Nothing Surprising About Agnipath

Agnipath may be an exercise to address the genuine needs of the armed forces.But overall, it betrays the tendency to use the military and paramilitary for employment generation and shaping a......

The Two Faces of India's Democracy

How should one billion Indians, for whom deprivation has become an inescapable way of life, join us in celebrating 75 years of Independence? And where do we go from here? asks Kalyan Singhal.......

Time for Congress to get down from high horse

What we have in the Congress is a useful glue to hold a non-cultural, unified Opposition together.That is the sacrifice the Congress must be willing to live with if showing the BJP the door is what......

Why Young India Thinks Old

'Three decades after liberalisation kicked off, my friend's son and niece -- both born well after that historic shift in economic policy -- find themselves newly off the beaten path for no fault......

A NOT-SO-SENSITIVE Guide to Badhaai Do

Badhaai Do carries its audience on the wave of those little farces that come with being queer in India, a land where masculinity still has some say, observes Sreehari Nair. By the end of Badhaai......

Remembering Dev Anand

'As soon as the plane touched down and we emerged, barricades came down and his fans rushed towards us.''Then, before my astonished eyes, they had lifted him up and he was being passed along over......

Review: Akshay and Action are Kesari's strengths

'Kesari devotes a significant chunk of its script to brandish Akshay's might as the dauntless, magnanimous, Sardar, Havildar Ishar Singh.''To his credit, the actor is a picture of restraint and......

Movies To Watch Out For In 2019

Keep your Fridays free this year! There are so many promising movies to watch out for this year that we had to split our feature into two parts! Joginder Tuteja presents Part One.  ......

'Patriotism', 'honour' and Luis Suarez

The way some Uruguayan fans have reacted to the Suarez incident shows how black and white facts can be spun into shades of grey, writes Devangshu Datta.Uruguay's striker Luis Suarez has hogged the......

PIX: How Moroccans celebrated victory over Belgium!

IMAGE: Morocco fans celebrate. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images Morocco jeopardised Belgium’s World Cup hopes as Abdelhamid Sabiri and Zakaria Aboukhlal’s late goals secured a......

The Muhammad Ali tribute you MUST read!

'Every Ali obituary I read made the point that he 'transcended his sport' -- a reference to the many battles he fought with America even as he fought in America.''What the obituaries leave out is......