For the CPI-M, politics is still in command

Despite the intense internal questioning, for Karat and CPI-M politics is still in command, writes Aditi PhadnisThe year was 1977. The Emergency had ended, elections had been held in February and......

George Abraham appointed new president of INOC

Abraham succeeds Dr Surinder Malhotra who served as president of the Indian National Overseas Congress for the last 12 years. George Joseph reports from New York The faction-ridden Indian......

Meet the Malayali living in self-exile in Pakistan

In his autobiography, B M Kutty chronicles his life as a Malayali Marxist living in the restive region of Baluchistan, reports Sahim Salim B M Kutty, fondly known as BMK, is a Pakistani citizen......

A kafir among the Wahhabis

Ustad Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf, Afghan President Hamid Karzai's first choice as speaker of the new Afghan parliament, is the perfect bridge the latter needs to reach out extensively in the Islamic......

'Tharoor came in after we won IPL Kochi bid'

Team Kochi, the latest entrant to Indian Premier League, was put together by Shailendra Gaikwad of Rendezvous Sports World -- at least that's what Gaikwad says. RSW's bid, of $333.33 million (about......

'Modi offered all help in developing Kochi team'

The public spat between the IPL commissioner Lalit Modi and Minister of State for External Affairs Sashi Tharoor took a serious turn on Tuesday, with the minister saying Modi's Twitter posts are......

Gambhir, manager test negative for swine flu

The Indian cricket team heaved a sigh of relief after opener Gautam Gambhir, manager Mayank Parekh and video analyst Dhananjay tested negative for Swine Flu in Mohali on Saturday. After pacer S......

National Games postponed due to elections

Citing the upcoming assembly elections in Jharkhand, the Indian Olympic Association on Thursday, postponed the 34th National Games for the fifth time in two years.The decision to postpone the......