Let's give Mamata Banerjee a chance

Mamata must be whole-heartedly congratulated and supported. If she errs in future, we must be ready to correct her, says Tarun Vijay. The euphoric joy spread all over Bengal is simply not for an......

'Pakistani army officers don't want to join the ISI'

'The military in Pakistan is capable and self critical, but intelligence is stuffed full of lifers who resist change, which is why career soldiers in Pakistan try with all their might not to be......

Bhopal tragedy: What readers say

Many of the youth of today are not aware of the Bhopal gas tragedy. In fact, even those (not from Bhopal) who were old enough to understand, have only hazy memories of the world's worst industrial......

'Ardh Satya wasn't conceived to showcase Om's talent'

'The ending Vijay Tendulkar had written was different.'According to him, the film ended with Anant Welankar's suicide.''I felt such an ending would be too nihilistic.''Bahut zyada defeatist ho......

Saudi Vellakka: Every Face Counts

I thought Saudi Vellakka a glancing, loving depiction of the judicial system as a pageantry filled with performers trying to do right by everyone, do everything by the book, and failing despite......

City of Dreams 2 review

The second season of City Of Dreams has more pulp, hardly any juice, feels Sreehari Nair. Season 1 of Nagesh Kukunoor's City of Dreams, for all its pulpiness, aspired to paint an epic vision of......

Who wears the ghagra best? Vote!

Show business is all about creating illusions. And as the more alluring face of this fantasy, the heroine has to look like a breathtaking dream at all times. Over the years, the Bollywood woman......

RCB, GT face off in must win clash

IMAGE: RCB will host GT at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI From a maths perspective, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans can still reach the IPL......

When Warne visited Swapnil Asnodkar's Goa home

'I was not sure whether such a big player would come to my house but he was quite happy to visit my place... which was just unbelievable!' IMAGE: Shane Warne with Swapnil Asnodkar at Swapnil's......

Bolt wins 100m gold in world record

Jamaica's Usain Bolt won the men's Olympic 100 metres in stunning style on Saturday, obliterating his own world record to win in 9.69 seconds. He took the most coveted athletic crown with ease,......