Why China Is Worried About Hong Kong

'Although Hong Kong weathered many a storm and displayed a remarkable resilience to bounce back, the developments in the territory have raised question marks with regard to its future stability and......

What would Bhagat Singh think of India 2021?

'Communalism was the biggest enemy of a free society and Bhagat Singh imagined a future without it.''Did we succeed in bringing alive such a future?' Utkarsh Mishra remembers the revolutionary......

Tharoor, BJP MP spar over Parl panel meeting on snooping

The parliamentary standing committee on information technology saw a battle of letters play out with its head Shashi Tharoor urging Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to take action over ministry......

'BJP won't be allowed to push its Hindutva agenda beyond a point'

'Parties like ours and others like the Lok Janshatki Party will ensure that the BJP remains on the straight and narrow path,' says Shiromani Akali Dal leader Naresh Gujral Naresh Gujral, 65, is a......

European economic woes & delusions of stability

Eurozone's financial contingency plan is trying to solve the problem of excessive debt with even more debt, says Satyajit Das. Pre-summer debt concerns of Greece, Spain and Portugal have receded.......

Why Budget fails to excite the common man

Are you happy with the Union Budget 2009 or disappointed like the stockmarket, which didn't see any of the things it wanted - be it lesser government borrowings and corporate taxes, or a PSU......

Should salary decide the worth of a job?

There are still several weeks to go before the term ends. But the future's already settled for most of the graduates in waiting across B-schools in the country. How do we know? Because, much like......

These hotels have a story to tell

Besides being well-known global citizens, what is common between George Bernard Shaw, Irving Stone, Barbara Cartland, Margaret Thatcher, Prince Charles and Jacqueline Onassis? They have all stayed......

'I am a bit foolhardy and that's what holds me in good stead'

'All love stories are great and, within other stories, there are always love stories. You will very rarely find movies with only male or only female characters.' 'Most of my discussions happen......

Jennifer Aniston's mum not invited to secret wedding

A lowdown on what's happening in Hollywood. Photograph: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Jennifer Aniston, who tied the knot with beau Justin Theroux on August 5 in a covert ceremony in Bel......

50 years of Oscar glory: 10 things you didn't know about My Fair Lady

Celebrating 50 years of a timeless Hollywood classic. Some lessons are impossible to forget. Particularly when rendered in the delightful form of Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. It’s been a......

25 years of RGV's Shiva

Shiva, Ram Gopal Varma’s first film, has completed 25 years.  Originally made in Telugu in 1989, Shiva was later remade in Hindi in 1990. The raw energy of the film, Ilaiyaraja’s......