The Warrior Named Bindaas

A salute to Commando Mudasir Ahmed Sheikh, known as Bindaas to Indian Army officers and colleagues in the J&K police, who was killed in action last week in an encounter that eliminated three......

The many colours of Holi in India

From Lathmar to Hola Mohalla, here's how Holi is celebrated in diverse parts of India. IMAGE: Young women celebrate Holi at the Taj Mahal complex, in Agra. Photograph: PTI Photo India is a......

Durga, Shakti and #MeToo

'This year, it may be pertinent to look at some of the myths that invoke her warrior form, where she manifests herself as Shakti, the underlying strength in all humanity,' says Arundhuti......

Vajpayee: The nice guy who finished first

'My heart weeps for Vajpayee, the prince among poets, the king among politicians and the emperor among statesmen,' says Sudhir Bisht. IMAGE: An archival image of AB Vajpayee addressing a public......

'Market's ability to process info is a lie'

Author Rajni Bakshi discusses with Editorial Director Prem Panicker how her latest book Bazaars, Conversations and Markets came about. Conversations: when did we stop having......

How Deepak Chopra is changing comic book industry

Animation and comics have gone truly global. Just look at Spider-Man 3's global box office sales as an example. Last month, the wall crawling superhero broke box office records in India, earning......

Good entrepreneurs can be bad investors

Starting a business and making it grow takes passion, confidence, and a willingness to bet the ranch on a single great idea--everything, in other words, that can also make one a lousy investor.......

When These Ladies Won Our Hearts AGAIN!

Shilpa Shetty is all set to make heads turn again when she returns to the screen after 14 years. Last seen in 2007's hit Apne, the actress will be seen in Priyadarshan's comedy Hungama 2. Among......

'Irrfanbhai was my mentor'

'To be pitched against him as a rival was not right. Luckily, it did not affect our personal equation.' IMAGE: Irrfan Khan as Saajan Fernandes and Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Shaikh in Ritesh Batra's......

Can you watch 309 films in a year?

On planes, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Hulu, MUBI, Kanopy, film festivals... Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 309 films in 365 days. IMAGE: Joanne Froggatt in Downton Abbey. I......

My name is Bond. Priyanka Bond

'The maverick, alpha male, super suave spy, who kills as efficiently as he charms the pants off women, doing the mother of all gender-benders and trading his tux for high heels?'Shuma Raha explores......

The man who changed Indian cricket forever

'A man who is sometimes loved and loathed in equal measure, a man we're seemingly tired of seeing yet can't imagine life without.'Dhruv Munjal salutes the incomparable M S Dhoni. Photograph:......

Ali leads tributes to Joe Frazier

The sports world paid tribute to former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier on Monday after the warrior whose toughness resonated with the blue collar everyman died at the age of 67. - Former......

KKR beat Warriors by 22 runs via D/L method

Skipper Gautam Gambhir and Jaques Kallis scored at a brisk pace to ensure that Kolkata Knight Riders beat Warriors by 22 runs via Duckworth/Lewis method in the Champions League group B match at the......

Chennai crush Bangalore to storm into final

- Scorecard Suresh Raina scored ablazing half-century asChennai Super Kingscrushed Royal Challengers Bangaloreto storm into the final ofthe Champions League Twenty20, in Durban, on Friday.......