Decoding Modi's Jallianwala Bagh memorial speech

From playing to the Sikh vote bank because Punjab elections are round the corner, to ensuring that a discordant 'us versus them' note was struck, whatever could be done to exploit every last drop......

'Ram Uncle's zest for life was incomparable'

‘He often said to me that he was waiting in the departure lounge of God’s gate.’ Gitanjali Gurbaxani, whose family has known Ram Jethmalani since their Pre-Partition days in......

Ram Jethmalani: The man who never minced words

Even as politics engaged him more, he never hid his way of life. On one occasion, Morarji Desai pleaded with him to stop drinking publicly. “You stick to your pissky and I’ll stick to......

Ram Jethmalani: A doyen of legal profession

Ram Jethmalani, a doyen of legal profession who bid adieu to the world at the age of 95, leaves behind a rich legacy of his seven-decade-long career when he was in action in scores of sensitive......

More than 1,000 listed firms file Q1 numbers in Sep

As a result, the deadline for filing June quarter results ends on August 15. However, only 1,538 companies out of the 4,000-odd listed firms managed to declare their results within the usual......

IPO filings with Sebi lowest in 6 years

Market experts said disruptions caused by the pandemic - to businesses as well as the filing process - and the sharp decline in valuations were the reasons behind fewer new companies wanting to tap......

LGBT verdict: Will India Inc manage to walk the talk?

For most companies this would mean extending medical coverage to same-sex partners, say legal experts. The Supreme Court judgement decriminalising certain sections of 377 of the Indian Penal Code......

After 15 years, Ranjit Shahani steps down as Novartis' India chief

The face of MNC drug firms in India and champion of IPR protection, he oversaw the Swiss giant's India expansion, its forays into new therapies and setting up of its global service centre in......

'I never thought that it's a pandemic story'

'I never thought the European audience will love this film, but we had over 2,000 people at the screening.' IMAGE: Actress Divya Prabha and Director Mahesh Narayanan on the sets of Ariyippu.......

Vanraj Bhatia's CHALLENGE for Lata Mangeshkar

'It was one of the most difficult and complex songs of my career.' IMAGE: Kabir Bedi with Vanraj Bhatia. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Kabir Bedi/Instagram Music composer Vanraj Bhatia, who passed......

'An Indian film without songs is meaningless'

Vanraj Bhatia, the creator of unforgettable music, hated the fact that the 'New Wave' directors did not respect Hindi cinema's multi-song format.Jyoti Punwani draws memories from her interviews......

12 RARE Lata Mangeshkar songs

Lata Mangeshkar has sung so many songs in her career, one even more popular than the other. But there are so many undiscovered gems. We continue celebrating Lataji's birthday, as Subhash K Jha......

Hazare Trophy: Shreyas Gopal stars as Karnataka dismiss Kerala for 49

A summary of the day's play in the Vijay Hazare One-day tournament. Leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal bagged a five-wicket haul as defending champions Karnataka dismissed Kerala for 49 runs and registered......

Paes survives tough test

India's Leander Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy have moved into the semi-final of the men's doubles at the US Open. Paes and Dlouhy, seeded fourth, beat seventh seeded Wesley Moodie of......

I would like to get back to hitting sixes, says Dhoni

Will the real Mahendra Singh Dhoni please stand up? Not long ago the Indian captain was a bowler's nightmare. It would take him just a few overs to change the course of a match, be it......