Breathtaking images from Sony World Photography Awards

Behold the breathtaking winning and shortlisted images from one of the world's most prestigious photography contests. The amazing shots are from the open competition of the Sony World Photography......

'We have to respect dissent'

'In a democracy, there is nothing like 'I am right'.''You can be wrong, so somebody has to point that out.' IMAGE: A protestor at the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protest at Mumbai's August......

Toni Morrison: Despots won't lose control over media

'We all know nations that can be identified by the flight of writers from their shores.'These are regimes whose fear of unmonitored writing is justified because truth is trouble.'It is trouble for......

Sai's Take: Ek baar phir Modi Sarkar?

Cassandras and Congressis may sneer at the findings, but the Times Now poll indicated that the Modi government was very much on its way to a second term with 279 seats, even if it is a tad lower......

At 26, he made a climate-proof jacket!

Teachers called him a 'rebel' while he was in school. The quest for knowledge made him raise many questions, which were disliked by teachers who considered his doubts a waste of time. Unlike other......

The myth about great ideas

Tales of groundbreaking innovation sound a lot alike. Like action-adventure movies, they have a predictable structure. You know how Die Hard 4 is going to end and you know how YouTube began: Some......

The Archies Review: Return To Innocence

The Archies is an evergreen thought passed on from generation to generation. But Sukanya Verma wishes it had some of the comic's tee-hee humour and hyuk hyuk too. Long before there was cable TV,......

Kuttey Review: Who Let The Dogs Out?

Kuttey's muddled momentum cannot cover up the trail of loopholes it leaves behind, observes Sukanya Verma. Few minutes into Kuttey, a character recounts a metaphor for loyalty through the story of......

The Very Best Of Shabana Azmi

Filmmaker Sai Paranjpye shares an amusing anecdote of Shabana Azmi's perfection in her memoir, A Patchwork Quilt: A Collage of My Creative Life. While filming Sparsh, the actress wished to know if......

Anek Review

There's too much going on in Anek, and a lot of it is terribly disjointed, complains Sukanya Verma. Before watching Anek, I did a little experiment where I asked a bunch of people to name all the......

Skateboarding embraces roots on Olympic debut at Tokyo

IMAGE: Professional skateboarder Tony Hawk and one of his sponsors Vans have combined with non-profit Skateistan to support the creative culture of skateboarding by empowering children through......

ICL ropes in Patil as coach

The proposed India Cricket League has roped in former Test batsman and national coach Sandeep Patil to its fold but the appointment may cost the ex-player the monthly pension he's entitled to......