Give Madame Mayawati credit

Indians who disrespect, disregard or harbour political allergy for Ms Mayawati, chief of the Bahujan Samaj Party,have an opportunity to redeem their biases. As of today, most political experts......

Did rebuff on reality show paralyse this girl?

Putting a question mark on reality shows, the family of a teenage girl has alleged she was unable unable to speak and was paralysed after being rebuked in one such show though doctors said she was......

Hyderabad: Notorious gangster killed in encounter

Gangster Aziz Reddy alias Baba Reddy was shot dead by the Hyderabad police in the posh Jubilee hills area of the city on Wednesday night. Hyderabad police commissioner B Prasada Rao said that the......

Pay compensation to six persons, NHRC tells Centre

The NHRC has directed the Home Ministry to pay Rs 10,000 each to six persons who were allegedly thrashed by some unidentified CRPF personnel nine years ago. The National Human Rights Commission had......

Should you invest in sugar stocks?

Among the biggest wealth creators during 2005-06, sugar stocks have seen some action of late. Reacting to higher sugar prices, the share price of bigger sugar companies has risen between 2-35 per......

Kaala: Neither Marx nor Manmohan Desai

'Kaala's sin is not that it is presented as a mouthpiece for its director Pa Ranjith's political viewpoints, but that it makes a travesty of them.''Ranjith turns Marx into merchandise, all the......

Review: Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is all show, no reality

Are you all set for Palak Dikhhla Jaa, asks Raja Sen. It’s not what I expected, that’s for sure. Madhuri Dixit, Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt and various (mostly weak) dancers......

Robot: Not Rahman's best, to say the least

Sumit Bhattacharya reviews the music of Robot. Chitti Dance Showcase, the third song on the Hindi soundtrack for the Rajnikanth-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer Robot, has A R Rahman written all over......

Idol: The best of Pritam & a shocking elimination

Sometimes one wonders whether Indian Idol is a talent hunt show or a carefully packaged and scripted serial. Considering the perfect mix of music and entertainment that the show offers, one is......

Argentina and Netherlands reach World Cup final

Argentina and the Netherlands will meet in Sunday's final of the women's hockey World Cup after narrow wins in Friday's semi-finals.Argentina avenged their loss to Australia in the Sydney Olympics......