Thanks to Rajini, next TN poll could spin on 'spirituality'

Rajinikanth’s personal trait can become a political issue if he enters politics and could get translated as sympathy if not support for the BJP, which can cut both ways, says N Sathiya......

Why Lamka won't bury its dead

The church bells don't toll in Churachandpur any more.The hill district in Manipur has been in mourning for more than a year.Nitin Sethi reports on the nine dead, the three Bills and a state singed......

Delhi polls: Vijay Goel's self assertion miffs many in BJP

Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party chief Vijay Goels's assertion that he was a popular choice for chief ministerial post has triggered rumblings in the party, threatening to derail its campaign to......

Absent lawmakers miff Speaker

Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Monday expressed anguish over the absence of a large number of parliamentarians during Question Hour in Lok Sabha and chided the absentees. "Are we not inviting......

'95' group dialling service miffs BSNL

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is reported to have opposed the '95' group dialling service of Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Limited, which allows its users to make calls between Delhi and Mumbai at local......

The 13th Mumbai Film Festival at a glance

The 13th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival honoured several women documentary filmmakers recently. Noted director Bimal Roy's daughter and documentary filmmaker Rinki Roy......

I was seduced by a vamp

I must have been 14 when I was seduced for the first time. She must have been close to 50 then. Her expressive eyes, lithe movements, sensuous dance and gyrating hips stole my heart, mind and......

Poor show at MIFF!

The dissent over the choice of films at the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) by agitated filmmakers on Tuesday found an echo with the International and National Jury coming down heavily on......

Three wins for Way Back Home at MIFF

Indian entry Way Back Home, which explores the emotional and physical journey of an Indian couple to their former homeland in pre-Partition India, bagged three awards, including the International......

Indian football team coach Houghton resigns

Experienced Englishman Bob Houghton's tumultuous yet productive five-year stint as Indian football coach came to an end on Saturday in controversial circumstances after a bitter stand-off with the......