BJD-BJP Alliance: Wishful Thinking

Although the BJP has never been ballistic about the BJD and Narendra Modi has avoided being critical of Naveen Patnaik, the BJP is optimistic that the party can improve its electoral fortunes in......

750-page UCC report to be tabled in Uttarakhand assembly

A government-appointed panel to prepare a draft of the Uniform Civil Code on Friday submitted a voluminous document to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who said the "long-awaited......

Shall I shoot myself too? RPF jawan asked wife after killing 4 in train

Moments after allegedly gunning down four persons in a train near Mumbai, including a senior colleague, dismissed Railway Protection Force constable Chetansinh Chaudhary called up his wife and said......

Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Ivan Menezes and Arvind Subramanian -- whose birthdays were separated by a month and 3 days in 1959 -- became close friends attending the economics course at St Stephen's.Ivan went on to be a......

Indians give up cushy jobs abroad to come back to their homeland

Armed with pricey degrees from colleges overseas, young Indians are heading back home in search for greener pastures, finds Anjuli Bhargava. Image: India is where the action is today. Photograph,......

Fortis' Shivinder Singh to step down; to join spiritual organisation

Fortis Healthcare Executive Vice-Chairman Shivinder Mohan Singh is stepping down from his position to join a philosophical and spiritual organisation Radha Soami Satsang Beas headquartered near......

'Shaadi nahin attend karne ka koi sawaal hi nahi paida hota'

'He can't remain upset for long, not with Sonakshi.' IMAGE: Sonakshi Sinha with Zaheer Iqbal. Photograph: Kind courtesy Zaheer Iqbal/Instagram Film-maker Pahlaj Nihalani confirms that he will be......

When RD Burman Created Magic

Subhash K Jha doffs his hat to the musical genius R D Burman on his 30th death anniversary. IMAGE: Asha Parekh and Shammi Kapoor in the song O Mere Sona Re from Teesri Manzil. If there has ever......

The Crown Review: Appropriate Finale

After the debacle of the first episodes of Season 6, the latter half give an even-handed treatment to intriguing not-so-well-known events of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, observes Vaihayasi Pande......

Who Won Best Ma, Pita, Beta, Beti...

Who won what at the Star Parivaar Awards? Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai's Pranali Rathod won the Most Stylish Female Sadasya award. Oh, and she won the Best Bahu award too.   Anupamaa star......

'I was in the best team that never played for India'

Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once hit a century against a fiery Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies.At 77, he has a razor sharp memory, a ready......