40 Years Later, Can The Wounds Ever Heal?

As a consequence of prominence given to the brutality during those few days, a very important aspect of that episode got almost glossed over. This was the intervention by a very significant section......

Former IB chief Rajiv Mathur takes over as new CIC

Former Intelligence Bureau chief Rajiv Mathur on Thursday took over as the new chief information commissioner in the Central Information Commission. He was administered the oath of office by......

Why Modi Should Thank Indira Gandhi

If Indira Gandhi hadn't targeted the RSS, Narendra Modi wouldn't be sitting pretty with his second majority and looking at a third, asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Narendra Modi at the foundation......

What Pranab Da Thought About Sonia Gandhi

Pranab's earlier fear of Sonia relying too heavily on a coterie due to her lack of experience turned out to be unfounded.As per Pranab, Sonia had her close advisers but she did not follow anyone's......

Indian drug regulator threatens to ban Ranbaxy

A day after getting a show-cause notice from the Indian regulator, senior executives from Ranbaxy Laboratories approached the drug controller's office on Tuesday afternoon, it was learnt. The......

French co to buy 49% stake in GMR airport

Out of the total amount, Rs 9,780 crore would be towards secondary sale of shares by GMR group and Rs 1,000 crore would be equity infusion in GAL. GMR Infrastructure on Thursday announced that......

US FDA's action triggers internal conflict at Ranbaxy plant

The latest action by the US drug regulator against Ranbaxy’s Toansa factory is building up into an employer versus employee war.  While the company is learnt to have indicated to the......

When Pranab clashed with Manmohan, twice

Pranab Mukherjee's stewardship of the economy will stand out as much for the manner in which he managed controversies as for creating quite a few of them, says A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Then prime......

What makes Sacred Games different

'That only a certain Mumbai story -- look at Salaam Bombay and Slumdog Millionaire for other examples -- gets made when an international audience is as much a target as the desi viewer, should......

Shah Rukh, Iulia watch Tubelight with Salman

The special screening of Salman Khan's new film Tubelight was a grand and glamorous affair, as his superstar friends made sure to attend. From Shah Rukh Khan, who makes a cameo in the film, to......

PIX: Ranbir, Vidya Balan attend Zee Cine awards

The 13th Zee Cine Awards were held on January 6, at Yash Raj Studios in suburban Mumbai. Over the last few years, the Zee Cine Awards have been held in various cities around the world. The......

What's love got to do with it?

Candyfloss entertainment is back in vogue as director Ken Ghosh makes his debut May 9 with the college caper Ishq Vishkunder the Tips banner.After the hit Raaz (Bipasha Basu, Dino Morea), Tips was......

'Disclose documents on tax exemption given to ICC WC'

The Central Information Commission has directed the Income Tax department to make public documents related to tax exemption given to the ICC World Cup held last year in the country. Information......

CWG 2014: India's athletics squad pruned down; TT hopes rest on Sharath

The Athletics Federation of India on Tuesday pruned down the number of track and field participants for the upcoming 2014 Commonwealth Games from the original 41 to 32, leaving out young sprinter......

Will India's track and field athletes live up to expectations?

34 member athletics contingent is in Rio to put up some promising show IMAGE:  Indian discus thrower Vikas Gowda. Photograph: Getty Images . For a discipline that has given Indian athletes......

BCCI sub-committee to meet

The New Area Development Programme (NADP), a panel formed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to oversee cricket's advance into new territories within the country like Daman, Diu......

BCCI tries to get media-savvy

The Board of Control for Cricket is finally waking up to professionalism. A week before the first Test against New Zealand, a mail from the Board provided information about media accreditation......