It Wasn't Wise To Underestimate Manmohan Singh

There was more to him than he let on, asserts Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Then prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh at an event in New Delhi, September 22, 2012. Photograph: B Mathur/Reuters   After......

Challenges and dares mark Punjab's election campaign

In the bitterly fought multi-cornered Punjab assembly election, political leaders across parties are playing the dare game by throwing various challenges at rivals and freely using the outbursts......

Will Nitish Abandon BJP?

Sunday's denial of Rajya Sabha ticket to Union minister indicates that an end game to the JD-U-BJP rift may be in sight.M I Khan reports from Patna. IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, left,......

Veiled women, Salman and nudes

Main qaidi number saat sau chiyasi jail ki salaakhon se bahar dekhta hoonDin mahine saalon ko yug mein badalte dekhta hoonIs mitti se mere bauji ke kheton ki khusboo aati haiYeh dhoop meri maati ki......

Will Salman save Kyon Ki?

I loved Priyadarshan's Malayalam film, Thalavattam.It was tragic, and depressed me, but I loved it.In a recent interview with rediff.com, the director told me thatSalman Khan was brilliant in the......

Kyon ki he's Salman Khan

On Sunday, October 30,Salman Khan met the media to promote his new film, Kyon Ki. The film is directed by Priyadarshan and also stars Kareena Kapoor and Rimii Sen.Jewellery maker D'damas is also......

'I'm not all bak-bak in Kyon Ki'

She is the new Garnier girl, and she looks smashing in the advertisements.But compliments about her looks don't faze Kareena Kapoor; she is used to them. "Garnier is about youth, style and energy,"......

Who Says Lata Couldn't Be Sensuous?

Lata Mangeshkar was famously prim and propah to the point of being particular about the songs she sang. Double meaning or vulgar lyrics were a hard no, but the legendary singer didn't hold out......

In Sasaram, playing cricket was a crime, says Akash Deep after his maiden Test call-up

IMAGE: The Bengal player was called-up for India’s remaining matches against England. Photograph: Akash Deep/Instagram Akash Deep had just finished his spell and was manning the boundary......

MP Harbhajan helps rescue Punjab girl held in Oman

Kamaljeet, who is now back in her native place Barkandi village in Bathinda, and her father Sikandar Singh, explained their week-long ordeal and how travel and placement agents in Punjab are......

The Kapil Dev interview you must read!

'Today's cricketers are amazing, they know everything, but still you find a few cricketers, they have a talent, but their mind is not there.' IMAGE: Kapil Dev poses with his wax statue at Madame......