BJP will be limited to 150 seats: Rahul

Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul claimed the electoral bonds scheme was the “biggest extortion scheme”

18 Apr 2024 12:26 AM

Turmoil in HP Congress yet to subside

State Congress chief Pratibha Singh openly criticises party's performance, while admiring the BJP's governance

02 Mar 2024 12:24 AM

When the Tatas say ‘goodbye’...

We’ve all heard of the classic “Dear John” letter. Well, this is a priceless “Dear Cyrus” missive that has turned corporate India upside down. There are theories and then there are more theories.

28 Oct 2016 11:02 PM

In US & India, belligerence in the air

Does America really want an incorrigible pig for a President The world will get an answer to that question less than a month from now. And it may turn out to be pretty startling.

15 Oct 2016 12:18 AM

Capturing the spirit of Mumbai

There are book launches and book launches... then there is this one. There was no way I could refuse Ayesha Taleyarkhan’s request to launch her sixth coffee table book titled Under The Sun.

01 Oct 2016 2:06 AM

Women who dare to dream

Deepa Malik dared to dream... and dream big. Hers has been the most inspiring “athlete story” of the year. The more I read up on her, the greater my admiration grows.

17 Sep 2016 12:30 AM

Outside metros: A new India rising

I am Raipur-returned — and proud of it. Raipur Yup. In Chhattisgarh. When I mentioned I was invited there to address a bunch of smart, educated and ambitious entrepreneurs, most friends went blank!

03 Sep 2016 12:54 AM

Enough of Rio, aim for Tokyo

I’m being totally upfront when I say: Sakshi Malik, we are proud of your stupendous achievement...

20 Aug 2016 12:52 AM

Is it time to re-craft our democracy

06 Aug 2016 1:25 AM

Misogyny dominates our thinking

Dayashankar Singh is history. To the average Indian, he is a nobody.

22 Jul 2016 11:13 PM

Amid horror, some uplifting tales

Sadaf Saaz, a poet from Dhaka, had just finished participating in an interactive panel discussion on “Women and Parity”.

08 Jul 2016 11:22 PM

Proud to be ‘not mentally, fully Indian...’

Ever since the irrepressible Subramanian Swamy described the soon-to-be ex-RBI governor as being “not mentally fully Indian”, I have asked myself how “mentally, fully Indian” I am.

25 Jun 2016 10:57 PM

Why is Nihalani afraid

It’s time to spell it out: there is a massive drug problem in Punjab. Okay Either the authorities want to deal with it... or they want to pretend it doesn’t exist...

11 Jun 2016 4:54 AM

After two years, whose bad is it

Last week, two smart, good looking and ferocious lady politicians went hammer and tongs at each other during a brief but hugely scintillating Twitter exchange.

27 May 2016 11:07 PM

‘Where’s the good governance ’

There! He said it!

13 May 2016 11:48 PM

Tolerant India still exists

This week I attended a delightful wedding hosted by a modest-sized silver merchant I know and admire.

29 Apr 2016 11:32 PM

Bollywood learns to be wicked

It’s got to be the heat. We have been warned this is going to be a long, hot summer.

16 Apr 2016 6:11 AM

Gearing up for a royal encounter

Look. I am as much of a fan girl of the gorgeous British royal couple as anybody else, okay Laugh at me... it’s fine. Put it down to my disgusting, colonial hangover — theek hai!

01 Apr 2016 11:45 PM

Love, sex, Twitter and dhoka

Let’s get the basics out of the way first: The concept of privacy in showbiz was thrown out of the window a long time ago.

18 Mar 2016 11:27 PM

Why so scared of opinion

I was at a smallish dinner last night, minding my own business (yup.

03 Mar 2016 10:59 PM