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When Nitish Kumar Took On Bihar Dons

Nitish thought that his stakes as chief minister were far greater than his stakes in protecting one of his party MLAs. He could not allow his rule-of-law train to be derailed by a small rock on the......

View: Nasty turn of events in Sri Lanka

The fallout of the spat between two headstrong and powerful personalities like Mahinda Rajapakse and Sarath Fonseka does not augur well for this small and beautiful Island nation struggling to......

Karnal school mourns Kalpana

"It looked far-fetched but isfinally sinking in."That is what Kalpana Chawla said after her selection as anastronaut in 1997. Her hometown Karnal still looks at the firstwoman astronaut of India as......

Bringing Modi's working style home

'I would like to extend a heartfelt mea culpa to Mr Modi and his associates.''I'm sorry for having been so critical -- I didn't know, I didn't know...' says Mitali Saran.Illustration: Dominic......

'On India, generals likely to enforce a thin red line on Imran'

'Imran Khan might actually get some initial leeway from the generals to pursue better ties with India -- but not beyond a point.' IMAGE: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photograph2s: Kind......

Despite jitters, markets stay headstrong

The Indo-Chinese relationship remains on thin ice, but the markets have recovered on account of positive developments elsewhere, says Devangshu Datta. In the 1960s, Nehru and Zhou En Lai......

Genpact buys US firm for $550 mn

Genpact, India's largest business process outsourcing (BPO) company, today announced the acquisition of US-based Headstrong for $550 million (Rs 2,475 crore). This is the biggest deal in the Indian......

IITs remain the big daddy of fund-raisers

Last month, Arjun Malhotra, co-founder of HCL Technologies and chief executive officer Headstrong, an IT consulting firm, donated about Rs 5 crore (Rs 50 million) to his alma mater Indian......

Kaantha Review: Dulquer Salman Is Riveting

Kaantha is a peculiar love letter to cinema that tries to integrate various genres and craft a riveting central dilemma with great eloquence and clarity, observes Arjun Menon. Films about films......

'Dhanush Was Very Patient With Me'

'I'm forever grateful to the universe to get me stuff that leads me to the journey that I'm leading today.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shalini Pandey/Instagram Shalini Pandey, who has shared screen......

Bad Girl Review: Portrait of A Girl in Hot Mess

The most beautiful aspect of Bad Girl is the way it delves into the mother and daughter relationship, observes Mayur Sanap. In the French film Portrait Of A Lady On Fire, there's a beautiful......

The 7 Best Bachchan Bromances

While Amitabh Bachchan's chemistry with his heroines -- from Jaya Bhaduri to Rekha to Hema Malini -- brought sizzle to his films, many of his biggest blockbusters have been powered by his......

Dabba Cartel Review: High Five!

Dabba Cartel’s reluctant black comedy in the body of a crime thriller starts out interestingly enough to accomplish its Narcos: Thane aspirations, notes Sukanya Verma.......

Rohit, Virat not in scheme for 2027 World Cup?

For Gambhir and Agarkar, the principle is very basic: Stars don't make good teams but good teams create stars. IMAGE: When asked if both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will play the 2027 ODI World......

Cameron Green Suffers From Kidney Disease

IMAGE: The Australian all-rounder was born with the chronic disease and at one stage had a life expectancy of 12. Photograph: Kind courtesy Cameron Green/Instagram Australian all-rounder......

Profile: Decoding the headstrong maverick that's Phil Hughes

Phillip Hughes of Australia. Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Phil Hughes has always been something of a maverick in Australian cricketing circles. A pugnacious left-hander brimming with......

I had begged Saina not to leave my academy: Gopichand

'I had literally begged her (Saina) not to go. But by then she had been influenced by others and had already made up her mind' IMAGE: Saina Nehwal with coach Pullela Gopichand. Photograph:......

Why wrestler Vinesh doesn't mind being called arrogant...

'Yes people say that (arrogant) but I know what's inside me. And if it helps me on the mat, I don't bother' IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat recently got married and is now determined to end the stereotype of......