'Almost All The People We Call 'Antinationals' Are The Ones Who Care'

'And then the people who call themselves great nationalists, I can bet you that 99 per cent of them are dodging taxes, have sent their kids to America, or are doing everything to make sure that......

A Giant Of Science Passes Into The Ages

In Professor Sulochana Gadgil's passing, India has lost a scientific giant, a fierce intellect, and a compassionate soul, remembers Dr Madhavan Nair Rajeevan. Kindly note that this illustration......

'Judges Don't Descend From Mars Or The Moon'

'The quality of justice is directly linked to the quality of judges -- if that suffers, justice delivery suffers.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   In the leafy lanes of Golf Links, one of......

How History Will Remember Dr Singh

Manmohan Singh represented the finest aspects of India, asserts Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Then prime minister Manmohan Singh with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee before their meeting to......

The Kamini Kaushal You Didn't Know

When Kamini Kaushal passed away at 98, she missed being a centenarian by just two years. But there is very little else that she missed out on in her long, rich, creatively fulfilling life. IMAGE:......

'Guru Dutt Was Very Down To Earth'

'I always considered him as a director, never an actor. Do you know he always considered other actors for his films first?''For Pyaasa, he wanted to cast Dilip saab; only when Dilip saab refused......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

Can You Recognise These Actors?

IMAGE: Kamal Haasan returns as Veerasekaran Senapathy in Shankar's Indian 2. Isn't it cool is to see actors taking a route of total transformation to embody a character better? Certain films......

'We wanted India to grovel...' SA coach adds insult to injury

'Some people would say you batted for too long. I don't think it is. I don't think there's a right and a wrong in anything.' IMAGE: Marco Jansen, who picked up 6/48 in the first innings, returned......

Post RoKo, India's Young Turks Put Batting Worries To Rest

'Most of the batters performed. I would say that is a very good sign going forward. Apart from this you have got three quality batters who are not even part of the squad -- Shreyas (Iyer), Sarfaraz......

Temba, The Warrior Of Hope in South African Cricket

For the world, it is another victory of a cricket team, but for all those Black South Africans, who suffered during apartheid, this comes as a sweet redemption. IMAGE: Temba Bavuma celebrates with......

Konstas has streaks of Warner

IMAGE: 19-year-old Sam Konstas scored his maiden Test half ton in the first innings of the 4th Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday, December 26. Photograph: ICC/X Young Sam Konstas......

Serena Williams does not rule out return

IMAGE: Serena Williams announced her intention to retire from tennis in a Vogue essay last month. Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters Serena Williams may have decided to step away from tennis......