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Why the Sanjay Dutt case highlights need for jail reforms

Our jails are not reforming inmates but are turning into an inhuman system of heaping punishment, says Mahesh Vijapurkar. It is common knowledge that jails are no picnic spots. The conditions there......

How Headley used Rahul as a 'cover'

Vicky Nanjappa provides a glimpse of what Rahul Bhatt, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt's son and a 'witness' in the case against David Headley, revealed during questioning. The questioning of Rahul Bhatt,......

The rot in our jail system

'Kasab is no regular undertrial. He will be taken care of.' That is what the Indian Express reported on June 26, quoting Ujwal Nikam, the prosecutor in the proceedings against Ajmal Kasab, charged......

'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.......

'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......

The 400 richest Americans

The nine-figure fortune won't get you much mention these days, at least not on these pages. This year, for the first time, everyone in The Forbes 400 has at least $1 billion. The collective net......

Cheap Revolution is here! It may kill tech giants

Free Software. Bargain chips. The always-on Internet. Today's tech giants are in danger. The Next Big Thing has already begun. William Coleman doesn't need to make another fortune in high-tech. He......

Why our education system needs a fix!

'He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.' ~ Friedrich NietzschePink Floyd's We don't need no education was not just a song of a genre or a generation. It became an anthem for a......

10 OTT Shows That Make Us Nostalgic

Scoop reminded viewers of a time in the not-so-recent-past when Mumbai was in the grip of the underworld. The new Web series Guns And Gulaabs is set in the opium town of Gulaabganj sometime in the......

Your OTT Menu: Dinosaurs Or Monsters? Cops Or Crooks?

Time travel, monsters, dinosaurs, Korean cops, what will you watch on OTT? Sukanya Verma offers her picks. DobaaraaWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi Taapsee Pannu headlines Anurag......

Shantaram Review: Too Verbose

If future episodes are as verbose and unwieldy, it might be difficult to keep from switching channels, points out Deepa Gahlot. When the book Shantaram came out in 2003, it became a bestseller and......

Oscars 2018: Meet the BIG Winners!

The 90th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold. IMAGE: Sam Rockwell (Best Supporting Actor, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,......

Shape Of Water leads Oscars nominations

Dunkirk may have been missed at the year's earlier awards shows, but thanks god, Chris Nolan's classic gets enough play at the Oscar noms. IMAGE: Sally Hawkins' stunning portrayal as a mute in The......

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......

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......

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