'My Muslim-ness did not matter, my professional competence did'

At an online book release event, former vice president Hamid Ansari lays to rest the controversies surrounding his tenure. IMAGE: Vice President Hamid Ansari at his farewell function exchanges......

IMA puts out names of 382 doctors martyred in war against Covid

Taking exception to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan not mentioning the death of healthcare workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association has published a list......

Why Manoj Sinha may make a difference in J&K

Manoj Sinha's greatest asset is his capacity to get on with everyone regardless of political affiliation, notes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Manoj Sinha takes the oath as Jammu and Kashmir's new......

Do Indian Muslims matter?

'No country or society ever prospered or remained secure by marginalising more than one-sixth of its own,' warns Shekhar Gupta. Photograph: Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters   The perennial regret of......

What legacy does Raghav Bahl leave behind?

Of the 131 entities Raghav Bahl follows on Twitter, 20 are politicians and political parties. The rest are a mix of journalists, policymakers, newspapers and Network18 news channels. He follows......

The 10 Best Kishore Kumar Songs

In show business with its fickle-minded patrons, Kishore Kumar's voice still resonates years after he passed into the ages. His son Amit Kumar, an accomplished singer himself, likes his father's......

Golden Globes 2018: Big Little Lies wins

The 75th Annual Golden Globes awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold:   IMAGE: Laura Dern,......

Golden Globes 2018: The Shape Of Water, Dunkirk, Big Little Lies lead nominations

Other nominations include Dunkirk, The Post and I, Tonya. The 75th Golden Globe nominations were announced by Alfre Woodard, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Bell and Sharon Stone at the......

Emmy 2016: Aziz Ansari wins his first, Games of Thrones wins big

 The 68th annual Emmy Awards were held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on September 18. A look at the big winners of the night. IMAGE: Writer-producer Alan Yang and......

IPL: Kashmir hails Manzoor Dar entry; Rasool, Nazir miss out

IMAGE: Jammu and Kashmir's Manzoor Dar Jammu and Kashmir's best cricketer Parvez Rasool and medium pacer Umar Nazir went unsold but hard-hitting batsman Manzoor Dar also known as Pandav bagged his......

World Cup Blog: Is the Indian media conspiring against the Pakistan team?

Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images Pakistan’s star all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez denied Indian media reports which quote him as saying that the team’s......

This is not on, Mr Suresh Kalmadi

No, Mr Suresh Kalmadi, this is just not done! You cannot walk away in a peeve from an event to felicitate Olympic medallists Sushil Kumar and Vijender Kumar at Vice President Hamid Ansari's......

Birthday wishes to Irfan

Dear Irfan Bhai,Tum jiyo Hazzaro saal,run banao pachass hazzar,wicket leo ak LAKH.Keep up the good work as always.Regards,Deepak Prasad-----------------------------hi irfan wish u happy bday "karka......