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It's Raining Bharat Ratnas!

In the 76 years since India gained independence, 53 recipients of the Bharat Ratna have been there. That's less than one every year, which is a healthy ratio given there is the sanctity of this gem......

Ask Sikhs In Punjab If They Want Khalistan...

Almost all will say no.Then ask them why they don't push back at those who rise the slogan of Khalistan.Somebody would confront you with a counter-question: If people can talk of a Hindu Rashtra,......

Bhojpuri actress Akanksha Dubey found dead in UP hotel, suicide suspected

Popular Bhojpuri actress Akanksha Dubey was found dead inside a hotel room in Varanasi on Sunday with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, officials said. IMAGE: Bhojpuri actress Akanksha......

'December and January are the worst months for Mumbai'

'Till such time climatic activities resume up north in the plains and the hills, Mumbai's air quality may not improve.' IMAGE: Citizens walk at Marine Lines on a cold winter morning in Mumbai as......

'Animosity won't lead Kashmir anywhere'

While there was unrest in the rest of the Kashmir valley, the Dal Lake was serene and peaceful. IMAGE: The Dal Lake in Srinagar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Basharat Shah/Wikimedia Commons ......

Our Modiji is the master of illusion

'Our first great challenge is to create 12 million new jobs each year, to make the demographic dividend an economic dividend.''We are nowhere near that,' points out Mohan Guruswamy. IMAGE: Prime......

Seeking alimony? Here's what you need to do!

Not all marriages are made in heaven. Mrunalini Deshmukh, a lawyer who handled divorce cases of many Bollywood celebrities, agrees easily. While Hrithik Roshan and Suzanne Khan and Aamir Khan and......

The Bhagwati-Sen Debate: An Epitaph

Only reforms that accelerate economic growth can generate the revenues to finance expenditure on social infrastructure for the poor, not the other way round, insists Jagdish Bhagwati. My......

Car makers want stimulus to go on. Here's why

Car makers fear that when car prices go up and loans become expensive, running a car will also cost more. Thus a stimulus-pullback will act as the straw that broke the camel's back, says Bhupesh......

Jerry Rao's mission: Affordable housing

When I broached the subject of 'Lunch with BS', with Jaithirth (Jerry) Rao, he'd said he would prefer to have a simple meal at home rather than in a restaurant. So I head out in the pouring rain to......

371 Films And Shows To Watch!

Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them! With the pandemic done and dusted, people are back to watching films in their neighborhood theaters and......

Kaathal: Demystifying The Indian Superstar

'As I watched Mammootty 'try out' Mathew Devassy, I could hear from my theatre seat the ready-made appreciation of the liberal press, their applause for the great actor having flirted with......

Shah Rukh Khan: The Ultimate Woman's Man

On Women's Day in 2016, Shah Rukh Khan had tweeted, 'Often I wish I was a woman... then realise I don't have enough guts, talent, sense of sacrifice, selfless love or beauty to be one.' These are......

1001 Nunakal Review: When Confessions Go Wrong

Though the lies hardly go beyond extramarital affairs and conception problems, they are laid out by arresting storytellers who raise the stakes while speaking in tongues not wiped clean to make......

Made In Heaven 2 Review: When Rich Weds Right!

Clubbing in multiple weddings in one go dilutes some of the conversation.Conflicts are resolved too neatly and grey areas of complicated equations are left on a note of ambiguity, observes Sukanya......

West Zone ride on Pujara century to inch towards Duleep final

IMAGE: Cheteshwar Pujara scored a 100 in the West Zone semi-final against Central Zone in Alur on Friday. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images Cheteshwar Pujara compiled a hundred full of intent......

'I am disappointed with Sanju Samson'

IMAGE: Sanju Samson looks to the heavens as if to ask why, after being dismissed. Photograph: BCCI/IPL Kapil Dev is usually very impressed with the current crop of Indian youngsters, but......

Will the Shastri-Kohli partnership end on a high?

IMAGE: With India out of the tournament, Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli will look to end the event on a high. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images Outgoing head coach Ravi Shastri and......

England knocks out Australia, Bangladesh qualify for semis

IMAGE: Ben Stokes celebrates after completing his century. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images England knocked Australia out of the ICC Champions Trophy following a convincing 40-run victory......

Why late BCCI boss Dalmiya's widow is 'hurt' by SC observations

IMAGE: Jagmohan Dalmiya changed BCCI’s face forever. Photograph: PTI. Former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Jagmohan Dalmiya's widow Chandralekha, on Saturday, said she......

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