Our policies on hostage crises have been marked by significant tentativeness and not surprisingly, these have been exploited by the extremists, points out Bibhu Prasad RoutrayIt appeared too good......
Will the Maoists lose the support of the middle-class and urban intelligentsia by continuing to use kidnapping as a propaganda tool? Dr P V Ramana offers his views. Activists of the Communist Party......
A day after Maoists' mediators announced that abducted Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon will be released within 48 hours, the Chhattisgarh government said it was hopeful that the ten-day hostage......
Serious brainstorming at the national level is fast becoming a necessity to deal with this phenomenon of abductions by the Maoists. The home ministry's hands-off approach is certainly not what......
Former Indian President A P J Abdul Kalam and US' prestigious National Space Society are all set to announce their ambitious joint initiative to tap solar power in space, when President Barack......
Paresh C Palicha feels Padmasree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar is a waste of time.Making a sequel to a successful film is a difficult task. Padmasree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar, written and enacted by......
Krishnakumar Padmanabhan reviews Robot.The Bad news first: There is no Rajnikanth 'entry' in Robot. The movie cuts to chase directly, opening with Rajni working in a laboratory on a robot and gets......
What happens when a person fears that he is past his creative best? He fears that the younger generation will take over after trampling him (as he had done to his seniors in his younger days). So,......
I don't need luck, I have love,"Harman Bawejasays confidently in his debut film, Love Story 2050.Let's dispel the myth right here. Harman, you need neither love nor luck -- you need a blooming......
He dabbled in many fields before venturing into what he liked most and wanted to be since childhood. K Sathyanarayana (Satish, as he is known) is set to make his debut as a director after being a......
Goal-line technology was approved in principle by the soccer's lawmakers on Saturday and could be used for the first time at FIFA's Club World Cup finals in Japan at the end of the year. The......
Former Australian pacer Nathan Bracken has accused Cricket Australia of negligence, arguing their doctors and lead physiotherapist can't provide "competent" medical advice to elite athletes.......
Tiger Woods was guarded about the state of his marriage on Monday but reaffirmed his commitment to his family as he prepared to end a five-month self-imposed exile from golf at the Masters. Woods......
Chelsea take a trip into the unknown when they visit surprising Romanian debutants CFR Cluj with both teams looking to extend their winning starts in the UEFA Champions League Group A on Wednesday.......
Manchester United club doctor Mike Stone, who was overseeing England striker Wayne Rooney's recovery from a broken foot, has been sacked by the Premier League club, media reported on......
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