'Modi Is Not Yet a Legitimate PM'

'Just because the NDA has a majority and the BJP is the single largest party does not mean that this Modi government enjoys a majority in the Lok Sabha.' 'It is always possible that some members......

33 first-timers among Modi's council of ministers

Thirty-three first-timers have found place in the third Modi government sworn in on Sunday and at least six of them hail from well-known political families. IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu and......

10 Reasons Why Modi Should Follow In Sonia's Footsteps

Politely decline to be prime minister, and hand the baton to someone else in the BJP -- like Sonia did to Manmohan Singh -- advises Krishna Prasad. IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader......

Modi govt 3.0: Who is in, who is out

Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister on Sunday for a record-equalling third term, heading a 72-member Union council of ministers that put emphasis on continuity, youth and experience while......

Modi needs to listen to our economists

We have a government with an extremely weak economic team advising a PM who hardly pays attention to their thoughts, says Jayanta Roy. Photograph: Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   I......

Bollywood musclemen to launch eyewear chain

Bollywood musclemen Suniel Shetty and Sanjay Dutt are joining hands -- not to produce movies but to launch a nationwide retail chain for eyewear brands.Christened Shades, the units will showcase......

Do you know what Modi's AMs are, and what they do?

'The AMs are a different beast and reflect the political play within the government.' 'Prime Minister Modi does not need to assuage any interest group to take the final call on any decision that......

A third of BSE 500 stocks back to Manmohan era

Stock prices of 176 of BSE 500 firms now below their levels on May 26 last yearThe BSE benchmark Sensex seems to be under-reporting the extent of pain gripping the broader market. Nearly a third of......

When Bollywood Went Blind

In Blind, Sonam Kapoor's OTT debut on Jio Cinema and remake of a 2011 Korean thriller of the same name, it's the irony of a visually impaired woman becoming the sole witness to a crime that forms......

Bollywood's Whiskey Moments

'Khel risky tha whiskey ne kiya beda paar': Sharaabi 'Iski uski kaun kiski yaaran da imaan whiskey': 2 States 'Aaj botlan khullan do. Daaru shaaru ghullan do. Whiskey da peg laga ke, saari duniya......

Couples who married on Valentine's Day

Filmi V-Day weddings! Valentine's Day is a good time to cement your love. And these Bollywood actors went a step ahead, and solemnised their relationship on the special day. Here's looking at......

PIX: Neil's day out with wife, daughter

Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit hosted a wedding reception for his daughter Shaarika and son-in-law Tapas in Mumbai over the weekend. The president of the Indian Film & Television Directors’......