Modi upset over attack on Rajdeep Sardesai

Modi's friend, billionaire Gautam Adani, called Sardesai and delivered a personal message from the prime minister. Image: Rajdeep Sardesai being confronted by the hecklers. Photograph: Suman Guha......

'When confronted by a mugger, don't try to be a hero'

The murders of Indian students in the United States in the last few years hasbeen a reason of worry for not only students but also their parents in India. Arthur J Pais reports The day the news of......

9/11: Memories of another day

Saisuresh Sivaswamy, who was in New York on 9/11, relives the day that changed America and the world. 'Oh my god, look at that, a plane, a plane!' The plaintive wail of a woman rang through the......

In NYC, Chidambaram learns to avoid another 26/11

Home Minister P Chidambaram is apparently impressed by the way New York has prepared itself for any Mumbai-style attack and said he was taking back with him some of the best practices and ideas,......

Does Karan Johar know what love's all about?

There are two types of desis who live in New York -- those who were acutely aware that last fall Karan Johar was shooting Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna in the city and its suburbs, and those who either......

Mira's Namesake comes to India!

Mira Nair started shooting her new film, The Namesake, in Kolkata on Sunday, May 22. The film isan adaptation of Pulitzer-winning writer Jhumpa Lahiri's debut book of the same name. "The two-week......

Current heart-throb stars as '60s icon

Today, the flying kisses from giddy female fans are mostly for his good looks. But Gael Garcia Bernal, who had two high profile films -- Bad Education and The Motorcycle Diaries -- at the Toronto......

Don't be surprised if Johnny Depp wins

While many people would think the Best Actor Oscar could go either to Sean Penn (Mystic River) or Bill Murray (Lost In Translation), don't be surprised if the surprise nominee Johnny Depp, who......

Kobe Bryant crash: Investigators requests public's help

The dense fog, and its role in the crash, came under scrutiny on Monday IMAGE: Graffiti and a mural memorialize former NBA star Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas,......