It's time to overhaul cops and the system: HRW

Government of India should take steps to overhaul the policing system, which facilitated and at times encouraged human rights violations, a report by the Human Rights Watch, released on Tuesday,......

What India's Maoists really want

In Red Sun: Travels In Naxalite Country, journalist Sudeep Chakravarti shares his experiences on the frontlines of the Indian state's battles with Maoism -- in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh,......

Encounter with a 26/11 NSG commando

When Mumbai was under siege during the terror attack last November, most of us huddled inside our homes, glued to our television sets, watching in horror as the three-day standoff took a heavy......

When Bollywood heroines re-invented sexy

In Bollywood's colourful universe, hypocrisy enjoys a special place. While the hero is never too old to romance a girl half his age, his poor leading lady has a rather short shelf life. And......

New York calling John, Farhan Akhtar

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Directing AVM's love story

For his very first Telugu film Evarina Epudaina (with the tagline Premaalo Paducho), Marthand Shankar [inset] has AVM as the producer. The film is slated to hit the marquee on June 26. He was......

Hollywood movies we've missed out on

It's been a summer without films so far. The producer/multiplex strike has ensured no new Hindi films for a really, really long time, and as the curtain lifts and we prepare for an overdose of......

The F1 2009 report card, Vol 1

Pull up your seats, F1 fans, the season class is well under way. With a third of the F1 season already wrapped up in white and neon green, here are a few facts we can glean from this insanely......