'Very, very hard for Modi to return with a comparably large majority'

'Most likely scenario is Modi comes back with either a much smaller majority and no majority at all and a coalition.''Very hard to imagine him doing better than he did last time.''He will then be a......

19 killed, 50 injured as trains collide in Pakistan

At least 19 people were on Thursday killed and 50 others injured after a passenger train crashed into a stationary train in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi. The accident occurred in......

Why dissent will become more difficult in India

'These trends put at risk not only minorities or the media or some other out-of-favour group, they can and do concern everyone,' warns T N Ninan. At one level, India is deepening and strengthening......

'How can some exercise be taken as a test of nationalism?'

  'I don't practise yoga. How am I less of a nationalist than the person who practises it? Is it a crime if I don't practice it?' In the concluding part of Asaduddin Owaisi's interview with......

Why do parents chase this man?

The man sought after by parents when they want to admit their children to Ivy League colleges tells Anjuli Bhargava how a hobby became a source of livelihood. Viral Doshi is nothing like what I......

What China learned from Lee Kuan Yew... and India didn't

Lee deserved to lead a bigger country than Singapore, the city of 5 million he ruled for three decades, says Rahul Jacob. One of the asymmetries of history is the lack of correspondence between the......

I am proud of saving the American economy: Barack Obama

'I am very confident that America is stronger and more prosperous' Image: Tourists pose for a photo with the Charging Bull during a morning snow in New York's financial district near Wall......

Why 2015 will be a make-or-break year for Modi Sarkar

It is no exaggeration to say that the defining event of 2014 was the emergence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as India's most popular leader. Image: Budget 2015-16 will be a real test for Modi......

The Best of Saroj Khan

IMAGE: Saroj Khan in Rangeela. There's a delightful sequence in Ram Gopal Varma's Rangeela when a Bollywood diva sprains her foot during a dance step, prompting her typically fussy star mom to......

Box Office: Veere Di Wedding gets good opening

The hits and misses of the week. Last week, there were three releases -- Veere Di Wedding, Bhavesh Joshi Super Hero and Phamous. Veere Di Wedding had an impressive opening weekend improving......

Box Office: Grand Masti emerges WINNER

Despite its vulgar content, Grand Masti has done excellent business in its opening weekend, and has emerged a winner at the box office. The other releases -- JohnDay and Horror Story -- fared......

BO: Ragini MMS fares better than other releases

There were five releases last Friday --Ragini MMS, Shagird, Stanley Ka Dabba, Love U... Mr Kalakaar and Banga, thelast onereleased in just one theatre in Mumbai.All the films fared poorly.Ragini......

South Africa thrash England

England recorded their lowest total in a Twenty20 international as South Africa bowled them out for just 111 before easing to a seven-wicket win in the World Cup second round match on Thursday.......