Elections Are MUST For Democracy

Democracy is the heart of our body politic and elections are its life blood. Because there is some disease that affects it, we cannot apply leeches to drain it off, killing the body in the process,......

Jihad in Gita: Congress rejects Patil's remark, he clarifies

The Congress on Friday said the remarks made by party leader and former Union home minister Shivraj Patil on the Bhagavad Gita were unacceptable and asserted the scripture was a key foundational......

Was Abrogation Of Article 370 Legitimate In Law?

Any justification that seeks to legitimise the nullification of Article 370 overlooks both the historical context of Article 370 as well as the legal text. The recommendation of the Jammu and......

Unity, hands-on approach: Lessons for Congress from RS polls

The Rajya Sabha election results have been bittersweet for the Congress and the key lesson for the party is going forward on the road to 2024 ensuring unity, say analysts who also feel a more......

Our Biopics Are Bad, But There's Hope

I do have a dream biopic. It has as its subject Renu Saluja, the cosmically gifted editor, with a special focus on the Vidhu Vinod Chopra-Saluja-Sudhir Mishra love story, states Sreehari Nair.......

'Didi looked after us like a father'

Lata Mangeshkar would have been 94 on September 28.Her sister Meena Khadikar looks back with love, and tells Subhash K Jha, 'We cannot thank her enough for what she has done for us.' Photograph:......

Rare Appeal: Remembering Smita Patil

Smita Patil died 36 years ago today, December 13, leaving behind a rich haul of films that showcase her enormous ability to offer us a glimpse into her soul each time she performed a role. IMAGE:......

Why Lataji Didn't Sing With Rafi, SD...

Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata Mangeshkar/Twitter When it came to doing the right thing, Lata Mangeshkar was next to no one in the Hindi film industry. There are innumerable instances of her......

PGA Tour & LIV announcement leaves the world of golf stunned!

IMAGE: The merger left the world of golf shocked! Photograph: Michael Reaves/Getty Images The world of golf was left stunned on Tuesday as the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and rival Saudi-backed LIV......

Remembering Football Legend Tulsidas Balaram

Tulsidas Balaram, who passed into the ages last week, was a member of the Indian football team which reached the semis at the Olympics and won an Asian Games gold medal. IMAGE: Tulsidas Balaram,......

Why Muralitharan asked Sethupathi to opt out of biopic

'I request him to step aside since he should not face unnecessary hurdles in his career in future.' IMAGE: The motion poster of Muttiah Muralitharan's biopic '800' featuring Vijay Sethupathi.......

'Dhoni has never shown his palm to an astrologer'

'He believes in his destiny and says "naseeb accha hai, chalne do".' Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI   When Bharat Sundaresan, one of India's finest cricket writers, travelled to Ranchi to......

Imran Khan must do more about Kashmir: Afridi

'So much resources go into guarding this territory. So much goes into policing the Line of Control. So many mouths can get fed, so many minds can be nourished, if India and Pakistan resolve the......