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Modi should not enter turf that angels fear to tread

'Frankly, India has no role to play.''This is a showdown between the US and NATO on one hand and Russia on the other.''That said, the outcome of this titanic struggle in Central Europe will remould......

London mansion fit for Indian prince goes on sale for 15.5 million

A sprawling mansion in the heart of London which was the former family home of Maharaja Duleep Singh's son, Prince Victor Albert Jay Duleep Singh, has gone on sale with a price tag of £15.5......

History backs AMU's claim as a Muslim university

Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi's stand that AMU is not a minority university reveals the anti-minority stand of the political party now in power, says Mohammad Sajjad, outlining the long history......

The shocking way we treat 'servants'!

'In this resurgent India, class is the new caste. We are shaken up only occasionally, and briefly, when a battered, tribal teenager from Jharkhand looks us in the eye from our closet,' says Shekhar......

'The only two countries that could have given birth to Hollywood and Bollywood'

'We are two countries that, as Swami Vivekananda said in Chicago more than a century ago, have sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations on Earth.' 'People are......

Want to be termed rich? Must have $10 mn

It takes $10 million (Rs 39 crore) to be considered wealthy! A report published by Barclays Wealth, entitled Insights: The True Value of Wealth, reveals that more than a third (35 per cent) of......

Indian projects bag Green Oscars

Two Indian enterprises have won top prizes at this year's prestigious Ashden Awards for sustainable energy, popularly known as the 'Green Oscars'. A Kerala-based company BioTech, involved in......

Two Indian projects may win 'Green Oscars'

A Kerala company involved in tackling the problem of dumped food waste and a Karnataka firm that has provided thousands of rural families dung-based biogas plants are among 10 global projects......

Delays and the diaspora

Complaints about India's treatment of Indians abroad who have risked their savings in their country of birth reminded me of Manmohan Singh, when he was finance minister, quoting John Maynard Keynes......

Golden Globes: Top 10 Moments

It was a night of happy, hilarious speeches. It was a night of delirious, drunk and irreverent winners. It was a night of jackpots for shows like Abbott Elementary and The White Lotus as well......

What Anupam Kher thinks of SRK and Aamir

A revealing excerpt from Anupam Kher's Lessons Life Taught Me, Unknowingly: An Autobiography. IMAGE: Anupam Kher flanked by Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan. Over the years, I have enjoyed......

Arjun, Shraddha wrap up NY schedule of Half Girlfriend

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Arjun Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor have finished shooting for Half Girlfriend in New York. The Ishqzaade actor shared an......

'A rare, gay film to come out of India'

Mahesh Dattani'sMango Souffl was sold out at both showings at its premiere in London. "Not even Lagaan which was premiered in the same theatre got a full house," director Dattani toldrediff.com in......

Images: New Zealand trounce Ireland

Aaron Redmond hammered 63 from 30 deliveries to help New Zealand crush Ireland by 83 runs in the opening World Cup Super Eights match on Thursday. Ireland, replying to New Zealand's 198......

Paras Mhambrey to assist Wright

August 20, 2003 | 13:50 ISTParas Mhambrey to assist Wright The Indian cricket board has sought the services of Mumbai's Ranji Trophy-winning captain Paras Mhambrey to assist coach John Wright in......

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