Bharat Mata Dispute Rocks Kerala Academia

The Bharat Mata controversy in Kerala shows how political and symbolic fights between the state and the Centre have taken attention away from education, throwing the state's oldest university into......

Why So Much Hatred For English?

There is no guarantee that if we speak in only Indian languages, all our faults will be washed away and India will shine. questions Shyam G Menon. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Why does the......

NCW steps in as foreign secy, daughter trolled after India-Pak truce

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, who faced trolling on social media in the wake of India and Pakistan reaching an understanding on May 10 to halt all military actions, has received support from......

NSA Menon makes unscheduled visit to Dhaka

National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon on Saturday visited the Bangladesh capital on an unscheduled tour, the second in five days to review the last-minute preparedness ahead of Prime Minister......

The buck must stop at EC's door

Afew days ago, the Union government appointed Arvind Jadhav as the new chairman and managing director of National Aviation Company of India Limited. Mr Jadhav, a Karnataka cadre IAS officer, has......

DLF's Rajiv Singh tops list of wealthiest Indian real estate entrepreneurs

Realty major DLF's chairman Rajiv Singh remains the wealthiest Indian real estate entrepreneur with a wealth of Rs 59,030 crore, according to GROHE-HURUN India. With a wealth of Rs 42,270 crore,......

Riding the wave: Seven leaders of change

Many of the industrialists profiled in the book are no longer riding the wave of success, says Surajeet Das Gupta.There is one problem with journalist Mini Menon's book ‘Riding the......

US or China: Modi should tread cautiously

China and the United States are not just two geopolitical poles, but would expect different strategies for economic development in India, notes Mihir S Sharma. Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

'India Is Ready For The World!'

'Never in the history of Indian cinema did we have a distribution system for 240 countries, but we have it now.''And if we still keep catering to the B and C-tiers of our country, and not the whole......

'Today's heroes do anything they want'

'Earlier, it was four songs and four fights, and some story. That was enough.''Maybe we are in a box then and the audiences were not prepared for anything new.''Now we have got bigger scope.'......

Bollywood's Amazing Dads

Admit it. Cine-Ma is so called because it is obsessed with the mother figure. Whether it is Nargis in Mother India or Nirupa Roy in Deewaar, Mama's a scene stealer while Dad is just a shadow. Does......

5 Dhanush Movies to Watch

It's always a pleasure to watch a Dhanush movie. Subhash K Jha celebrates Dhanush's birthday on by picking five of his favourite Dhanush movies.   Enai Noki Paayum Thota IMAGE: Dhanush with......

Preity Zinta opens up about Dharamsala crisis behind the scenes

IMAGE: Preity Zinta with  IPL chairman Arun Dhumal. Photograph: BCCI Days after the clash between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was cancelled in Dharamsala amid blackout in the hill town due......

India's Menon youngest umpire to enter ICC Elite Panel

IMAGE: Umpire Nitin Menon during an Indian Premier League match. Photograph: BCCI India's Nitin Menon on Monday became the youngest ever to be included in the International Cricket Council's Elite......

When India Hosted The First Asian Games

Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources. IMAGE: A glimpse of the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the venue for the......

Buzz: Pakistan begin World Test Championship campaign in England

IMAGE: After the tour of Netherlands and Ireland, Pakistan will travel to England where they will play three World Test Championship Tests from July 30 to August 20 . Photograph: Francois......