'Modi retains an advantage nationally'

'Right now, politics is operating in a state of suspended animation. That works to Modi's advantage.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi. Photograph: Press Information Bureau "As the......

Don't mock India's scientific past!

It is important to approach the belief of people in ancient India's achievements with a sense of proportion, balance and empathy, argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.Illustration:......

My statues represent 'will of the people': Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that construction of her life-size statues and the party's symbol, elephant, at various places in Uttar Pradesh during her......

Modi's ministers didn't mind Pranab scolding them

The President may not have agreed with the government on many occasions.Not once was this ever made public though he told off ministers in private, reports Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Pranab Mukherjee......

Bharat floorings: The floor beneath India's feet for 95 years!

Nikita Puri finds out what makes the company, which has tiled palaces, homes, restaurants and even railway stations, relevant for millenials, too. IMAGE: Besides places like Mumbai's Bhau Daji Lad......

e-Payment regulations stuck as RBI unwilling to cede control

The Watal panel had suggested an independent payments regulator be set up. The acceptance of the final report of a government committee on electronic payments, headed by former finance secretary......

India's 1st intelligent city takes root near Pune

Reema Shah wakes up to a shrill alarm bell in the sylvan surroundings of the Sahyadri Hills. Sleepily, she taps a button on a touch panel at her beside. As if by magic, the security system is......

Markets: Rs 40 trillion lost in '08

It was a story of riches to rags. Lady luck deserted investors and punters during 2008 with stock markets losing over Rs 40 trillion, a figure that not many would know carries how many zeroes.......

Bhoomi Review: Sanjay Dutt makes comeback in one of the worst films of the year!

Bhoomi’s blood-splattering, bone-crunching vigour is as unwelcome as the rest of this ghastly movie, feels Sukanya Verma. Blatantly exploitative and excessive, Bhoomi treats rape as......

Shah Rukh Khan: The King's Speech

Even as Mumbai's teenybopper population was drowning in Beiber-sized disappointment, my super-filmi week delighted in a breathtaking journey to Amazon, Satyajit Ray's fabulous use of fantasy to......

PIX: Step inside Kangana's beautiful home

'My idea of a perfect house is a place that takes me closer to my roots while I look into my future.' Kangana Ranaut's home in Mumbai is beautifully done up. The May-June edition of Architectural......

Brad Pitt calls ex-wife Aniston 'pathetic'

Brad Pitt reportedly thinks former wife Jennifer Aniston is "pathetic". According to sources, a peeved Pitt allegedly told his pals that the Friends stars is "pathetic" for appearing on the cover......

Disgraced cyclist Armstrong sells Austin home

Disgraced former cycling champion Lance Armstrong has sold his sprawling home in the hills of Austin, Texas, his spokesman said on Thursday. Spokesman Mark Higgins, who spoke to Reuters, said......