Rajnath Singh's Strategic Restraint

With the role of the venerable elder thrust on him in UP, Mr Singh has had to attune himself to the politics at the Centre, observes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacts......

Be Prepared for Taliban Terror

Pakistan would want to take full advantage of the situation to direct Taliban trained terrorists into the Kashmir Valley, alert Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd) and Colonel Anil A Athale......

2+2 2020 could be a game changer

With the situation in Ladakh tense and no resolution in sight, the trigger to take the India-US relationship to a transformational one is already there, observes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain......

Mummy and son hasten Congress's race to extinction

Congress members don't want Rahul Gandhi back as party chief. But the problem is that Sonia Gandhi won't have anyone other than her son to take over the Family Firm, notes Virendra......

Why is the UPA so unprepared for economic crisis?

The prime minister and Congress president have their work cut out for them in organising a new face for the Cabinet, one that might save Dr Singh's face, says T V R Shenoy. If the rumour mills of......

Economic growth is the best contraceptive

India's billion-strong population never fails to elicit a schizophrenic response from the ruling class. Seen from the economic perspective, there is a general consensus that population growth is a......

Exporters hit by US freight spike

Engineering exports to the US have been impacted following over 50 per cent jump in the box rate by major foreign shipping lines operating particularly from Bay of Bengal ports.The rate has gone up......

Review: Aquaman makes a splash!

This is the most fun Sukanya Verma has had since Wonder Woman. I can imagine Julie Andrews to do a lot many things. Sing like her life depended on it, play an airborne nanny at 17 Cherry Tree Lane......

Dil Chahta Hai is 15. Its spirit remains ageless

'The non-cinephiles may hold up Sholay as their personal favourite and the cinephile lot may quote something like 8 1/2 as the movie to load with them on the ark.''But for a good percentage of......

Dum Maaro Dum: Dum Maaro, dummy!

Sukanya Vermareviews Dum Maaro Dum. Post YOUR reviews here!What's with Abhishek Bachchan and guessing games? After doling out a vacuous whodunit two Fridays ago, the actor is back with another......

Pirates 3: Too long, too little Jack

Do you think he plans it all out,' asks a befuddled British officer, marvelling at one of Jack Sparrow's characteristically miraculous escapes, 'or just makes it up as he goes along?' It's a......

FIFA WC PIX: Poland-Mexico play out exciting draw

IMAGE: Mexico's Alexis Vega in action with Poland's Bartosz Bereszynski. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters Poland skipper Robert Lewandowski failed to break his World Cup duck when he saw a......

World Wrestling C'ship: Amit assured of silver medal

Asian Champion Amit Kumar assured India of at least a silver by storming into the finals of the 55kg category, on the opening day of World Wrestling Championships in Budapest on Monday. After......

Mumbai storm into Sr Hockey C'ships semi-finals

Group D qualifiers Mumbai overcame a spirited Punjab 4-2 in an absorbing tie to storm into the semi-finals of the 63rd Rangaswamy Cup Senior National Hockey Championship at the floodlit Aishbagh......

'Tendulkar has lost his fighting abilities'

Readers' responses toThe naked and the dead feature: It is SPOT ON.I feel we r saying this day only because of our seniors (namely Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman).Please make no......