'Rahul Gandhi Has No Idea How To Resurrect Congress'

'Rahul Gandhi never gets firsthand information. He does not know what is good or bad going on in the party.' IMAGE: Dr Shushruth Gowda, third from left, joins the Bharatiya Janata Party.......

Venkaiah Naidu, Vyjayantimala, Chiranjeevi awarded Padma Vibhushan

Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, megastar Konidela Chiranjeevi, famous actor of yesteryears Vyjayantimala Bali are among personalities who have been honoured with Padma Vibhushan in the......

Is The Congress Doomed?

The Congress needs to reorganise itself at the grassroots, infuse younger blood, and have more boots on the ground.Just offering freebies is not the answer anymore, argues Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: A......

The Punjabis Are Fleeing

There's an entire gurdwara dedicated to immigration.People present tiny airliner models here in the hope that Waheguru will soon give them a ticket, passport and visa to leave, reveals Shekhar......

India's current account deficit widens marginally to 1.1% of GDP in April-June

The country's current account deficit widened marginally to $9.7 billion or 1.1 per cent of GDP in April-June 2024, as against $8.9 billion or 1 per cent in the year-ago period, Reserve Bank of......

NRIs yet to fully warm up to GIFT City's higher FPI limits

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has permitted 100 per cent contribution from non-resident Indians (NRIs) and overseas citizens of India (OCIs) in the corpus of foreign portfolio......

Ultra-luxury housing in India sees shift to ultra-customised marketing

With the rise of ultra-luxury housing in India comes ultra-customised marketing. Photograph: Christopher Pike/Reuters Developers selling high-end homes, priced above Rs 20 crore, are moving away......

NRIs likely to get bigger play in local equities through GIFT City FPIs

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) may allow non-resident Indians (NRIs) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) greater exposure to domestic equities if their investments are sent......

12 Films When The Lovers Eloped

A fun excerpt from Diptakirti Chaudhuri's Bollygeek: The Crazy Trivia Guide to Bollywood. IMAGE: Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.   Q. What is eloping? A. It is the act......

Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota Review: A must-watch!

Vasan Bala creates a world so mad yet meticulous and unlike no other in Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, raves Sukanya Verma. When I first watched Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota at a film festival last year, I......

Meet Bollywood's filmi photographers

Say CHEESE! Constantly exposed to the shutterbugs, the camera might not be their best friend. But when it comes to playing a photographer on celluloid, Bollywood's famous faces are more than......

What does 2017's cinema hold for you?

Ranjita Ganesan lists the movies we should look forward to. There's a lot happening in Bollywood, Hollywood and world cinema this year. We break it up for you. Bollywood: Masala mix IMAGE: Shah......

Jhajharia becomes first Paralympian to receive Padma Bhushan

'To the youth, I will say work hard. One minute of work will not get you anything. I have worked hard for the past 20 years, 2002 was the first time I won a gold medal.'   IMAGE: Paralympian......