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'We are on the verge of a student movement'

'... A youth movement which could really transform our politics in a way that the existing elites don't understand.' 'The State can't suppress a young society like India where there are so many......

Driver arrested for IIM professor's murder

The driver of slain IIM professor Amrita Panchal wason Tuesdaytaken into custody by the Madhya Pradesh police in connection with her murder. Anil Patel was questioned on Monday night for his......

Man who 'booted' Bush released

Iraqi television journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who threw his shoe at former US president George W Bush in Baghdad last year, has been released from prison. Muntazer, 30, was initially sentenced to......

A soldier remembers

A veteran of the Second World War, Major General Eustace D'Souza (retired) PVSM was sent to the Italian front when he was just 21. He stayed on till the end of the war in Europe. On the 70th......

First batch of T-90 tanks handed over to Army

The first batch of indigenously built T-90 Bhishma tanks was flagged off by Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju in Avadi near Chennai on Monday. This group, consisting of......

War Over Amul's Plans For South India

'As long as Amul was coming in with products it was not a problem because it was something value added and with a shelf life.''When it gets into the local market by procuring locally, it cuts into......

Amul chairman may get the axe

With as many as 14 of the 17 elected directors of Amul moving a no-confidence motion against him, Chairman Vipul Chaudhary stares at a situation similar to that faced by his predecessors, Verghese......

Amrita Patel on Kurien's ideologies, the road ahead

The late Verghese Kurien left an indelible mark on Amrita Patel. As a young veterinary scientist during the early days of the dairy cooperative movement at Anand in the 1960s and later as his......

Delhi, Mumbai among world's cheapest cities

India's capital city New Delhi and financial hub Mumbai have been ranked among the least expensive cities around the world by a survey, even as cost for food and housing in the country continues to...

Flu: IT, BPO firms see 20% fall in attendance

With the growing swine flu scare across the city, a number of IT-BPO service providers here are seeing up to 20 per cent drop in attendance. The growing fear among software professionals is of......

Will Hrithik ace Sunny Deol's act in Gadar? VOTE!

What if Gadar was remade today? Sukanya Verma picks actors best suited for the key roles. Twenty years after the historical success of Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India and Gadar Ek Prem......

Meet the Woh in Hindi Cinema

We have seen the blissful pati patni pairs on screen. Now here's looking at the Bollywood's favourite reason for trouble in paradise -- the other woman. In the remake of Pati Patni Aur Woh -- so......

When Mouni, Deepika, Aishwarya celebrated Navratri

In Bollywood's eternally festive frame of mind, celebrations are extravagant. And whether it's Holi, Lohri, Diwali or Eid, any excuse to go dancing is more than welcome. While India gears up to......

PIX: Katrina parties with Karan Johar

Bollywood loves to work hard and party harder. So after the dramatic curtain raiser show at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week, Manish Malhotra called his friends over for a party. Manish......

PIX: Varun, Sara watch Student Of The Year 2

After the Student Of The Year 2 screening on Wednesday, another screening was held on Thursday, May 9, night. Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan, stars of the forthcoming Coolie No 1. ......

Images: India vs Sri Lanka, Tri-series Final

India sent in their two most experienced batsmen to open the innings -- Rahul Dravid (336 ODIs) and Sachin Tendulkar (428 ODIs) -- with the obvious intent of giving them more overs to settle in and......

I don't care about losses anymore: Safin

Former champion Marat Safin's grand slam career came to an end when he punched a backhand into the net to end a two-hour, 13-minute match, going down to Austrian Juergen Melzer in a first-round......

England optimistic about Flintoff

England's Andrew Flintoff and captain Andrew Strauss talk on the dressing room balcony before a training session prior to the second Ashes Test match at Lord's. England are optimistic......

Ashes trophy unveiled: Who will earn the urn?

After all the hype before Australia start their Ashes defence in a series delayed by the Twenty20 World Cup, both captains seemed happy to stop talking and start...

Cricket eases tension in Australia

After Steve Waugh, Brett Lee and Adam Gilchrist, it was the turn of Brad Hodge to express solidarity with Indian students following racist attacks. Hodge on Friday took part in a street cricket......

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