Is Governor Ravi Serving Hindutva Electoral Cause Well?

When it comes to electoral politics, religion has taken a back seat in Tamil Nadu long before Hindutva became fashionable in its various avatars, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu......

'We think about him and it moistens our eyes'

'The fact that all the charges against my son are baseless and concocted, in itself, gives me all the hope.' IMAGE: Dr Umar Khalid, the political and social activist. Photograph: ANI Photo With Dr......

The Postmaster's Cut

'One evening, my mother announced during dinner that we would open a Cumulative Time Deposit account in the post office.'My father froze.'The handful of curd rice that he had just put into his......

Decoding the Kamala Harris Phenomenon

Kamala succeeded as she identified herself with the larger minority groups rather than narrow ethnicity, prodded by her mother who did not want to return to India, observes Ambassador T P......

Designing a flag for an upcoming revolution

Ajit Balakrishnan envisions a flag to capture the spirit of the impending conflicts of the Information Age. IMAGES: The flag designed by Pingali Venkayya in 1921 to rally Indians around the......

Will GST make Life simple? Not a chance!

'In practice, GST will increase the pain of compliance, if not the cost, a lot.' 'It also has clauses that offer scope to create a single market for corruption,' warns Devangshu Datta.Illustration:......

India has delinked from the emerging markets pack

Abheek Barua believes India is protected from the 'downside' that emerging markets might face, but is likely to ride the upside when the EM boat rises.  The economist's insight into the global......

A Hungarian invention that helped the British in WWII

Tracing the early life of the humble ballpoint pen to its present. IMAGE: Modern folks would not even think of the ballpoint pen as an innovation. It seems to be an inexpensive writing instrument,......

90 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle Songs

Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8. IMAGE: Asha Bhosle in Mumbai, August 9, 2023. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Her voice reminds me of tiramisu.......

Half Pants Full Pants Review: Memorable!

Half Pants Full Pants will instantly warm your heart, Divya Nair tells us. No matter how old we get or where we land up in life, memories of our childhood instantly bring a smile on our faces. To......

The Ultimate Lata Mangeshkar Playlist

The Incomparable Lata Mangeshkar passed into the ages on February 6, 2022. She was 92.Some of her best songs, in celebration of an incredible life. Nightingale of India. Greatest Indian Singer......

10 Women have their say on Women's Day

Some of Bollywood's amazing women shared some amazing words on International Women's Day. From sharing personal experiences to discussing what exactly makes a happy woman to celebrating every......

EPL PIX: Salah's brace powers Liverpool to victory

IMAGE: Mohamed Salah scores Liverpool's fourth goal from the penalty spot against Newcastle. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters Mohamed Salah's second-half brace made up for a missed penalty as......

PIX: Crowd violence as Argentina down Brazil

IMAGE: Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and team-mates react as local police clash with the Argentine fans in the stands at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro causing a delay to the start of......

Teammates a divided lot in reaction as Babar stands down as Pakistan captain

IMAGE: Following Pakistan’s forgettable World Cup, Babar Azam quit Pakistan’s captaincy. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Babar Azam's decision to step down from Pakistan......

The great man just congratulated me, it feels like a dream: Kohli

SCORECARD IMAGE: Virat Kohli scored his 50th ODI hundred, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s record, during the ICC World Cup match against New Zealand, at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, on......

Rublev downs Dimitrov, meets Hurkacz in Shanghai final

IMAGE: Andrey Rublev saved a set point before winning a 76-minute opening set in a tie-break and defeating his good friend Grigor Dimitrov in the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters on Saturday.......