Here's the half-yearly report-card for the Tamil film industry.

A young school boy is enraptured by tales of Brazilian soccer magic and falls in love with the joga bonito -- the beautiful game and the men in yellow. M P Anil Kumar travels back in time.

Revamping the Youth Congress and building the party at the grassroots level are positives in Rahul Gandhi's political graph. But on more serious issues facing the country and on foreign policy, his views and leanings are almost unknown. He needs more perspective and experience before he moves on to bigger things.

India is at a critical juncture, with 30 percent of its young population getting ready to make a transition into adulthood. Jayalakshmi Sengupta looks into some of the remarkable initiatives of civil society institutions to harness this volatile resource pool.

India's debacle at the ICC World Twenty20 raises some crucial questions.

Behind the JumboTron faade of Times Square dwells a vibrant, quintessential America. Any attack plot on the Times Square is an assault on the liberalism the United States stands for. P Rajendran gets a bit nostalgic the day the 'Crossraods of the World' stood on the brink of danger.

With its cocktail of celebrities and cheerleaders, the Indian Premier League's dizzy rise to become cricket's richest tournament is under threat, illustrating how politics and business don't mix.

Here's a look at the youngsters on top of the worldwide moneymaking pile.

The value of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has doubled to a whopping $4.13 billion in 2010 from $2.01 billion last year.

Despite Avatar's big loss, two huge hits win major awards at this year's Academy Awards ceremony.

Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland could be the number one film not only in North America but also in foreign markets after its March 5 release.

There were no proposals for additional resource mobilisation in her budget. But she has been helped by an all-time high annual Plan allocation of Rs 41,426 crore (Rs 414.26 billion) for 2010-11, up Rs 1,142 crore (Rs 11.42 billion) from 2009-10.

Viswanathan Anand's hunt for an elusive victory in the 'A' group continued as he played out his sixth draw on the trot but former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta won an exciting game in the 'C' group of the Corus Chess Tournament in Wijk Aan Zee.

The movie grossed $1.4 million over the weekend, taking its 12-day total to $4.7 million in North America on January 3.

A year on, the outlook is much more positive. In 2010, public sector players, which have done a bulk of the lending over the last 15 months, are going to strengthened with the government set to start the Rs 15,000-crore recapitalisation programme.

For the Congress, at 125 years, there is double good news. One, the dynasty is back and in control of things. Two, the BJP is in terrible disarray. But it also faces crucial challenges, writes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

While auto sales in the US have plunged, vehicle sale in China has more than doubled since 2005, rising near 13 million units this year.

The valiant Indian women hockey team had to be satisfied with the silver medal after they went down 3-5 to formidable China in an action-packed final of the seventh Asia Cup in Bangkok.

India's captain is relieved to have Yuvraj Singh back in the team for the second ODI against Australia on Wednesday.

Nigerian Edeh Chidi scored four goals as Mohun Bagan defeated arch-rivals East Bengal 5-3 in a round four I-League match in Kolkata.

Despite the hue and cry, governments have imposed remarkably few barriers on imports

'Given Beijing's growing hardline stance towards India since 2006, New Delhi's attempt to sweep serious issues under the rug is baffling,' says Brahma Chellaney.

Singh assured that the government was taking all possible steps to contain food inflation.

Meet the cool cowboy's design team.

These sexy damsels are all set to take Bollywood by storm.

'With the Chinese behemoth having revved up into a menacing juggernaut, with the US administration indulging Pakistan with billions to buy choicest weapons, our haemorrhaging armed forces are crying to be outfitted with lethal weaponry. Antony has to find ways to bridle red tape and to fast-track acquisitions and upgrades before it is too late.'

Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, takes your through five variations of the ardha chandrasana or crescent pose to show how you can design your own growth in your yoga practice.

Virender Sehwag shrugged off his batting woes with a blazing half-century to lead Delhi Daredevils to a four-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League match in Centurion on Thursday. Delhi consolidated their position atop the IPL standings with 20 points from 14 matches, while Mumbai ended their campaign in seventh position with 11 points.

Bollywood is as much about friends as it is about feuding. Which is why several starry battles so frequently turn back to friendship. In the end, everybody ends up working together anyway.

Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are looking for the next 'small hit' in Internet search.

After a stretch of lousy returns Silicon Valley's VCs are searching for companies with novel traits: rising revenue and profits.

Serena Williams thrashed Russia's Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-3 on Saturday to win the Australian Open title and reclaim the world number one ranking. The American raced to victory in just 59 minutes to capture her fourth singles title at Melbourne Park, after her previous wins in 2003, 2005 and 2007, and her 10th Grand Slam overall.

Roger Federer stayed on track for a record-equalling 14th Grand Slam title when he swatted aside former champion Marat Safin in the third round. The anticipated clash of tennis juggernauts failed to materialise as the Swiss totally dominated the match between former world number ones to win 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 under floodlights.

Novak Djokovic recovered from dropping his first set of the tournament to beat American Amer Delic 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday.

'I am suspicious of the Democratic Party in the US; two, that I fear that Obama is all style and no substance; and three, that I believe his war-cry of 'change!' is no more than election rhetoric, because there is no way anybody is going to turn the battleship that is America except very, very slowly.'

But how would he spend it? Bush and his administration clearly believed in unilateralism, and didn't mind flexing muscle to show America means business, even to its allies.

When Kamath took over the organisation, ICICI had 33 subsidiaries. He gradually brought them down to 24 and then to a dozen, preparing the organisation for an initial public offer in December 2005.

Left-arm pacer Mitchell Johnson's brilliant spell of bowling helped Australia make a strong comeback and seize the initiative by the end of Day 2 in the first Test against South Africa at the WACA in Perth on Thursday. Johnson registered his best figures in Test cricket as he claimed seven for 42 to leave South Africa reeling at 234 for 8 at close.

Agnelo Colaco struck in the second half as Vasco SC stunned Mohun Bagan 1-0 to throw open Group D in the 30th Federation Cup at the floodlit Vidyasagar Krirnagan in Barasat on Sunday.

After three straight victories, India will seek to clinch the series by going for the kill in the fourth one-day international against England in Bangalore on Sunday with a batting line-up strengthened by the return of master batsman Sachin Tendulkar. India need to win just one more match to wrap up the seven-match series and Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his bravehearts will be eager to maintain their winning sequence in the floodlit encounter at the M Chinaswamy stadium.