The A to Z of 2020

Wow -- 2020, huh? From the deadly coronavirus to lockdowns, wildfires to the Black Lives Matter movement, to the Bihar and US elections, it's been a year we won't forget. It's hard to believe it......

When I kept Charles Sobhraj alive...

'I had to convince myself that I was steely enough to operate on a cold-blooded killer.''For all my medical experience, this was something I had never done!''If something happened to Charles, I......

Kamal Hassan: At the centre of it all

Neither emotions  nor a structured approach to addressing critical issues came out in Kamal Hassan’s inaugural speech on Wednesday, says N Sathiya Moorthy. Image: Veteran actor Kamal......

Review: Raman Raghav 2.0: A difficult watch

Anurag Kashyap has a lot of talent, says Aseem Chhabra. He just needs to stop making films that are very similar. Nawazuddin Siddiqui is one of the finest actors of our times. There is no argument......

How Jack Ma grew from 'shrimp' to whale

Often described as the Rockefeller of his age, the 51-year-old Jack Ma, who started life as an English teacher, is courted by business tycoons, political leaders and Hollywood stars. This is not......

Your mobile just got better!

Mobile applications, better known as apps, are programmes that can be downloaded from online stores to run on your mobile phones. These apps enable you to choose for yourself what you want to see,......

How the CEO leads transformation

The CEO helps a transformation succeed by communicating its significance, modelling the desired changes, building a strong top team, and getting personally involved. In today's business......

Invest in restaurants. It's big money

Equity, debt and art are there, but the high margin restaurant business is getting more professionalised. Investors don't just want to eat at their restaurants, they want to own them too. "I will......

'Shah Rukh made Baazigar believable'

'When I was composing Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhein. I started the song from Uuf Teri, Dillagi, Dil Ko Jalaane Lagi, Dilruba, Tu Mujhe, Nakharen Dikhaane Lagi... Ratanji liked it, but I was singing it......

Mission Raniganj: Akshay's Rinse, Repeat Rescue Formula

Surrounded by a mass of needy professionals, weepy family members and terrified miners, a one-note Akshay basks in all the attention, thumbs down Sukanya Verma. All eyes on Akshay Kumar to save......

Adipurush Review: Why Mess With An Epic?

Cherry blossoms in Sri Lanka, Hanuman speaking Bombaiya, the mythical Sone Ki Lanka looking darkly Gothic, Raavan looking like a Bollywood dude... this is not modernisation. This is a travesty,......

Chatrapathi Review: Utterly Outdated

There's nothing in Chatrapathi that you haven't already seen before, complains Mayur Sanap. Chatrapathi, which marks Telugu star Sreenivas Bellamkonda's Bollywood debut, reeks of unoriginality.......

Forget football, these Brits are obsessed with kabaddi!

IMAGE: George Wellington tackles a player during a Kabaddi match at the London School of Economics. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Reuters The mention of kabaddi often leaves Britons scratching their......

Meet the future stars at Under-19 World Cup

Prithvi Shaw, Jason Sangha and Mujeeb Zadran are among the cricketers whose performances will be watched keenly in the upcoming ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. IMAGE: India's Prithvi Shaw during......

V V S Laxman on the Magic of Cricket

'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.' IMAGE: V V S Laxman celebrates his double century in the memorable Eden......

'Football graveyard' for Hamburg SV fans

Gardener Lars Rehder stands next to a fresh grave in a cemetery and wonders which flowers best match the blue and white of Hamburg SV. Rehder is working on a new "football graveyard," where fans......