'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

Pakistan Poll Results Stun Army

The result is a big blow to the military establishment, revealing the limits of 'political engineering'. It reflected the anger of the electorate, especially its younger voters, who have spoken......

Did Nitish Kumar Get Scared Of 'Modi Magic'?

In switching over, Nitish has sent out a message that if he could not now become the NDA's PM, then he would need to stay on as CM at the very least, which a third term for Modi would not let him......

'Palestinians live in an open prison'

'Israelis arrested us before this war and continue to do so -- even more so -- now.' IMAGE: A Palestinian prisoner is carried on the shoulders after being released amid a hostages-prisoners swap......

Breaking Up Business Groups Would Create More Problems

Policies to break down the business group format are far more likely to be effective, argues Simon Commander. IMAGE: A Youth Congress activist holds a placard featuring Gautam Adani, chairman of......

The Big Mac Inflation Index

The ever-astute Ravi Matthai, Director of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 1971, offered me a basic salary of Rs 1,000 per month on my return from the United States.I doubt if IIMA......

Modi's Huge Challenge: The Economy

After 24 months of slowdown beginning in January 2018 before the pandemic and then 18 months of collapse since January 2020, we have become the world's worst performing economy, observes Aakar......

Air India's prospects of finding a buyer look bleak

'With a less than comely bride and no dowry to speak of, the prospects of landing a good match look bleak, a grim, sinister and no-nonsense prospective father-in-law notwithstanding,' says Anjuli......

Day 14: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

China's 'snow princess' Gu triumphs in halfpipe, bags second gold IMAGE: Gu Ailing Eileen of China in action during the Freestyle Skiing Women's Freeski Halfpipe Final Run 2 at Genting Snow Park,......

Day 5: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Jacobellis earns first US gold and long-awaited redemption IMAGE: Lindsey Jacobellis of the United States in action. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Lindsey Jacobellis claimed the first gold......

Aus Open: Nadal, Thiem cruise; Sharapova, Konta lose at first hurdle

Images from Day 2 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday Nadal dominates Dellien to reach second round IMAGE: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty......

Is Virat Kohli the Greatest Of All Time?

He finished the decade with 20,960 international runs -- 5,775 more than anybody else -- and 69 hundreds -- 22 more than anybody else.This is a player performing at an extraordinarily high......

Hockey WC: China enter knockout stage; Ireland crashes out

IMAGE: China got a 'lucky' berth in the knockout stages. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter Ireland crashed out of the men's hockey World Cup after losing 2-3 to England, handing China a......