'The prime minister's announcement of a nation-wide shutdown was eloquent, but should have been more clearly phrased to avoid police overreach.''Migrant labour should have been allowed adequate......
Why 'anti-Romeo'? Why not 'anti-loafer' squad? Or 'anti-Majnu' squad?' wonders Syed Firdaus Ashraf. Ever since Yogi Adityanath was elected Uttar Pradesh chief minister, sections of the media have......
When it comes to celebrating William Shakespeare, can India be far behind?At the recent celebrations marking the Bard's 400th death anniversary, India's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom......
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barrack Obama's meeting in Washington on Sunday has not helped India much in getting access to alleged Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative David Coleman......
Ah, Bollywood. The things it manages to do. Take the recently released Omkara, for instance. A fine piece of filmmaking that should win its director Vishal Bhardwaj more than just a Filmfare Award.......
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are the Montagues and the Capulets of investment banking. It's almost as unusual for a senior banker to quit one firm for the other as it was for members of Romeo......
There is this sudden spate of ads on TV today about emergency pills. I-pill fired the opening salvo with a couple of very sensitively done ads about a very-much married couple who obviously share a......
The Budget is expected to contain measures to accelerate growth while being fiscally prudent. The Union Budget 2009-10, to be presented on July 6, will be notable in more ways than one. With the......
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears," said Mark Anthony when delivering his famous eulogy. He might well have carried on " I come to drink Italian wine, not to praise it" (with......
"Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied..."William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. Act II. Sc. 3. 1596Family businesses, ranging from tightly-held, private operations to publicly-traded, global......
Boy meets girl, sparks fly, eternal vows are sung, obstacles are overcome and the all-important happily-ever-after is accomplished. Every second plot in Bollywood is a love story. But there are few......
After a dry, dreadful spell of darkness and desolation, it looks like Bollywood love stories are ready to rock the silver screen again. Two of 2023's biggest hits so far, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar and......
Ever since the posters of Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani were released, there has been speculation about its similarities to the Alia Bhatt-Arjun Kapoor starrer 2 States. While that......
Salaam Venky tells a tragic tale about a mother and her terminally ill son, played by Vishal Jethwa, who fights for an important cause. Though tragic stories traditionally been avoided by......
'We have to do everything in our power to get as many Academy members to watch the film as possible.''After that, I am confident, my film will speak for itself.' IMAGE: A scene from Chhello Show.......
Abahan Theatre's marquee play this year is based on the Olympic bronze medallist. Written by Abhijit Bhattacharya, popular Assamese actor Prastuti Parashar portrays the role of the champion boxer......
A match, it is said, is not decided till the last ball is bowled. The second season of the Indian Premier League has provided ample instances of fortunes fluctuating till the end. Just when you......
Shizuka Arakawa skated into the history books on Thursday, winning Japan's first ever Winter Olympics figure skating gold medal with a step-perfect performance.While her main rivals tumbled,......
She saved him from drugs and he loved her almost to death - it's a Romeo and Juliet tragedy updated for the 2004 Athens Olympics.A lovers' tiff prompted Greek Olympic judoka Eleni Ioannou to jump......
June 1, 2004 | 17:15 IST Football Mourinho close to Chelsea deal [ football.guardian.co.uk ] I want 8m pay-off: Ranieri [ www.thesun.co.uk ] 'Dead man' Ranieri walks tall [ news.bbc.co.uk ]......