Modi and the VHP will be shocked to read this

The Sangh Parivar forgets that not only is there no scriptural prohibition, venerable authorities in India held beef as both a desirable and an essential food, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray Narendra......

Advani should have negotiated with UPA to make Jaswant VP

Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad. Whether Hindus or Greeks coined that aphorism, it resoundingly describes the Bharatiya Janata Party's blundering ineptness. Obsessed by......

Tharoor has cleverly stitched up a support base

For all his hubris and bravado, his westernised accent and media-savvy persona, Shashi Tharoor has climbed onto a familiar political platform that many upwardly mobile Keralites in Dubai may be......

India should cut rates, boost spending, says economist

India needs to cuts interest rates and expand public expenditure if it wants to boost growth rate, says an economist. Sunanda Sen, a former professor at Centre for Economic Studies and Planning......

Asean: Wise to take the culture route

Manmohan Singh faced stiff competition in Singapore. No, not at the East Asia Summit or in meetings with the Asean. But the rival attractions of two imaginative exhibitions on India's past and an......

'May our kids make us better versions of ourselves'

Star moms celebrated Mother's Day with adorable pictures of their children, spreading love at a time when we really need it.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Anita Hasanandani/Instagram Anita......

Madhuri watches Hichki with Rani

Doing the 'hichki pose'! Rani Mukerji hosted a special screening of her upcoming film Hichki for her friends at Yash Raj Films Studio in Andheri, north west Mumbai, on March 15. Her guests......

PIX: Salman, Priyanka, Shilpa watch Bajrangi Bhaijaan

After hosting special screenings for his family and leading ladies, Salman Khan hosted a special show for his friends in the film industry. It was held at the Light Box preview theatre, Santa......

PIX: Bipasha, Raveena party with Shilpa, Raj Kundra

Bollywood came in large numbers to party with couple Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra. Shilpa had thrown a party for her husband to celebrate the success of his book, How Not To Make Money, on......