'Can Awards Fill Your Stomach?'

On Republic Day the President recognised the daring rescue of 41 workers trapped in a tunnel for 17 days in 2023 by humble rat-hole miners. But the lives of the superheroes remains unchanged and......

Superheroes Who Did The Impossible

On Republic Day the President recognised the daring rescue of 41 workers trapped in a tunnel for 17 days in 2023 by humble rat-hole miners. The award hopefully will bring the forgotten superheroes......

'Band-aid for bullet wounds': Oppn slams Budget, says poll-centric

The Opposition on Saturday described the Union Budget as one offering "band-aid for bullet wounds" and said the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre was only trying to woo voters in Bihar and Delhi......

Trump 47: Disruptor Or Savvy Dealmaker?

Donald Trump's exaggerated opinion of his dealmaking capacity can get him into trouble, observes R Sriram. The danger this time is that the overestimation of his deal making capabilities and the......

'People Will Have More Money In Their Hands'

'When people have money in their hands, they make their judgment about whether they want to spend it entirely or spend some out of it.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok......

Budget is by the people, for the people: Sitharaman

'One of the ideas was to make the direct tax simpler and easier to comply with.' Photograph: ANI Photo Paraphrasing Abraham Lincoln, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday described the......

Sitharaman urges banks to make loans affordable

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said people are finding current interest rates "very stressful" and urged banks to make them affordable. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

The Lives PSU Bankers Lead

A peek into the life of a public-sector banker who did well professionally, but paid a price for it, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   A column on what......

Emergency Review: Kangana's Disaster

Kangana Ranaut's decline as an actor feels complete, observes Utkarsh Mishra. What would you, my fellow Indian, envision if I asked you to imagine a dramatic depiction of the sequence when Prime......

Bandish Bandits 2 Review: Music Saves The Show

The many episodes in which the characters discuss quarrel, sulk and rehearse would have been boring were it not for the music, observes Deepa Gahlot. The first season of Bandit Bandits (2020) was......

Be A Part of Nayanthara's Life

Superheroes, snowmen, freedom fighters, Sukanya Verma lists everything the OTT channels have to offer this week.   Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairy TaleWhere to watch: NetflixLanguage: English......

Do Patti Review: One By Two

Do Patti collapses like a house of cards when it aims to be clever, notes Sukanya Verma. Dressed in the exact same attire as her newly wedded sister at her reception, the lookalike twin poses......

Aus Open PX: Rain wreaks havoc on opening day

IMAGE: China's Qinwen Zheng in action during the Australian Open first round match against Romania's Anca Alexia Todoni at Melbourne Park on Sunday. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Five singles......

Rohit's Struggles Sink India Deeper

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma's decision to move down the order has flopped. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Star Sports/X   Rohit Sharma's woes with the bat persisted on Day 4 of the Gabba Test on Tuesday.......

EPL PIX: Manchester United rally to beat City; Chelsea win

IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.  IMAGE: Manchester United's Amad Diallo, Bruno Fernandes and Andre Onana celebrate with their victory over Manchester City at......

PIX: Celta hold 10-man Barca; Milan-Juve play out dour draw

IMAGE: FC Barcelona's Dani Olmo in action with Celta Vigo's Javi Rodriguez during their La Liga game played at Estadio de Balaidos, Vigo, Spain, on Saturday. Photograph: Miguel Vidal/Reuters......

World Boxing chief's clarion call to save Olympic dream

IMAGE: The IOC has time and again reiterated its threat to leave boxing out of the 2028 Olympics if national federations continue to align themselves with the suspended IBA (Image used for......