The desire to win elections turns everybody into a Yogi Adityanath

Nobody of consequence from the BJP condemned the lynchings. Nor have the Akalis. Nor has the Aam Aadmi Party.And nor, for that matter, have Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi who are now deeply immersed in......

Sheena Bora Trial: Was Sheena strangled or not?

Pasbola had a number of queries about the nails of the corpse found at Gagode Khurd.Did it have nails?Nails, in a case of strangulation, are key because they often have particles and skin beneath......

No surge for Clinton, but she may have wooed the undecided

The fight was for the more than 10 million millennials, the undecided and the independents and Clinton clearly came out on top, feels Aziz Haniffa. Cliched as it has become, the match-up between......

When Nawaz Sharif gave Bill Clinton a hard time over Kargil

Saturday, July 26, will mark the 15th anniversary of the end of the Kargil war. Indian soldiers fought courageously for weeks against Pakistani soldiers masquerading as guerrillas. The war would......

The Best South Songs of 2023

No film gets by without an adequately popular song album. Even though there is a growing misconception about the kind of songs and music that get people interested, with a tendency to focus more on......

The Great Indian Family Review: Vicky Bats For Secularism

The Great Indian Family, observes Sukanya Verma, is a cheerful fable that points out the absurdity of discrimination as a tool employed by power hungry opportunists. The Great Indian Family echoes......

The Man Who Made Shah Rukh Dance

Anirudh Ravichander's name on a film's poster is enough to pull in audiences, notes Arjun Menon. IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan in Jawan. Seconds into the song, Zinda Banda, from Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan,......

Dream Girl 2 Review: Bad Jokes, Stale Gags

Dream Girl 2's understanding of womanhood boils down to her boobs, sighs Sukanya Verma. Being a woman is tougher than pretending to be one. Dream Girl 2 tosses some token sympathy her way, but its......

Siraj's Zinger Was Amazing!

IMAGE: Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated the Gujarat Titans by 9 wickets. Photograph: BCCI This IPL season has been all about the batters and once again the bowlers had a tough outing during......

Is This The Ball Of The 21st Century?

Remember Shane Warne's Ball Of The Century, the delivery that proclaimed his genius to the cricketing universe? Ah, but that was so last century. Thirty one years ago this June. We have a contender......

Shaheen Shah Afridi Is Bowled!

It's usually Shaheen Shah Afridi who bowls people over. Skittling the stumps with his left arm zingers that makes him one of the bowlers to watch out for at the 50 overs World Cup that begins in......

What Record Did Kohli Set In Pakistan Game?

IMAGE: Virat Kohli registered his lowest score against Pakistan since 2012. Photograph: ICC/X   India's innings against Pakistan posted some unwanted records, with Virat Kohli finding himself......

PIX: The King's stay ends quickly vs Pakistan

IMAGE: Virat Kohli practices just before the start of the India-Pakistan match in Pallekele on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter India's batting mainstay Virat Kohli was all intensity at practice......