Kuwait fire tragedy devastates Kerala and Tamil Nadu

The Kuwait fire tragedy that claimed the lives of at least 45 Indians, including 23 from Kerala and seven from Tamil Nadu, has left the two states reeling with grief as stories emerge of the......

Diane Keaton And A Private Tragedy

Diane Keaton's wit and honesty taught us that ageing and uncertainty aren't weaknesses, they are part of what makes us human and graceful, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Diane Keaton shows her......

Why The National Awards Feel Different Now

When you declare 12th Failas the Best Film and Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani as the Wholesome Entertainer of the year, you have somehow narrowed the range of the awards, suggesting, in effect,......

Pather Panchali@70: Beautiful, Broken People

Seventy years after Pather Panchali released on August 26, 1955, we finally get it.Shuttling between the village of Boral and a studio in Calcutta, caught between worrying about the next purse of......

Empuraan Has The Soul Of A Right Wing Movie

Empuraan, with its gimmicky violence and vigilante posturing, is not out to widen your perspective or open up history. All it wants to do is pick your pockets, observes Sreehari Nair. To the......

Ranji Trophy: Dominant Mumbai, J&K complete easy wins

IMAGE: Mumbai's players celebrate a wicket during the Ranji Trophy match against Puducherry. Photograph: Mumbai Cricket Association/Instagram Mumbai needed just over half an hour to complete the......

Ranji final: Form favours Vidarbha vs sprightly Kerala

IMAGE: Captain Akshay Wadkar, who has had a fine run with the bat thus far, scoring 674 runs in nine matches, including two centuries and as many fifties, holds the key to Vidarbha's fortunes in......

Jasprit Bumrah Beyond Numbers

159 dismissals in 36 Tests, 149 dismissals in 89 ODIs, and 89 dismissals in 70 T20s are very good by any standards. And yet they don't speak to Jasprit Bumrah's true value and his special appeal,......

I Don't Get this Indian Cricket Team

They represent a new tribe whose grace and skill-sets lie well beyond my comprehension, notes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates with team-mates after taking Rassie van der Dussen's......

Is Hardik being punished for spilling insider secrets?

'His sin was that he made public a certain lifestyle that was to be kept within the confines of those sweaty dressing rooms,' says Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Hardik Pandya and K L Rahul on the Koffee......