In JMM bribery case SC upholds need to review earlier verdicts

The development of constitutional jurisprudence would virtually come to a standstill if the apex court is "denuded" of its power to reconsider its decisions, the Supreme Court said on Monday.......

When Sudha, Narayana Murthy Broke Up

After agonizing over this for weeks, he made a decision.When they met after work one evening, he startled her by blurting out, 'I think we should break up.' A moving excerpt from Chitra Banerjee......

Why Caste Violence Is On The Rise In Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is the celebrated home of the 'social justice' movement in the country, yet caste differences and violence has only been increasing in numbers and becoming more brutal in recent years,......

Can India Deal with Halahal In Amrit Kaal?

We have our own problems for sure and they are not trivial, but for now, our economy is in not too bad a shape, our politics is as personality-driven and authoritarian as that of most countries in......

Mid, smallcap indices stay afloat in choppy January

The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices have managed to stay afloat in a volatile January that saw the frontline indices hit their respective 52-week high levels and then slip.......

'Growth in last quarter dipped... but economy will recover'

‘Challenges will come but we will stay the course. No big step can be taken if one is afraid of criticism. We will not flinch from criticism,’ says Railways Minister Piyush Goyal. With......

Markets dive for second straight day; Sensex falls 115 points, Midcaps drop 0.6%

Broader markets broke the winning streak and ended lower, underperforming the benchmark indices Benchmark indices extended losses for second straight day weighed down by weakness among select......

The most powerful woman in Indian business

'I want to leave behind the bank stronger and better than when I took over,' SBI Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya tells Niraj Bhatt and Abhijit Lele. IMAGE: Arundhati Bhattacharya was appointed......

'Forget 50, I don't feel like 40! I have still not reached 22'

'When I see someone I think of them as aunty and uncle. I forget I am the same age, because in my mind I am still 18.' Aamir Khan gets ready for a milestone birthday. Unlike every year, Aamir Khan......

What Rajni can't, Rajni and the Robot can!

Krishnakumar Padmanabhan reviews Robot.The Bad news first: There is no Rajnikanth 'entry' in Robot. The movie cuts to chase directly, opening with Rajni working in a laboratory on a robot and gets......

Neeraj Chopra's journey from chubby kid to Tokyo gold

Never got mentally down when people made fun of my weight: Neeraj Chopra in Fit India Champions podcast Photograph: Kind Courtesy World Athletics/Instagram Neeraj Chopra, the man behind the......

Why the Indian fast bowlers are the world's best

'In the future, you will get pacers who will bowl even faster than the current lot because these guys are currently setting new standards.' IMAGE: The stumps were at the receiving end as Mohammed......

'I like the way Dhoni handles the team and me'

India pacer Mohammed Shami. Photograph: Paul Kane India's pace spearhead Mohammed Shami feels a certain degree of comfort playing under Mahendra Singh Dhoni. India’s captain, he says, is......

'Match-fixing is suppressed, not over'

Dr Aron 'Ali' Bacher was in Mumbai lastweekend tolaunch his new book, Ali - The Life of Ali Bacher. Dr Bacher, of course, was the face of South African cricket during its most memorable,......