Time India Learnt From China Playbook

If India caves in to US pressure as Trump hopes it will, he will further try to blackmail it into submission, points out Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: US President Donald Trump at a press conference with......

Will script history in next year's TN polls: Actor Vijay

The assembly poll next year will see the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam scripting a new chapter in Tamil Nadu's political history similar to the achievements of the regional parties in the 1967 and 1977......

How Modi Changed Indian Politics

In the last 11 years, India and the world witnessed what he stood for, what he promised and did not deliver, and what he actually stood for and practised without fearing how history would judge......

Lok Sabha to take up Waqf bill today; BJP, allies issue whip

The Lok Sabha will take up the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill for discussion and passage on Wednesday, setting the stage for a showdown between a government determined to push it through and an......

Why Apple may have to rewrite India growth plan

To promote localisation of manufacturing and reduce its import bill, the government increased basic customs duty on mobile handsets - from 10 per cent to 15 per cent. Last month, when......

Viral's exit: Blow for RBI autonomy, or expat over-sensitivity?

Although this may not be music to Raghuram Rajan and Viral Acharya's ears, the real reason in my estimation for their quitting is expatriate over-sensitivity, intolerance or arrogance, argues B S......

Uncle Sam and the Elephant

If Paris really meant to serve as a landmark in recognising equity in climate negotiations, it should have heralded the second phase of the Kyoto protocol. Instead we have all countries, India and......

Remembrance: When Parag Parikh got (a little) angry

If someone had scored the match between Parikh and life like a boxing match, Parikh would probably come out ahead. It is a pass-through!” Parikh said with a growl. It was 2010 and Parag......

Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond Review: India Shines Again

Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond veers between intriguing and boring, observes Deepa Gahlot. Had Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond been a film running in a theatre, some of the Pak-bashing dialogue would......

Om Puri: The Chronicler Of Cities On The Boil

'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen,' notes Sreehari Nair on the legendary actor's birthday. IMAGE:......

Why Aasif Mandvi learnt to 'patank'

'We would always come back from auditions and ask one other... did they ask you to patank?' says Indian-American actor Aasif Mandvi at the launch of his memoir, No Land's Man. 'My father moved......

'No One Is Asking For India-Pakistan Tickets!'

'Some of my friends called me a turncoat for going to watch the match, but will they get me a ticket for an India-Pakistan match when it is played without any border tension?' IMAGE: There are......

What could be the way out for Surya the batter?

'I would want skipper Surya to care for batter Surya. Just like he cares about a Tilak, Sanju or Abhishek, he should care for Surya, the world class batter.' IMAGE: Skipper Suryakumar Yadav's......

'Everyone requested Virat to continue for sake of Indian cricket'

'Everyone told Virat not to quit captaincy as it would affect India in T20 World Cup' IMAGE: Chetan Sharma said Virat Kohli's decision to step down as T20 captain came as a surprise. Photograph:......

Football: Bengaluru shut out Jamshedpur in engaging draw

IMAGE: Action from the Indian Super League match played between Bengaluru FC and Hyderabad FC. Photograph: Indian Super League/Twitter Jamshedpur FC and Bengaluru FC played out a goalless draw in......

We know it will spin from ball number one: Ben Foakes

IMAGE: Ben Foakes whips off the bails. Photograph: BCCI Amid the debates over the nature of the pitch that was prepared for the pink-ball Test between India and England in Ahmedabad, England......