World's 'loneliest elephant' is finally free

Kaavan, the world's loneliest elephant, will finally get a chance to live in a place he can call home. Following years of public outcry and campaigning by Oscar-winning American singer and actor......

Who kept Swamy out of the BJP for 30 years?

'The animosity in the BJP against Swamy continued for more than thirty years.''It was only after herculean efforts by a reconstituted and more just RSS that Swamy was finally inducted into the BJP......

'Breaking news on television is a joke'

IMAGE: Olga Tellis, one of the legends of Indian journalism. Photograph: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   'There is too much news about film stars. There is too much fawning over wealth and power.......

A path to emerge from the shadows

US President Barack Obama's plan to shield up to 4.7 million undocumented immigrants from deportation may be immensely significant, but only a comprehensive legislation from the Congress with a......

The return of the activist State

The middle class's long push to force the State to retreat from the economy may be reversing, says Ajit Balakrishnan. There is probably a generation of Indians, now in their twenties and early......

The impending broadband wars

Soon, India will have to deal with the question of whether broadband service providers are 'common carriers', like highways, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.  While we in India are busy fighting over......

Of websites and factories

Regulating the internet only as a medium is somewhat similar to regulating electricity only as a driver of the TV industry, says Ajit Balakrishnan. It is a source of unending fascination for me......

'Rajat Gupta's conviction does not mean the end of the Indian story in America'

‘When the news of Gupta tipping Rajaratnam broke, the Establishment, which he had so carefully cultivated during his 40 years in America, quickly moved to distance itself from him. This is......

Fraud Ranbir, Fiery Dimple: On The OTT Menu This Week

Fraud Ranbir, fiery Dimple and tons more action to catch on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.   Tu Jhoothi Main MakkaarWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi Ranbir......

Sima Aunty's Indian Matchmaking secrets!

'Today, practically everything has become virtual; even weddings are taking place on Zoom calls.' Image: Mumbai-based matchmaker Sima Aunty arranges marriages in India and the US. I have a......

10 Must Watch Shreeram Lagoo Films

Eyes as warm as the sun as well as penetrating through the soul. An unmistakable 'thairav' in his benign voice. Dr Shreeram Lagoo's sparkling combination of intelligence and restraint made him an......

MKDNH: A Mumbai Bollywood ignores

'Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota is exactly why Hindi cinema needs more film-makers who know a South Indian language,' notes J Jagannath. IMAGE: Abhimanyu Dasani in Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota. Vasan Bala......