Gowri Ramnarayan explores the world of Kalki Krishnamurthy whose magnificent novel Ponniyin Selvan has inspired Mani Ratnam's latest film PS I.
'It's not fair to your husband that you don't love him and before things get worse, like maybe you becoming pregnant, I would suggest you end the marriage soon,' says Love Guru.
Dominc Xavier wonders if this latest Modi pitch is in tune with strongmen trends around the world, setting the course for a presidential-style poll during the Lok Sabha election.
As vice president and ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Jagdeep Dhankar is inheriting a troubled legacy. Although the government faces no real numerical challenges in the Upper House, political and legal challenges are there aplenty.
'In the last five years of UP government, the UP police were given a fair environment and the rule of law always remained supreme.' 'In these five years, nobody within BJP dared tell a police officer to act against the rule of law.'
There has always been a risk-taking edge to Imran Khan. Like him or hate him, it had to be someone like him to finally threaten to demolish the Pakistani establishment, explains Shekhar Gupta.
'Periods of high volatility are usually bad for mid-caps and this is something that has to be kept in mind.' 'Focus on quality is of paramount importance.'
'I was told so often by people, "Please leave your brains at home".' 'And I would say, "I only have myself to offer. I can't dance like Madhuri Dixit or Shilpa Shetty. I can only come and act."'
Rafael Nadal shrugged off his derailed bid for the Grand Slam record with a pledge to keep "fighting" but the Spaniard leaves the Australian Open with familiar regrets after bowing out to a rising talent on Wednesday.
'The common ground between a film-maker and a film critic is a mad masochistic love for the movie.'
The nation is happy that the most dreaded terrorist caught alive in India was finally sent to the gallows.
Brentford scored a stoppage-time penalty through Bryan Mbuemo following Pontus Jansson's header to secure a comeback 2-1 home win over Watford in the Premier League on Friday as they cancelled out a first-half opener from Emmanuel Dennis.
'If something appears too good to be true, it most likely is'.
'In the first lockdown, my mother used to feed me everything possible.' 'After all, she is an Indian mother.' 'Sometimes laddoos, sometimes parathas.' 'I gained almost 10 kg.' 'When Maharani fell into my lap, the weight was a perfect match for the character.'
Ek Mini Katha highlights an important body issue, but in many ways, it also trivialises it, notes Divya Nair.
Guilty Minds has too much going on to wolf down it all in one big binge watch session, notes Sukanya Verma.
Meet the love of Anil Kapoor's life... Arjun remembers his mother...
'I froze, but all I knew at that point was that I had to do it.'
The scheme is aimed at slashing the salary and pension bills of the three services, which have been increasing rapidly.
Harbhajan Singh spoke about his journey and also the infamous 'Monkeygate'
Buttery papparadelle buried under a wild mushroom sauce and topped with shavings of fresh Parmesan cheese is a meal made in heaven.
Ponniyin Selvan has everything going for it, yet, there is something missing for a wholesome film experience, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
'This hundred is because of my Abbu (father). The celebration was for Sidhu Moosewala. I love his songs'
Easier dilution norms for mega initial public offerings (IPOs) have come into effect. Companies with post-listing market capitalisation (m-cap) of more than Rs 1 trillion will not be required to dilute a minimum of 10 per cent. The move to relax dilution norms is seen as a precursor to Life Insurance Corporation's IPO. The central government has said companies with an m-cap exceeding Rs 1 trillion will have to dilute Rs 5,000 crore and at least 5 per cent of their m-cap. Experts said the earlier framework discouraged large companies from listing since they were forced to offload a large volume of shares during the time of their IPO.
Rahul knew this was coming. That 'dirt' would be dug up.
'Life is unpredictable and it's not like once you have fallen in love with someone, you can't fall out, right?'
Had the drama been sustained through the two-hour narrative, Bhavai would have had more impact, feels Joginder Tuteja.
"That is a fact of life because we are not being able, after 75 years, to bring the SCs and STs to the same level of merit as the forward classes," Attorney General K K Venugopal told a bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao.
India captain Jasprit Bumrah on Tuesday blamed his side's defeat to England in the rescheduled fifth Test in Birmingham to the batting failure in the second innings, saying they let the match slip away from their hands after dominating major part of it.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned India's first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant in Kochi on Friday, that put India into a select league of countries with domestic capability to build such large war ships.
'Welfare schemes are not a necessary evil, they are a necessary good.'
Govt working on policy to regularise migrant workers, labour ministry puts out broad contours of the policy for public discussion
Attacking the Congress government, the BJP claimed there is no rule of law in Rajasthan and the incident has put a question mark on the law and order situation of the state.
In 2022, the hybrid work culture will become more relevant to attract and retain talent, while also ensuring they foster a sense of wellness and belonging in the workspace.
In an interview Sachin Tendulkar was asked about the comparisons between him and Virat Kohli. He gave the most perfect response.
India are set to face Pakistan in their opener of the World Cup on March 6
Readers share their '2 States' story.
Australian great Ian Chappell does not understand all the fuss over the resignation of Justin Langer, saying it is the captain and players who win matches not the coach.
Ajit Balakrishnan on how to arrest a worldwide decline.
'In this day and age when love is just a swipe away, Shiddat talks about love in its purest, most honest form.'
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