'Much Bigger Disaster Looming Ahead In Joshimath'

'There were literally thousands of houses with cracks.''40 percent of the town has been affected.' IMAGE: State Disaster Response Fund personnel take measurements of cracks that appeared on a wall......

The Rajapaksas You Did Not Know

From Sri Lanka's most popular political family to its most despised -- going by the voices on the streets calling for the Rajapaksas' ouster what went wrong for the powerful clan? Veteran Sri Lanka......

Biden Checkmates China in Kabul

Beijing's growing assertiveness as kingmaker in Kabul has suffered a setback with Washington quietly moving in, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: US President Joe Biden at the White......

He told the middle class not only to become talkers, but doers

'... That they should emerge as role-models to be emulated by the fellow countrymen; and that the middle classes should not stick only to hate-filled and scornful criticism and condemnation against......

'Ek bhi neta nahi dikha line mein'

'But I have an authority letter and all the ID proofs and...' I pleaded. 'Authority letters don't work for exchange, you can deposit the cash.'I stepped out of the line, feeling more dejected than......

How Saji Thomas, a deaf-mute, built an aircraft with just Rs 14 lakh

Saji Thomas jots down these inspiring lines in a paper and shows: 'I can’t hear or talk but I could build an aircraft and fly it.'  Image: A dream come true for Saji Thomas.......

Retailers to approach RBI over 0% EMI schemes ruling

Leading consumer durable retailers under the aegis of the Retailers Association of India (RAI), a body of regional and national chains, will make a representation to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)......

Raghuram Rajan on India and its future

When India's commerce minister stormed out of the World Trade Organization's global trade talks in Doha, Qatar, last week, it was a reminder of the difficulties that the G-8 leaders must face when......

Rishi Kapoor was Hindi cinema's safety valve

It's two weeks today since Rishi Kapoor passed into the ages.'In an era defined by vengeful anger, he was a star who sang and danced while most others hollered and hectored on the big screen,'......

'This is Anurag Kashyap 2.0'

'There are 15 songs in Manmarziyaan.''For the first time in the history of Anurag Kashyap, there are two dancing numbers.''Luckily, people are not taking this as a serious Anurag Kashyap cliched......

'I love my country. But that is not enough'

'What we think is being patriotic is quite opposite to what actually is patriotism.''You have to do things for your country.''You have to add value and participate in actions that are not......

'Television has become mindless trash'

'Movie tickets cost Rs 500, 600 on weekends. Why would someone want to watch Ananth Mahadevan and Saurabh Shukla in Staying Alive instead of Shah Rukh Khan for Rs 300 in Happy New Year?' 'It's a......

US Open PIX: Serena sizzles; Thiem, Tsitsipas stunned

Images from Day 1 of the 2022 US Open, at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in Flushing Meadows, New York, on Monday. IMAGE: Serena Williams celebrates victory over Montenegro's Danka......

World Cup warm-up: Germany survive scare; Chile rally to hold Poland

IMAGE: Germany's players applaud the fans after the match. Photograph: Thilo Schmuelgen/Reuters >World champions Germany survived a late scare to see off Saudi Arabia 2-1 on Friday and claim a......

'Missing' Olympian wants to return, fight and train Indian boxers

'After missing out on a medal at the Olympics I was really frustrated' 'Coming to the United States was not a good idea. I was not appreciated' 'I want to pay back to my country' Gurcharan Singh......

'Tendulkar has lost his fighting abilities'

Readers' responses toThe naked and the dead feature: It is SPOT ON.I feel we r saying this day only because of our seniors (namely Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman).Please make no......

Readers speak out!

Neelesh(from hyderabad):the appointment of mr. john wright has been totally wright as his name is. the wright has change the teams phase in his own wrights & written his own tunes on which the......