3,300 CISF jawans to replace CRPF in Parliament security starting Monday

More than 3,300 Cental Industrial Security Force personnel will take over the complete counterterrorism and anti-sabotage security duties at the Parliament complex from Monday following the......

The Politics Of Majboori

Demonetisation and Agniveer reveal the two mindsets India has become.In both these government schemes, one sees a desire to play the country like an orchestra anchored by conductor/conductors,......

Kerala Needs To Confront Reality

Beginning with the bird's eye view of itself -- a narrow state of hills, rivers and high population density, in a tapering part of the Indian subcontinent.It can be a beautiful place shaped by......

Bengaluru scientists solve mystery behind Odisha's 'black tigers'

A team led by ecologist Uma Ramakrishnan and her student Vinay Sagar from the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, have discovered that the coat colouration and patterning which make......

DLF stock: Is it a good time to buy?

Since the order that banned DLF and its chairman, K P Singh, from accessing the capital markets for three years, the company has struggled. DLF, the land and property development major, is due to......

Money laundering: Switzerland's envy. India's pride?

Several corporate, including some airlines, software and even consulting companies operate in India with dodgy secretive and multi-layered ownership patterns, writes M R Venkatesh. The Mahabharata......

The BEST and WORST of 2021

It was a turbulent time for everybody as COVID-19's second wave left every single individual affected one way or the other. And though entertainment was the last thing on most minds, a distraction......

The Panchayat review

'Even a hardcore nit-picker will struggle to find faults in this extraordinarily crafted television series that I rate as a must watch, an instant classic,' says Sukanya Verma. IMAGE: Jitendra......

The Bypass Road Review

'Bypass Road goes around in circles and gets nowhere,' declares Sukanya Verma. Even the most threadbare thrillers start out curiously. But as the master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock once said,......

Shuruaat Ka Twist Review: 6 short films, 2 masterpieces

It is the two women directors in Shuruaat Ka Twist who end up making the best films, feels Sreehari Nair. Shuruaat Ka Twist, a six-part anthology by six upcoming directors, features two......

FIFA World Cup PIX: Sublime Brazil crush Korea to enter quarters

IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match played between Brazil and South Korea on Monday. IMAGE: Brazil's Vinicius Junior celebrates after scoring the team's first goal at Stadium 974.......

'AB de Villiers is the IPL's most impactful player'

'You're always tense in chase because you're not sure how many balls AB is going to get.' SCORECARD POINTS TABLE IMAGE: AB de Villiers celebrates after guiding Royal Challengers Bangalore to......

What makes Team India one of world's fittest teams!

'Virat is any teacher's delight. His biggest attribute is that he is ready to do boring stuff every single day of the year.' IMAGE: India captain Virat Kohli, right, works with fitness trainer......

Army accuses NRAI of biased selection

The Army on Wednesday charged the National Rifle Association of India of having a "biased selection policy" after one of its officer Lt Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was excluded from the 2012......