Manmohan vs Modi Debate: India Is The Loser

False and acrimonious debates such as Modi versus Manmohan might allow for victories that are political and partisan.But the real loser is the nation, India and Bharat, notes Arvind Subramanian,......

Court Verdict Reopens Question On Hindu Identity

What should be made out of the Madras high court order involving non-Hindus' entry into Hindu temples, when many non-Hindus are among the hundreds of thousands that have been worshipping at these......

The Complete Hotelier And Host Extraordinaire

Shreekant Sambrani remembers P R S 'Biki' Oberoi, personal friend and hospitality icon, who passed into the ages this week. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   P R S (Biki to friends)......

'Mother Teresa must have been God incarnate'

'When one was with Mother, one realised you were with somebody who was the nearest person to God.' IMAGE: Preeti Roy with Mother Teresa. Photograph: Kind courtesy Preeti Roy   Preeti Roy is......

Zee: Whose company is it anyway?

The Zee saga will see a long-drawn-out court battle before shareholders get any chance to vote on any proposal by the management or Invesco, says Prosenjit Datta. It is abundantly clear that......

How we can avert 2021's Climate Crisis

'To keep the next catastrophe at bay, a carbon free economy will be an imperative.'Our 2000 cc internal combustion engine powered personal cars and public transport may have to give way to electric......

Vintage Beetle gets new life as electric car

Besides opening up the possibility of a policy that allows vintage cars retrofitted with electric batteries to ply on roads, this also gives a clue to how cars older than 15 years that are banned......

Unrest at Toyota's Bidadi unit puts focus on labour reforms

This crisis has arisen just as demand in India’s auto sector started seeing some sort of revival after the nationwide lockdown in March/April. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been......

How Can Shabana-Javed-Naseer Be In Tukde Tukde Gang?

'Javed Akhtar, Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi have collectively brought more pride and honour to our country than the entire film fraternity put together.' 'Sir, the names you have taken are......

'If she is being mourned in Pakistan...'

'...as much as in India, it's only because she sang for mankind, not the details on the passport.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata Mangeshkar/Twitter I had decided to not write an obituary on the......

'Being Karan Johar is both an advantage and a disadvantage'

"For me, cinema must be an escape route. I believe the characters in my film must laugh and cry, fall in love, suffer heartbreak, go through an entire gamut of emotions. That's my world, and I......

'Lord Krishna has chosen me to be his messenger on earth'

'I accept that huge responsibility very humbly.' 30 years after the Mahabharat was telecast to an enraptured audience, it is back on Doordarshan. Actor and former MP Nitish Bharadwaj, who played......

Alyssa Healy brushes off historic Test loss to India

It's not even a blip: Alyssa Healy on first-ever Test loss to India, rues not having more games Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI Women/X Australia's first-ever loss to India in the one-off women's......

India's women rewrite history; clinch 1st Test win vs Australia

IMAGE: Playing more than one Test at home for the first time since 1995, there was hardly a moment when the team put a foot wrong.Photograph: ICC/X It was a befitting end to India Women's first......

Australia's Lyon spins his way to 500 Test wickets

IMAGE: Nathan Lyon celebrates. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon on Sunday became the eighth bowler to reach 500 Test wickets, holding the ball aloft after trapping......

Red-hot India take on struggling Sri Lanka at Wankhede

IMAGE: With six wins from as many matches, India will look to continue their unbeaten streak against Sri Lanka on Thursday. Photograph: BCCI/X Twelve years on from that dream final on the night of......

Decoding Dhoni: Next season will be about figuring how to manage team from dugout

MSD is CSK and CSK is MSD IMAGE: MS Dhoni guided CSK to a fifth IPL trophy in 11 final appearances and he remained unfazed. Photograph: BCCI Mahendra Singh Dhoni was numb. He didn't raise his head......