'Keep the faith with India and Bombay'

'Keep the faith with India and the city I love, Bombay,' author Gregory David Roberts pleads on his web site. The Melbourne, Australia-born Roberts who, since escaping from Pentridge Prison has......

'Shantaram' returns to Leopold

Had the terrorists come five hours earlier, I wouldn't be here talking to you," says Gregory David Roberts, the Australian author of the novel Shantaram, oft-considered a foreigner's Ode to Mumbai.......

Directing Amitabh, Johnny Depp

As Mira Nair was travelling to a number of film festivals with her film The Namesake since August last year, she was also working on several film projects, including a detailed outline for Gregory......

Who should Depp's heroine be?

So, who should India's luckiest heroine be?Even as our Bollywood starlets crow about cameos in Jackie Chan films andadaptations of Jane Austen, the real thing might be around the corner.Reports --......

Shantaram runs into roadblock

Johnny Depp starrer Shantaram has become the third big movie to be halted due to the writer's strike that has already grounded Ron Howard-directed Angels & Demons and the Oliver Stone-directed......

Johnny Depp, Shantaram, and me!

I walked into south Mumbai's Caf Leopold at 4 pm on a warm Wednesday afternoon. Feeling like a woman on an undercover mission, walked up to the cashier and whispered: "Shantaram."Instantly, the......

Indian umpires Chaudhary, Nandan to officiate at ICC Under-19 World Cup

Indian umpires Anil Chaudhary and C K Nandan will be a part of the 14-strong panel of officials for the Under-19 World Cup starting January 13 in New Zealand, the International Cricket Council......

PSG's 36-game unbeaten streak broken at Lyon

IMAGE: Olympique Lyon's Maxwel Cornet (left) shoots to score past Paris St-Germain's Gregory Van Der Wiel during their Ligue 1 match at the Grand Stade stadium, in Decines, France on Sunday.......

CL PHOTOS: Brilliant Bayern, Barcelona reach semis

Neymar double helps brilliant Barcelona down PSG Neymar of Barcelona celebrates with Daniel Alves (front) as he scores their second goal against Paris Saint-Germain at Camp Nou. Photograph: David......

Cricket Buzz: NZ's Taylor fit for first Test against England

  IMAGE: New Zealand's Ross Taylor. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has been confirmed fit to take his place in the side for the first Test against......

Football Briefs: Ronaldo strikes twice as Real beat Eibar

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field  IMAGE: Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their first goal against Eibar during their La Liga match at......