They Showed India To The World

'The culture of mankind has been spread by the travel gene which pushes one in five people to have the curiosity to move to unknown destinations.' IMAGE: Commander Hugh and Mrs Colleen Gantzer......

Own Goal! Europe's Protests Over Qatar's Human Rights

The rumblings of discontent from Righteous Europe over Qatar's admittedly appalling human rights record can only be viewed as deeply disingenuous and phoney, argues Kanika Datta. IMAGE: Members of......

Is BJP serious about Bharat Ratna for Savarkar?

'If they were really serious (about conferring the Bharat Ratna on Savarkar) what were they doing for the last five years?''Why do they have to take so long?''Gandhi himself never got the Bharat......

How to be a bigot

'In this season of inspired mean-spirited campaigning, it still seemed remarkable that we are more likely to learn civics lessons from school children than our leaders,' says Rahul......

All about Malaal

Cast: Meezaan Jaffery, Sharmin Segal, Sameer Dharmadhikari, Ankush Bisht Director: Mangesh Hadawale What's it about: Malaal, a remake of the Tamil film 7G Rainbow Colony, follows the contemporary......

Review: Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam is too melodramatic

Selvaraghavan has yet again scripted a bold tale of love, pain and turmoil, but has spoiled it by getting overly dramatic, feels S Saraswathi. Director Selvaraghavan’s wife and former......

'Mayakkam Enna was a pleasant journey'

Mechanical engineer turned film-maker Selvaraghavan shocked Tamil audiences with his first film Kadal Kondein that starred his younger brother Dhanush. He continues to shock and amaze audiences......

Pix: Tamil filmmaker Selvaraghavan ties the knot

Selvaraghavan burst onto the Tamil film scene with a bang with Kaadal Kondein. The film, which had his younger brother Dhanush and Sonia Agarwal in the lead, was a huge success. So was his next......

Warne lives on in every nook and cranny of Melbourne

IMAGE: Shane Warne's statue outside his beloved Melbourne Cricket Ground. Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images Nine months after his death, Shane Warne is a memory but one so tangible you......

My Daughter Mithali Raj

'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.''"I don't want you to project that you are a......