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A Last Christmas for Santha Bakery

December 2022 could be the last Christmas for Santha Bakery, a business drawing its lineage from the first Christmas cake baked in Kerala.Will fortunes change, wonders Shyam G Menon. Photograph:......

Where does Creativity come from?

'Creativity and invention come from engaging with the physical world.''This is something that we in the upper classes of India do not do as much as the rest of the world,' says Aakar......

We must guard against ISIS clones in India

'Increasingly, there is a tendency to magnify 'victimhood' of the minority for electoral gains and vote bank politics.''There is no doubt that there is a worldwide rise in Islamophobia. There is a......

Ready for Hillary: She drives around in Scooby, has a belly laugh

On Sunday, former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton announced she was running for president in the 2016 elections. After being a fixture in American politics for the last three decades,......

Rahul follows a weird political calculus

Rahul Gandhi's decision to stay absent from the opening week of Parliament's Budget session has left Congress leaders dumbstruck. 'He is anything but astute or charismatic. He believes the Congress......

'Demonetisation is theft'

'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,......

'Demonetisation is another proof that Modi is reforming India'

Demonetisation will wipe out the likely benefits of a good monsoon this year, says Christopher Wood of CLSA. It has been a double whammy for the Indian financial markets in the past few days. The......

A pizza that costs Rs 10,000!

A lobster off the Canadian coast, thyme-scented mascarpone and an ounce of Iranian Beluga caviar -- all that on a pizza. Built at a cost of Rs 1,700 crore (Rs 17 billion), The Leela Palace in New......

The real reason why stock markets are crashing

In a way it captures the irony of our times. Isn't it a bit strange that Saudi Arabia, the perceived beneficiary of the relentless oil price hike, should host a summit expressing 'concern' on the......

How ITC turned biscuits business around

Biscuits and tea in the morning were a routine. So were the key market players and their favourite products. The two major players Britannia and Parle were busy biting of chunks of the national......

'My parents know about my link-ups before I do'

'I like all the attention that is coming my way.' IMAGE: Ananya Panday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ananya Panday/Instagram Ananya Panday i making the most of the lockdown by spending all the time......

The Bard of Blood Review

Bard of Blood works up several moments of intrigue and drama but falls short of culminating into a satisfying watch, says Sukanya Verma. The courtship continues as Netflix doles out more......

Super 30: 'Show your kids this inspiring movie'

'You come out of the theatre feeling happy, inspired, with moist eyes and in awe.' Hrithik Roshan's new film Super 30 tells an inspirational real life story, and audiences are suitably inspired.......

Aamir Khan's Top 10 Flops

Thugs of Hindostan adds to Aamir Khan's list of disappointments. Over the years, Aamir Khan has become the star whose films invariably do bumper business at the box office. He is the president of......

Asha Bhosle: 30 Eternal Classics

Asha Bhosle turns 85 on September 8.Dinesh Raheja salutes the legend's versatility in her heyday. IMAGE: Asha Bhosle with Madhuri Dixit, Mickey Contractor and Kajol on the sets of the reality show......

'Job finished? I don't think so', says New Zealand's Neesham

IMAGE: James Neesham thrashed 27 runs off 11 balls to help New Zealand beat England and reach their first world T20 final. Photograph: Alex Davidson/Getty Images As New Zealand celebrated wildly......

Kevin Pietersen's Pataudi Memorial Lecture: Full Text

Full text of Kevin Pieterse's Pataudi Memorial Lecture in Bengaluru IMAGE: Kevin Pietersen during the 6th M.A.K. Pataudi Memorial Lecture and BCCI Awards.Photograph: BCCI Office bearers,......

Aus Open: Tsonga edges Shapovalov to strike blow for old guard

IMAGE: France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga celebrates after defeating Canada's Denis Shapovalov in their 2nd round match on Wednesday. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters There was a time when Jo-Wilfried......

Aus Open PHOTOS: Halep ousted; Wawrinka and Nishikori survive

IMAGES from Day 1 of the Australian Open, in Melbourne, on Monday. IMAGE: Stan Wawrinka celebrates winning his first round match against Martin Klizan. Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images......

Woods endures nightmare day at Torrey Pines

Defending champion Tiger Woods plunged to new depths when he missed a secondary cut on the PGA Tour for the first time after struggling badly in Saturday's third round of the Farmers Insurance Open......

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