Tharoor meets Gandhi, might get respite

Beleaguered Minister for State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday amidst indications that he may get a reprieve at least, for the time......

Tharoor leaves Congress on a sticky wicket

The position of Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor in the row over the Kochi IPL team has become an embarrassment for both the government and the Congress party, say......

The desi roman à clef

"I read Glenarvon too, by Caro Lamb/ Goddamn!" In 1816, when the Lady Caroline Lamb published her infamous roman clef, Glenarvon, Lord Byron's response summed up his dismay at discovering the......

Vasundhara Raje meets Advani; hands in resignation

Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje finally resigned as the leader of the Opposition in the state assembly on Friday.Raje, who initially refused to resign, has been dodging the......

Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna in Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi

Just when we were wondering what our Dream Girl is up to, Hema Malinidecided tosurprise us yet again.The actress who played Amitabh Bachchan's wife in Baghban is taking on another wifey rolein Gul......

Dhoni-Sakshi to tie knot at Vasundhara's farmhouse

The wedding ceremony of India's star cricketer and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be solemnized Sunday night, with Sakshi Rawat at a private farmhouse belonging to former Rajasthan Chief......

Narendra Modi under attack from Kochi franchisee

The controversy surrounding the Indian Premier League's Kochi franchise took yet another political turn on Thursday as Lalit Modi was accused of working under the pressure of Gujarat Chief Minister......

Low crowd turnout amid tight security in Jaipur

Just about an hour before the Indian Premier League match between Jaipur and Bangalore was to begin, the first spectators -- two 15 year olds -- walked into the Rs 1500 enclosure of the Sawai Man......