This Picasso masterpiece sets world record for art at auction

Never underestimate the power of pretty women. A painting by Pablo Picasso has set a new world record for the most expensive artwork to be sold at an auction after reaching $179 million......

'For 1,400 years India led the world in science'

'Indian science was perhaps more rational than the European science of the time.''Nobody tried or convicted Aryabhata just because he said Rahu-Ketu is nonsense.''Some Indians take the extreme view......

Did someone pay $110.5 million for this painting?

Kishore Singh on Jean-Michel Basquiat and his worth. Gaitonde to Raza: The 10 costliest Indian paintings IMAGE: Yusaku Maezawa paid twice the estimate to walk away with his Basquiat......

How the Supreme Court became 'lions under the throne'

The Supreme Court of India became 'lions under the throne' when Jawaharlal Nehru brought in the Fourth Amendment in 1955, says T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......