Aryan today, tomorrow it can be your child

You aren't dealing with a normal, civilised, law.The NDPS Act, in its preconditions for bail, and insistence on evidence of innocence rather than guilt, is worse than UAPA.Imagine yourself or your......

'BJP is getting a walkover and we are providing them with a red carpet'

'Painting opponents as the enemy of the State, using fake news, making wild allegations about rival parties, curtailing civil liberties and challenging the Constitution itself are worrying......

Court contempt must be limited to disobeying orders

Contempt should be restricted to the disobedience of orders and rulings.Any failure to obey the court in a dispute that doesn't involve it should alone invite contempt proceedings, observes T C A......

The troubling legacy of Ranjan Gogoi

'Under Justice Gogoi's tenure, the Supreme Court has gone from an institution that was at least formally committed to the protection of individual rights as its primary task to an institution that......

Modi's smart strategy to select top guys at public banks

During the UPA regime, top bankers were chosen first by a committee consisting of the financial services secretary, an RBI deputy governor and a couple of "independent" experts, says Subir Roy.......

Coffee lovers can enjoy kitty cuddles at London's first cat cafe

Meet amazing cats at Lady Dinah’s Emporium which opened on March 1, 2014 in east London. Named after Alice's cat in Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland', this cat café is an......

Budget a big-bang revenue-earning exercise for media

In a multimedia feature called "The making of India's Budget" on the Business Standard website, former finance minister Yashwant Sinha makes the point that this annual exercise touches every aspect......

Do public sector boards serve any purpose?

The English lexicon says conundrum is a paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma. Talking of conundrums, a celebrated example of a conundrum appears in Alice in Wonderland.When Alice......

How Bollywood Celebrated Halloween

Bollywood celebrated Halloween with imaginative costumes and posts. Please click on the images for a better look.   IMAGE: Neha Dhupia captions the family's Halloween outing -- Angad Bedi......

Ready for Sherlock's little sister Enola Holmes?

IMAGE: Millie Bobby Brown plays Enola Holmes. British film-maker Harry Bradbeer says his film Enola Holmes, about Sherlock Holmes's free-spirited teenage sister, will resonate with young girls and......

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior review

'Tanhaji has so much fun recreating a bygone legend and fictionalising history, authenticity and spellings, it gets infectious,' feels Sukanya Verma. Close on the heels of Panipat comes yet......

Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Review: Humdrum

'Modest in its ambitions, eager in its naiveté, The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir is a kiddie fantasy masquerading as an adult's movie,' notes Sukanya Verma. A calm, mysterious figure......

PHOTOS: How your favourite sports stars celebrated Halloween

IMAGE: Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf. Photograph: Andre Agassi/Facebook It was a ‘fancy’ affair and indeed a Happy Halloween for sport stars from the western world who dressed to kill......

Lone Indian in Brazil ultramarathon runs because 'there's peace there'

When he is not running, Vishwas Bhamburkar spends his time filing Right to Information cases. P Rajendran meets with the only Indian running the Brazil 135 Ultramarathon later this week “A......

Olympic opener will be spectacular but not secret

The London Olympics opening ceremony will be a grand spectacle -- but will it be a surprise? In a word, no. Director Danny Boyle wants the details to stay secret and games chief Sebastian......

Women's dress code@ Aus Open

Venus Williams again created ripples with her latest outfit, in her match against Sandra Zahlavova. Williams walked onto the court wearing a revealing yellow dress with a crisscross......