A Toast To The Butter Man

Among the many pearls of wisdom he bequeathed me, this one is probably the most precious: If you don't enjoy what you have created, how will anyone else?Manish Jhaveri remembers the legendary adman......

If All Of India Was Like Goa...

The intrinsic inclusivity of Goa is the key to its great attraction, observes Rahul Singh. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com There are few places where Christmas and the New Year are......

Why is Modi playing the drums?

Shailajanand Mishra lists The Top Videos of the Week! Take a look. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi plays the drum during an interaction with the Indian community in Glasgow. Photograph: ANI......

The Politics of Education

'If there is one thing our politicians, especially those with their ear to the ground, understand, it is the reality that their voters want three things from their children's schooling: English,......

123-year-old doll's audio the 1st recording?

A 12-second recording of 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' from the first-ever talking doll could also be the first-ever commercial recording, experts have said.The recently-recovered recording,......

How Taapsee Fell In Love With Mathias

Taapsee Pannu wed Mathias Boe, her love of 10 years, over the weekend in Udaipur. Mathias, for folks who may be unaware, is a Danish badminton ace who won a silver medal at the London Olympics......

Sam Bahadur Is A Delight To Watch

For someone like me who studied Sam so intently, if a lump could form in the throat during the emotive scenes, I think the cast did a superb job, notes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).......

Shah Rukh Khan: The Ultimate Woman's Man

On Women's Day in 2016, Shah Rukh Khan had tweeted, 'Often I wish I was a woman... then realise I don't have enough guts, talent, sense of sacrifice, selfless love or beauty to be one.' These are......

Bollywood's Getting All Mushy On V-Day!

Bollywood stars celebrate Valentine's Day with loved-up pictures and messages.  Photograph: Kind courtesy Arjun Kapoor/Instagram Arjun Kapoor gets romantic with ladylove Malaika Arora.  ......

SEE: Sachin, Yuvi, Rohit's heartfelt Father's Day post

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar with his son Arjun. Photograph and video: Sachin Tendulkar/Twitter Several Indian sportspersons, including cricket icons Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar......

My Daughter Mithali Raj

'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.''"I don't want you to project that you are a......

Champions Spain: Big on possession but lacked finishing touch

IMAGE: Spain's Gerard Pique and Sergio Ramos celebrate at the end of their match against Czech Republic on Monday. Photograph: Albert Gea Livepic/Reuters Spain huffed and puffed, making hard work......

Ravi Shastri, Indian Cricket's Mr Indispensable

'In the merry-go-round of Indian cricket, amid abhorrent match-fixing scandals and incessant politicking, Ravi Shastri is a multifaceted personality who, when called upon, can don any hat with......

French team behaving like spoilt brats: Fans

It was aperitif time at Les Terrasses de Maubeuge on Sunday and the customers were not merry, they were sadly and angrily digesting the latest episode of the soap opera featuring Les Bleus in South......