Cong vs Cong: Khurshid calls Sibal 'Doubting Thomases'

Amid questions being raised by some in Congress over its Bihar poll performance, senior leader Salman Khurshid on Tuesday took a dig at such party colleagues calling them "doubting Thomases" who......

Arvind Kejriwal: His own worst enemy

The street-fighter is back and the introspecting, sparingly speaking, avatar of Kejriwal has gone on an extended recess.In this grime of heightened Delhi politics, all the good work done by the......

Bardolatory: Top politicians who knew their Shakespeare

On April 23, 1616, English poet and dramatist William Shakespeare, aged 52 at the time, died on what several scholars regard as the anniversary of his birth.  Although it's almost 400 years......

Shashi Tharoor is being missed in South Block

Those who miss Shashi Tharoor sorely in the ministry of external affairs are the ambassadors from the Gulf, Africa and Latin America, who are orphans once again as no minister, not even the......

Make in India, BMW's mantra to cut cost & grab marketshare

'Localisation saves a lot of time and cost for them. Keeping an eye on a long-term market, this is the best way these car-makers can build momentum for their brands.' This is the way every global......

The double standards of Google, Apple, Facebook

The tax evasion battle between the tech giants and various governments is not just about tax revenues but also for moral supremacy. For the giants of Silicon Valley, the fall from freedom's......

RIL seeks three-fold rise in KG-D6 gas price

Reliance Industries has sought tripling of its KG-D6 gas price from April 1, 2014 after the current below market rate of USD 4.205 per mmBtu expires.RIL on September 6 wrote to A Giridhar, Joint......

The word 'budget' originated from which language?

1.This shield (left) belongs to which country? a) United Kingdom b) United States c) Spain Wrong! Try again.. Wrong!The correct answer is United StatesThe shield belongs to the US Treasury......

Delhi Crime 3 Update: 'Right now, it's...'

'I don't revisit any of my work once it's complete because I'm very self-critical.''I will probably exclaim, "Oh God, such bad acting!"' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shefali Shah/Instagram From its......

'Bollywood has not tapped me properly'

'But Telugu has done that.''The film that I'm doing right now is called Tiger Nageswara Rao, where I play a villain.''After this film releases, I guess things will be different.' Photograph: Kind......

Take This Bollywood Quiz Now!

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Add an extra feather to your cap by acing our fun and filmi quiz of the week. You know the drill. Identify the movie......

'I feel amazed I live in Amitabh Bachchan's times'

'Who can forget that a superstar made me comfortable?' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan and Divya Dutta at her Me & Ma book launch. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Divya Dutta shares a special bond with......

BCCI won't intervene in Shami's family feud, says chief Khanna

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami's wife Hasin Jahan speaks to the media. Photograph: PTI After meeting West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, India pacer Mohammed Shami's estranged wife Hasin Jahan......

'I also strive to have chess-free days'

After ruling the chess world for nearly 20 years now, Viswanathan Anand is rightly regarded as one of the greats of the 64-squares game.In the last few years, he has captured almost every title......