Afghan polls: Karzai's opponents face uphill battle

Abdullah Abdullah is late for his appointment because he's in conversation with scores of Afghans, presumably on how to win the presidential election that he's contesting next month. A tent has......

Shashi Kapoor, the Rahul Dravid of Indian cinema

'Dashing, charismatic and impossibly good looking, a to-the-manor-born superstar who walked the tightrope between mainstream potboilers and arty parallel cinema with amazing grace.'Raja Sen salutes......