'Judges with daughters are more understanding'

'I do feel it's a question of your own upbringing, the way your father treats your mother, how the daughters are treated in the house.' 'You learn so much by osmosis. I suppose it's getting......

'Modi's marriage is a Shakespearean tragedy'

'If 17-year-old Modi wanted to get out of the marriage, which was imposed on him by a socially backward society and his family, it's not only ethical but his right to walk out of the forced......

Modi and Sanjay Joshi were never meant to be friends

Vikram Vakil chronicles the decade-long feud between Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Sanjay Joshi. Narendra Modi and Sanjay Joshi's enmity has acquired legendary proportions in Gujarat......

CBI chief among VIPs at diamond merchant's wedding

Congress president Sonia Gandhi may advocate austerity in these tough times but not everyone shares her enthusiasm for tightening the belt, it seems. Certainly not Ashwini Kumar, director of the......

Ritwik warms up with fluent victory

Top seed Ritwik Bhattacharya announced his arrival with a fluent 3-0 Men's Open first round win, in the 64th CCI-Western India Open Squash Championship, co-sponsored by Lifebuoy, at the CCI on......

Lewis survives late scare to upset Nafiizwan

Darren Lewis of England survived a late scare to reach his maiden semi-final in a One Star event following a gruelling 11-5, 11-6, 9-11, 9-11, 11-10 (3-1) win over Mohd. Nafiizwan Adnan of......

Shivangi shocks Anwesha Reddy

Unseeded Shivangi Paranjpe of Maharashtra fashioned the biggest win of her career when she rallied to shock third seed Anwesha Reddy of Tamil Nadu 3-1 to make a surprise entry into the women's......

Malhotra extends Ritwik

Top junior Vikram Malhotra of Maharashtra was the cynosure of all eyes when he extendedtop seed Ritwik Bhattacharya of Delhi in an exciting men's pre-quarter-final, in the 53rd Senior National and......

Dipika Pallikal in line for triple crown

Dipika Pallikal of Tamil Nadu set herself up for a triple crown when, after bagging the girls' under-15 title, she stormed into the women's and girls' under-19 finals, in the 62nd CCI-Western India......