Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Ivan Menezes and Arvind Subramanian -- whose birthdays were separated by a month and 3 days in 1959 -- became close friends attending the economics course at St Stephen's.Ivan went on to be a......

Indira banned BBC, says BJP; End is near, warns Congress

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday accused the BBC of unleashing "venomous" reporting against India and alleged that its propaganda and the Congress' agenda go together. Photograph: Carl......

The Last Nizam of Hyderabad

What you need to know about Mukarram Jah Bahadur, the 8th Nizam, who will be laid to rest in Hyderabad on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. IMAGE: Prince Mukarram Jah Mir Barkat Ali Khan, the 8th Nizam......

The Best Wildlife Photographs, 2022!

The winners of the Natural History Museum's prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were announced at an awards ceremony in London recently. American Photographer Karine Aigner......

The mighty fall of India's business czars

Who is to take their place?Will a new generation of entrepreneurs start up with better business sense, or at least better luck?But the so-called unicorns are mostly copy-cat entrepreneurs whose......

2018: When technology took a quantum leap

Irrespective of what the future may have in store, the year 2018 has ushered humanity towards an era of next generation technology, demonstrating that there is no looking back in scientific......

Tanishq, TBZ, Kalyan under human rights lens

Totally 13 global brands were surveyed by NGO on whether they ensured human right protection while sourcing gold and diamonds Human Right Watch, a London-based NGO active in the field, has rated......

The story of West Bengal's dismal industrial performance

A policy-related problem that urgently needs to be redressed is the ‘miniaturisation’ of projects, notes Ashok K Lahiri. Image: Miniaturisation will not work for industry and......

'I am not very intimidated by stars'

'... because we are all characters.' IMAGE: Aseem Hattangady, seated centre, with Jisshu Sengupta to his right and Shyam Kishore to his left, and Shruti Bisht and Sujani Juneja standing, in Suparn......

Why Are Knives Out For Daniel Craig?

Just how do some of the biggest Hollywood stars spend their weekend? Photograph: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for BFI Say hello to Daniel Craig who returns as the queer detective Benot Blanc in the......

Dehati Disco Review

A film that calls itself Dehati Disco can't be taken seriously, says Deepa Gahlot. There is a saying used in many Hindi films -- even a broken clock shows the correct time twice a day. So even the......

The Legend Called Shashi Kapoor

'Shashiji was a terrific co-star' IMAGE: Shashi Kapoor in Jab Jab Phool Khile. Shashi Kapoor's five favourite leading ladies speak on his 84th birth anniversary to Subhash K Jha: Shabana Azmi:......

Kenya's lesbian footballers fight for the right to play

'No coach has ever stood up in defence of any lesbian players. Some even refuse to include us in their teams' IMAGE: Members of the ‘Chosen Few’ soccer team train during a practice......

Can India host the 2032 Olympics?

'The Mumbai-Pune Olympics will be help shift the country's gaze to a region that denotes a new formula for sports, enterprise, and nation building,' argues Shashank Mani Tripathi. IMAGE: The......

EPL: Eriksen strike gives Spurs last-gasp Burnley win

IMAGE: Tottenham's Christian Eriksen (hidden) celebrates with team mates after scoring their first goal against Burnley on Saturday. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images via Reuters......

Sports Shorts: Mourinho extends contract at Man United till 2020

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Jose Mourinho. Photograph: Manchester United FC/Twitter Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has extended his......

Football Briefs: Ronaldo protests innocence; Indian women's team win

Ronaldo protests innocence after court appearance IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo. Photograph: Twitter. Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo protested his innocence after testifying in court on Monday......