The American who caught Gandhiji's killer

In the shock after Nathuram Godse murdered Mahatma Gandhi that January evening 72 years ago today, a young American diplomat rushed to capture the assassin.Vaihayasi Pande Daniel traces the......

2019 election and the brown man's burden

'The anti-India biases of the Western elite can be attributed to the unease these privileged nations feel at the rise of Asian nations like India and China.''But what ought to shock all......

Youth disillusionment with Modi-2 has been rapid and deep

'The economy is in a free fall.''And it's been declining for so long, so consistently, that the promise of growth and better days now looks a fantasy.''A mid-1970s kind of pessimism, even......

'This is a battle of good vs evil, not Hindu vs Muslim'

'There has never been a problem between Hindus and Muslims in Kairana.''We are a people that smoke from the same hookah.'Once the seat of an influential tradition of Indian classical music, Kairana......

Uncle Sam and the Elephant

If Paris really meant to serve as a landmark in recognising equity in climate negotiations, it should have heralded the second phase of the Kyoto protocol. Instead we have all countries, India and......

Review: The Man From UNCLE is a superbly stylish romp

The Man From UNCLE is as lovingly tailored as they come, says Raja Sen. Has there ever been a name as American as Armie Hammer? It is a cartoonish name with inbuilt stars and stripes, the sort......

The Fabelmans Review: Spielberg At His Best!

Spielberg was born with a camera in his eye. And this one movie, he'd been recording all his life, observes Sukanya Verma. 'His eye is so connected to his brain.' Tom Hanks is spot on about the......

The Man Behind Pathaan

Big stars, big budgets, breezy soundtrack and the promise of a good time is director Siddharth Anand's specialty. High on foreign locales and fancy styling, his entertainers exude the A to Z of......

Dia Mirza gets ready to wed!

A look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:  Dia Mirza is all set to marry long time beau Sahil Sangha in Delhi on October 18. The Mehendi ceremony will......

When Olonga 'bounced Tendulkar out' in Sharjah...

IMAGE: A mean bouncer to get Sachin Tendulkar out on a lifeless Sharjah track during a tri-series in 1998 made him a household name in India. Photograph: Craig Prentis/All Sport/Getty Images In a......

Kaneria requests PCB to lift life ban

IMAGE: Danish Kaneria wants to play domestic cricket. Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty Images Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has appealed to the cricket board to lift the life ban......

Muhammad Ali: The greatest of all time

Bikash Mohapatra salutes boxing legend Muhammad Ali IMAGE: File photo of American heavyweight boxer Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali), February 1964. Photograph: Getty Images.   'Age is......