Of monkeys, religion and politics

The Gorkhas of the Darjeeling Hills in West Bengal who raised a bloody insurrection in the 1980s demanding a separate state are again restless-- this time with their chief Subash Ghising demanding......

Will 9 diyas at 9 pm end coronavirus crisis?

'Not surprisingly, the call for lighting diyas, candles and other sources of illumination to demonstrate a nation's resolve to fight coronavirus has elicited astrological, numerological and even......

May 2018 be a less eventful year

'With 2017, will one shed violence, terror, rape, rage, pollution, environmental degradation and loss of humanity?''That may be too much to hope for, but for a while -- away from the carousing and......

What Nehru would have made of the Burari deaths?

'It isn't likely that he would have observed a 'strategic silence' on a sensitive and controversial issue, as is done today by the powers-that-be lest an observation lets the cat out of the bag......

US court wants specifics of financial benefits made by Gupta

A US judge has asked prosecutors to provide specific financial benefits they allege former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta made by passing inside information to his friend Raj Rajaratnam......

An easy-to-understand guide on Budget jargon

Budget is the annual fiscal exercise that attracts a lot interest, as it is a plan that sets goals, outlines resources to meet these goals, provides details of the government's receipts and......

Defence Budget: Alarm bells ringing

Stagnant defence expenditure in India and set back to modernisation would be music to the ears of India's neighbours, writes Colonel (Dr.) Anil Athale (Retd.). An economist daughter of mine (Gold......

To energise offices, here is a new mantra

Ajay Poddar's marble-floor office at Masjid Moth in the scruffy part of South Delhi, is scattered with tiny, square copper chips with circular patterns. Sitting on the table, Poddar fishes out a......

Mandala Murders Review: BALONEY!

There's an obvious attempt to startle with its gruesome imagery of severed heads skewered on chopped limbs and peeled-off faces but it's too tacky to elicit any real dread, observes Sukanya Verma.......

Chhorii 2 Review: Sigh. Lost Cause

Chhorii 2 frustrates way more than it frightens, sighs Sukanya Verma. From female foeticide to child marriage, Chhorii's running theme of social evils meets spooky scares seeks to engage its......

The Bhootnii Review: Senseless!

The Bhootnii is just never thrilling, frightening or funny enough to pass itself off as a horror comedy, notes Deepa Gahlot. Sanjay Dutt is co-producer of The Bhootnii, and stars in it too. The......

The Curious Case Of Miley's Missing Eyebrows

Hollywood's biggest night was high on glitz and glamour but lacked the edge and excitement of the movies it was celebrating, observes Sukanya Verma. IMAGE: Mikey Madison won the Best Actress Oscar......

Vote for your favourite commentator this World Cup!

A usual pet peeve for the cricket buff is the quality of cricket commentary in big tournaments. This World Cup tournament copped more than its fair share of criticism. But no criticism is enough......