Guntur to New York. Aboard the Titanic

The Titanic had an India connection. Allen Oliver Becker's family journeyed from Guntur to London and boarded the Titanic on April 10, 1912. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel pieces together what happened......

Have reforms weakened national political parties?

Given our long and disastrous history of regional satrapies, to allow central institutions to weaken further would be playing with fire, says Sonali Ranade BS Yeddyurappa, former chief minister of......

Re-examine NCTC issue: Nitish Kumar asks PM

Terming as "unilateral and hasty" the proposal to set up the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday asked the prime minister to re-examine the issue and......

Neither sport nor entertainment: The fraud called Formula One

A major antagonism is visible the world over between capitalism and democracy. But the Indian elite and the media continue to glorify capitalism, with all its sleaze. Their celebration of F1 is......

Anupam Kher's new role

Anupam Kher tells us about his new role. And no, it's not a filmi one.Anupam Kher, whose career spans nearly 400 films and over 100 plays, has been appointed the goodwill ambassador of the Pratham......

Gelfand takes Anand to tie-break after another draw

Defending champion Viswanathan Anand was stretched to the tie-breaker inthe World Chess Championship by Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand following a draw in the 12th and final game, in Moscow, on......

Test loss won't hurt Team India's brand equity: Experts

The 4-0 thrashing by England in the just-concluded Test series will not have much impact on the brand value of Indian cricket, although in the short-term, viewership may take a temporary hit,......

It's going to end by me getting a clean chit: Modi

FormerIndian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modiin his first full interview since his suspension as commissioner of the Twenty20 league in April believes he is innocent and is confident of......