'UP vote was only for Modi's charisma'

'The Hindu electorate is more or less in the BJP defined space now.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party supporters at a rally addressed by BJP supremo and Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi for......

UP is dragging India down with it

'Uttar Pradesh, our largest state by population and the most powerful, is also the worst governed.''The only way to fix it is to split it into four or five states,' suggests Shekhar Gupta.......

Rohit Tiwari and the right of a wronged child

Rohit Shekhar's successful legal fight established the right of a child -- at any age -- to know his paternity, reports Veenu Sandhu. IMAGE: Narayan Dutt Tiwari married Ujjawala Sharma in 2014,......

'Rahul Gandhi knows what India needs'

'Rahul Gandhi understands the pulse of the people.''And he's not just got it sitting down; he has worked towards it.' IMAGE: Priya Dutt was one of the first Congress leaders to call for Rahul......

Builders sitting on Rs 70k-cr unsold inventory

Experts attribute this to new launches in anticipation of a demand revival after the 2014 general elections The country’s top listed real estate companies reported nearly Rs 70,000 crore (Rs......

Dev Anand Would Be 101 Today!

Did you know Dev Anand worked as a clerk at a salary of Rs 85 before he became an actor? IMAGE: Dev Anand. Dev Anand led a larger-than-life existence on screen. His real life was just as eventful.......

Salman Visits Eknath Shinde's Home For Ganpati Darshan

Film folk visited Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's residence for Ganpati darshan over the weekend. Photograph: Kind courtesy Eknath Shinde/Instagram Salman Khan greets Maharashtra......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

'Directors Weren't Noticing Me'

'Sushma Swarajji confessed that almost the whole Parliament had tried to dissuade her from coming on the show, but her daughter insisted Movers & Shakers was the best show in the country so she......

Population size has nothing to do with sporting excellence

IMAGE: Olympic silver medalist P V Sindhu with her incredible Coach P Gopichand. Photograph: PTI 'No country can go from zero to hero at the Olympics.''A hundred Indians now feature in the world's......