In simple terms all that the people of this country are asking for is honest individuals with sincerity of purpose to be their voices in Parliament. Is it wrong of us or is it too much to ask,......
People feel that the new breed of politicians in all parties are selfish, power hungry, greedy, dishonest hypocrites and power merchants for whom the nation comes last, says Dr Subhash C Kashyap,......
Today, at the national and regional level, large loopholes still exist in the security system. On the international front, however, there have been a lot more initiatives, yet the apex body of the......
The government is receiving brickbats for not putting in enough efforts to rescue 53 Indian sailors abducted by Somalian pirates. Sheela Bhatt looks at the hurdles faced while dealing with sea......
Indians, cosseted by stories about their success in America, often think they are the golden immigrants, the good ones, guests who can come for dinner. And stay. Perhaps now the blinders will come......
Think the Oscar 1, Oscar 2, Oscar 3 and Oscar 4 quizzes were fun? You haven't seen anything yet! 1. What is the connection between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and two-time Oscar winner Ruth......
In a few weeks when Manil Suri, a professor of mathematics at the University of Maryland, will begin promoting his new book The Age of Shiva, some of his fans may want to revisit his first book The......
After watching Victoria No 203, I had no hopes of a good movie from Ananth Narayan Mahadevan. But Aggar proved me wrong. Thiswell-woven thriller keeps you involved throughout, and one can't help......
Can't get enough of television? Grab your weekly gossip from the industry right here.If the grapevine is to be believed, Sumit (Hussain) is set for a phased exit from Kumkum, the serial that made......
Nanda Anand grew up in Kolkata, reading Russian literature Alexander Pushkin was her favourite, as were the romance novels of Barbara Cartland. And Hollywood films filled up her imagination. She......
Only three Indian greats -- left-arm spin wizard Bishen Singh Bedi, prolific opener Sunil Gavaskar and champion all-rounder Kapil Dev - figure in the International Cricket Council's 55-strong Hall......
Noted cricket writer, historian and statistician Dr Vasant Naik passed away on September 8 at his home in England. A treasure trove of cricketing anecdotes and information, he was 82. Besides......
Top seed Ritwik Bhattacharya of Delhi and defending champion Saurav Ghosal of Tamil Nadu posted fluent semi-finals victories to set up a title clash in the 53rd Senior National and 30th Bombay......
Unseeded Shivangi Paranjpe of Maharashtra fashioned the biggest win of her career when she rallied to shock third seed Anwesha Reddy of Tamil Nadu 3-1 to make a surprise entry into the women's......
Defending champion Anuja Thakur of Mumbai was given an early scare before overcoming teammate Neeta Sanghvi 2-1, in the seventh Bombay Gymkhana All India Ladies Open Snooker Tournament 2004,......