India, from the eyes of one who saw her birth

'Our biggest problem has been keeping this country together.''Nation building is never easy. It is a very difficult task.''Even 70 years is not too long a time.' An old time civility distinguishes......

Fallujah '03-04 replay in Pak Pashtun belt

The situation in the Pashtun belt of the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas and the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan has rapidly deteriorated after the commando raid on the Lal Masjid of......

The Godhra trial tragedy

Besides weighing the police evidence and arguments against it, many factors complicate the Godhra issue. This is the third and final part of the series on the Politics of Evidence.Part I: The......

Godhra case hits a dead-end

Two years after the Godhra carnage, the Gujarat police still do not know who the brains behind the plan to set the Sabarmati Express alight were.If you read the seven chargesheets filed so far by......

Covid doesn't stop superstars from shooting!

Shooting is underway for Amitabh Bachchan's Goodbye, Shah Rukh Khan's Pathan, Salman Khan's Tiger 3 and Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan's Adipurush among other films. IMAGE: Akshay Kumar has been......

How Ajit became a suave villain

'My father became a very popular villain and in some films, was paid more than the hero.' 'He was a very simple person. All he needed was six pairs of white shirts and trousers for the whole year,......

When Shah Rukh Khan died onscreen

Spoiler Alert! The world's favourite image of Shah Rukh Khan is where he flashes his famous dimpled smile and spreads his arms wide open. Easy to imagine the King of Romance walk off with the......

U-19 Asia Cup: Seven-star Raj helps India beat Nepal to enter semis

IMAGE: India's Raj Limbani celebrates after taking seven wickets against Nepal in the Under-19 Asia Cup in Dubal on Tuesday. Photograph: Asian Cricket Council/X Seam bowler Raj Limbani bowled an......

Salim Durani: People's man who could oblige with 'Sixerrrrr'

IMAGE: Salim Durani, the first and only Afghanistan-born cricketer to play Test cricket for India will forever remain 'Prince Salim' of Indian cricket, Salim bhai to all young and old. Photograph:......

'Bhajji, always loved your aggression on the field'

IMAGE: Harbhajan Singh with Sachin Tendulkar during a Test match against Australia in Mohali in October 2010. Photograph: Pal Pillai/Getty Images Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh announced......

'My mad genius rest in peace': Ganguly pays tribute to Maradona

IMAGE: BCCI president and former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly with Diego Maradona in Kolkata in 2017. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Sourav Ganguly/Twitter Argentine soccer legend Diego......

'Dhoni has never shown his palm to an astrologer'

'He believes in his destiny and says "naseeb accha hai, chalne do".' Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI   When Bharat Sundaresan, one of India's finest cricket writers, travelled to Ranchi to......