The BJP seems wanting to return to a 'Tamil Hindutva' agenda for elections in Tamil Nadu, explains N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi prostrates before the Sengol before its......
'Look at the aggressive way in which a campaign against Friday namaz is going on in North Indian cities.''Even the Union home minister is part of this vicious campaign.' IMAGE: Bharat Mata Vahini......
Count among The Light of Asia's many, many admirers over 132 years: Gandhi, Tagore, Vivekananda, Nehru and Ambedkar, Tolstoy and Kipling, Yeats and Eliot, Alfred Nobel, Dmitri Mendeleev and C V......
In a time of crisis like this, a government needs its people and politics united. A nation of India's size and diversity can't fight a stronger rival with fraying social cohesion, observes Shekhar......
'The objective is not to make India into a one religion place, but to ensure that there is harmonious and peaceful co-existence of all faiths with each of them having their cultural personality.'......
The promise of a less suspicious government is surprising.What about the disconnect between the new business stance and earlier push to dictate the narrative in politics and public life, wonders T......
A new Maggi advertisement harps on nostalgia, loss and the joy of rediscovery as a middle-aged man tries to impress his wife with his cooking skills Since making a comeback in the market......
In a significant message to the private sector, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said government's relevance in growth story cannot be discounted and asked the industry to have faith in......
It will take many decades for India to become a giant economy, primarily because of its population size, but we can grow very rapidly and become a developed nation once we change our economic......
Walk down any street in India and you are almost guaranteed to pass at least one middle-aged man with a glorious head of pumpkin orange hair. The use of henna, or mehendi, as the hair dye is known......
...She does not have the acting heft, of say Sridevi in English Vinglish, or Vidya Balan in Tumhari Sulu, observes Deepa Gahlot. Hindi cinema has, in the last few years, started telling......
Reporting from the recently concluded International Film Festival of Kerala, Rajeev Srinivasan writes about two particularly striking films that were screened at the fest.The 17th International......
First up, a few observations about Shankar Ehsaan Loy's London Dreams. There is not a single track by a female vocalist (apart from the backing vocals in the remixes), making it a significant......
A director named John Hughes passed away last week. He was 59 and died tragically of a heart attack, and most of us barely even reacted until someone tweeted that he wrote Home Alone. So some heads......
Some live life like a short story, in the fast lane. Others plan a grand novel, almost akin to an investment. Still others dwell from moment to moment. The last approach is almost mathematical......
IMAGE: Serena Williams is chasing a 24th Grand Slam singles. Photograph:Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Novak Djokovic and Rogerer Federer loom over Melbourne Park for the year's opening Grand Slam......
Hyderabad girl Bhuvana Kalva’s comeback story reflects true grit IMAGE: Bhuvana Kalwa is back after over three years in the wilderness, and catching the attention of the Indian tennis......
Angel Di Maria of Manchester United in action. Photograph:Alex Livesey/Getty Images Angel Di Maria, with all the abundant gifts that make him at nearly 60 million pounds the most expensive......
Our correspondent Bikash Mohapatra travels to the centre of theIndia-- trying to rediscover the country again. Journey to the centre of the country It is a fact. Geographically, Nagpur lies in the......
India faced mixed fortunes on the tennis courts with their quest for a coveted gold medal in the Asian Games women's team event thwarted by Chinese Taipei at the Khalifa International stadium. They......