Israel needs to come terms with the new reality that they are no longer invincible or the dominant power in the West Asian region, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: United States......
Cricket has taken many steps forward towards excellence and fairness.Electoral politics has a lot of catching up to do, points out Rajeev Bhargava.An excerpt from his fascinating new book, Between......
'In both the attacks last week, terrorists had come equipped for a prolonged fight and were eventually prepared to die. This is a new breed of fidayeen Pakistan has invested in,' says Nitin A......
Religion or caste is a key part of India's political discourse, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday and asked whether seeking of votes on that basis would amount to "corrupt practice" under the......
The Nobel follows a line of mighty brands that have bent low to kiss the feet of the popular, says Itu Chaudhuri. 'The Nobel Committee has won the Bob Dylan Prize,' announced the Always Contrarian......
'Cynics don't make it big in advertising.''Often, the medium calls for a rock-like commitment to puny, easily digestible ideas.''Here's a text that understands this facet of advertising and one......
'If there is an artiste somewhere in India or in the world who wants to express her art, I hoped that this award would inspire them and add meaning to their journey.' IMAGE: Kani Kusruti, left,......
If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our......
... And sometimes, that's enough, says Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Divyenndu Sharma in Mirzapur 2. I think you can enjoy the second season of Mirzapur if you tuck away the central plot somewhere in the......
Sreehari Nair introduces you to three promising movies coming up. IMAGE: Radhika Madan and Sanya Malhotra in Pataaka. For their sheer curviness, very few Hindi film writers can match Vishal......
'Everyone was going gaga over Baahubali, But it has some really regressive stuff.' 'People justify their work as harmless entertainment, but there is nothing called harmless entertainment.' Onir......
'Of the 32 captains who have led India in Test cricket, only four have been pure bowlers -- Ghulam Ahmed, Venkatraghavan, Bishan Bedi and myself.' 'The captain must lead with only one idea in mind......