public finances and worsening macro-economic indicators. In such a scenario, should Indian companies chase growth or consolidate......
At $161 bn, corporates' forex borrowings have grown at a CAGR of 15.6% since 2008, outpacing GDP and earnings growth in dollar terms. India Inc’s dollar exposure continues to grow at a fast......
The investigation into the Saradha scam by central agencies along with rise of Bharatiya Janata Party as a more agressive and vocal political opposition in West Bengal compared to the Left Front,......
Foreign institutional investors bought debt instruments worth a little over $10.5 billion in 2014, beating the previous high of $10.13 billion in 2010. There was a sell-off last year, as FIIs......
In an environment of stagnant revenue and falling profitability, cash flows can only be improved by cutting cost, though this could upset growth prospects, notes Krishna Kant. The monetary......
Dev Anand would have turned 100 on September 26, 2023. His movies, his music and his mannerisms are etched in our hearts, and we salute the man who gave us so many cine memories to cherish with a......
'Mere Haathon Mein Nau-Nau Chudiya Hain showed how skillfully Shiv-Hari could weave into the commercial idiom.' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha in Silsila. If it wasn't for Khayyam, there would......
Bappi Lahiri, who enthralled Hindi cinema lovers with his remarkable music in the 1980s and 1990s, was cremated at Mumbai's Pawan Hans crematorium in the presence of family, friends and fans on......
'When he appeared on Indian Idol, he was on a wheelchair and he had difficulty moving around.''It was sad to see him in failing health.' IMAGE: Bappi Lahiri on Indian Idol Season 12 in 2021. Udit......
'You make a hit, everything is fit.' IMAGE: Bappi Lahiri at home. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and......
Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon?A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's......
ISL: Resilient SC East Bengal pile further misery on Bengaluru FC IMAGE: Debjit Majumder was in goal. Photograph: ISL Media Matti Steinmann's first-half strike proved to be the difference as......