Leftists have good slogans, but impractical ideas

"Leftists have good slogans but their ideas are impractical. Many years back, they had even opposed computers."That is Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's opinion of the opposition back home.On a......

'Kushti' in Kerala, 'dosti' in Tripura: Modi on Cong-CPI alliance

Lashing out at the Congress-Communist Party of India Marxist alliance in Tripura, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the two parties fight ‘kushti' (wrestling) in Kerala and......

Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

Who Will Vote For Vijay, And Why?

Where do Vijay and his TVK expect to get their votes from?Vijay has a huge fan following among women, but will they automatically become his voters like they had done for MGR's AIADMK, asks N......

Pinarayi and Gadkari link up on development

'Curiously, Pinarayi's approach, stressing the imperatives of development, is robustly backed by Nitin Gadkari.''I stand next only to Gadkari, one of the few outstanding ministers in the Modi......

India's homoeopathic state of mind

A homoeopathic state of mind pervades our thinking in governance and infrastructure-building.Do it in small, harmless doses, but nothing bitter, sharp, or bloody, says Shekhar Gupta. Homoeopathy,......

Seeing Red at the Malayalam Movies

Malayalam film audiences, who had spent close to two decades waiting for something truly interesting to watch at the movies, seem to be finally getting their due.What's fuelling this resurgence,......

Amrutha Suresh denies divorce rumours

Here's a look at what's happening in the world of Malayalam cinema.   Malayalam singer Amrutha Suresh has lashed out at reports that her marriage to actor Bala is on the rocks and the......

Review: Rasputin fails to impress

Rasputin is long-delayed, and not meant for today's times, says Paresh C Palicha. You understand the importance of timing when you watch long-delayed Malayalam film Rasputin.......

Do you know these HIDDEN MEANINGS in movies?

Looking back on my brief life as a film critic, I can see clearly the key role that subtexts and their uncovering had played in my getting started on this path. It was, over those many casual......