The Leverage Trump's US Has On Xi's China Has Shrunk

The stock and bond markets told Trump firmly that any idea of isolating China would lead to harming the US economy and this forced Trump to backtrack, points out Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Then US......

Hindus blamed for wrong policies of 'royal family': Modi slams Cong in RS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress in the Rajya Sabha accusing it of adopting a policy of 'family first' and appeasement, and said the Bharatiya......

99 And Seven Decimal Points

'Does 99 percent guarantee character and capacity for an independent awareness of life or does it make you -- barring exceptions -- a compliant careerist beholden to governments and......

Legendary Tamil writer Jayakanthan 'JK' passes away

Legendary Tamil writer D Jayakanthan, who charted a new course in Tamil literature with his bold and progressive works, died on Wednesday night following a prolonged illness. He was 81. Jayakanthan......

How much will this painting sell for?

This is the largest single-owner sale of Indian modern art, but it is for reasons other than this historicity that it will be remembered, says Kishore Singh. IMAGE: The Winner of Hippies by......

Trying to make sense of India's startling GDP numbers

The fundamental problem is that the macro data have little connect with indicators on the ground, says Abheek Barua. Image: Macro data have little connect with indicators on the ground.......

Most rural Indians can afford a toilet but don't want one

A household survey shows that they don’t think using a toilet is good for their health, pointing to the need for sanitation policies that focus on changing attitudes rather than just building......

Where are the jobs? Millions of unemployed still live in hope

Mr Modi has inherited a system that taxes businessmen and fritters the money away over ministries, departments, divisions, commissions, companies, authorities and other institutions,......

How Bollywood's writers are fighting back

'The writer remains the most creative force in the process.''Producers need to be inventive in how they reward good writing.'Ranjita Ganesan reports. IMAGE: Excel Entertainment, producers of Gully......

The Genius Behind Bollywood's Beautiful Words

As a uniquely multi-hyphenated writer-director-lyricist-author, Gulzar has built a reputation across multiple spheres of film-making and literary creative endeavours.Dinesh Raheja salutes the......

Veteran actor Shaukat Azmi passes away at 93

Veteran actor and Shabana Azmi's mother Shaukat Kaifi passed away in Mumbai on Friday evening due to age-related illness at the age of 93. IMAGE: Shabana Azmi with her mother Shaukat and brother......

Alvida: Film folk who left us in 2019

Hindi cinema lost some of its most celebrated faces in 2019, leaving a void in the fraternity as well as in the hearts of the audiences. We take a look at those who passed on.   Girish Karnad......

Soccer Extras: Sterling wins Football Writers' award

IMAGE: Manchester City's Raheem Sterling with the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Raheem Sterling/Twitter Manchester City forward Raheem......

MS Dhoni: Gets his timing right one last time

Photograph: Kind courtesy CSK/Twitter If Chennai Super Kings is a film, then Mahendra Singh Dhoni is its screenplay writer, director, main protagonist with a fine producer in Narayanaswami......

FIFA U-17 World Cup: What the tournament means for India

It would be unfair to expect India to bedazzle crowds with eye-catching football. This team is built around stability. But despite the talent, progress from a group that also includes -- apart from......

'My destiny was to write about the game'

'That has always been my ambition -- to take the reader behind the scenes, to the places he was not allowed to visit, but which I had the privilege of entering.'Haresh Pandya remembers Ted Corbett,......

'Cricket needs to wake up. But how?'

'Put cricket, first and foremost, at the centre of every decision you take.''The bottom line must always be the sport that we love.'Rahul Dravid as eloquent as always in his M A K Pataudi Memorial......