Throughout, Mekhail spoke calmly, with hardly an inflection making even the barest attempt to hijack his tone. His tone was so empty it made his narrative all the more touching. And ugly and grey, as the monsoon sky beyond the window.
Retirement blues can sometimes result in actions that are dysfunctional, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
'The combination of the LeT and the ISI is the most dangerous terrorist challenge in the world because it carries a real and present danger of provoking nuclear war.'
Acclaimed bartender Ami Behram Shroff tells us how her passion for bartending got her to break rules and set new benchmarks
Air India must tighten costs to comes out of the red or it wil perish in no time, says experts.
As an entrepreneur, one has to evaluate and learn from each customer and continually improve.
'After Indrani's arrest did you go to the police and say I did this kind of forgery?'
Model Anita Kumar on her first break, fitness mantras and women's safety.
RBI's out-of-turn rate cut has surprise few economists.
Mumtaz Kazi recounts her life's journey in her own words.
Stand up comedian Neeti Palta talks about breaking stereotypes in an odd world.
'When I started off, I did not know I wanted to act. I just wanted to go to London. After doing the first three films, I realised that I loved acting. Aashiqui 2 came along and gave me the confidence I needed, that I can shoulder a film. It was a turning point for me.' Straight talk from Aditya Roy Kapur.
Recently, when TCS laid off a handful of employees, prominent trade unions rushed to offer their support to workers who had lost their jobs.
Sure enough, the two UP satraps would need to initiate steps to put their respective houses in order and to rejuvenate their badly disillusioned party ranks following the humiliating drubbing in the Lok Sabha elections. However, whether the two regional titans would care to introspect about their own failings remains a million dollar question. Sharat Pradhan reports.
'No one took umbrage, because they knew Laxman had no malice in him.'
Mercedes-Benz's first launch of the year is its most gorgeous looking and the new entry-level sedan, CLA-Class.
The main contest is likely to be between the Maoists and the Nepali Congress, but neither of the parties have retained the support they had in 2008. Shubha Singh reports
'Even if you give me a good role, I will try to make it look bad because nobody is perfect.' Manoj Bajpayee gets ready to play yet another negative character in Tevar.
The sudden resignation and almost-immediate announcement of a successor came as a surprise to many.
Ask yourself these six questions -- perhaps the answers hold the key to your success.
Virender Kapoor, author of A Wonderful Boss: Great People to Work With, lists out 11 things that bad bosses do wrong.
Despite four screenplay writers and Salman Khan's best efforts, Kick fails to impress, says Sukanya Verma.
There are indications that India may be shedding its Stockholm Syndrome vis-a-vis the Modi government, says Bharat Bhushan.
Three businessmen disclose their success mantras: One belongs to an old Marwari family, another is a second generation industrialist whose father scripted an amazing rags-to-riches story and the third was a professional till one day he succumbed to the charms of entrepreneurship.
The reason for the windfall: the soaring value of their stock awards.
The assumption that money drives performance is dated.
Mamta Kulkarni, Mumbai's first woman station master joined the Indian Railways in May 1992.
The idea is to boost household savings and turn more of them into growth capital. If the plan succeeds, sustained eight per cent-plus rates of gross domestic product growth should be within reach in a few years.
Contracts with India-based domestic assistants for officials abroad have become a headache for the Indian government.
It's your diet that holds the key to a fulfilling sex life. Boost libido by changing what you eat.
Monisha Dudaney tells you how your partner will behave according to his/her star sign.
Aam Aadmi Party spokespersons, Ashutosh, Ashish Khetan and Raghav Chadha, are adept at turning issues on their head and putting up a good offence in their defence.
'Demonetisation, is in principal, a mistake, because it involves a theft -- a taking of private property by the State.' 'It is one of those bad Indian ideas that has been tried twice in the past, with two failures for the record books.' 'This cloud over the economy will probably remain as long as Modi is in power.'
'Ne Win kept good relations with the Nehru family even though he did nothing to do business with India. When Indira Gandhi was assassinated, Ne Win took off to an undisclosed destination, leading to rumours that he had gone to India. But we had no knowledge of his visit and days later, we were told that he was so struck with grief that he went into meditation on an island.' Ambassador T P Sreenivasan delves into Rajiv Bhatia's new book on mysterious Myanmar.
Two young engineers educate children with iPads n remote villages.
What is it about the charm of the Northeast and its mountains that it takes prisoners?
Several high profile companies are burdened with losses, mounting debt and have a huge load of operational costs.
Cairn India CEO has a tough task at hand.
Mini Ribeiro tells you how to make the most of winter spices.
No theory would ever justify the public humiliation of the acting head of the consulate of a friendly country. Whatever be the eventual solution, grievous damage has been done to her personally and to the relations between the two countries, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
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