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Will Pinarayi Vijayan Survive Ally Anvar's Attack?

At a time when none in Kerala's Left politics questioned the chief minister's authority, MLA P V Anvar hurled a series of accusations against Pinarayi Vijayan's government, notes Shyam G Menon.......

Kargil: Did India Punish Pakistan Enough?

India failed to extract the 'price' from Pakistan for its Kargil misadventure. The price could have been military in terms of loss of territory/soldiers/equipment or destruction of terrorist......

'We Were Fighting With Our Backs To The Wall'

'There is a sense of achievement but it has come at a great cost.' IMAGE: Indian soldiers show the victory sign in Drass after India captured Tiger Hill on July 4, 1999. Photograph: Kamal......

The Soldier Who Became A Legend

A fortnight after he became the face of the Indian soldier in the Kargil war, on July 8, 1999, Vikram Batra died. He was mortally wounded after fighting through the night while recapturing Peak......

1 year after violence, Manipur is still a divided state

'The kind of situation we are seeing…we don't believe that this can happen in a settled democracy like India' IMAGE: Family and friends of missing Meiteis in Manipur get emotional during a......

Renault Duster just got smarter, safer and automatic

The AMT variant comes with a turbo charged diesel engine which produces 108.5bhp@4000 rpm and a peak torque of 245Nm@1750rpm Everybody likes a mid-life correction and the craving for a fresh look......

All about Fiat 500

So, you put in lots of green mint toothpaste, which goes to the brakes, which in turn powers the car? Sheer genius!" "How much power should it have? 22,000 horsepower? Perfect." "Talcum powder......

Drive the Xceptional BMW!

Athens. To me, it always was a city that surrounded a crumbling mansion atop a hill. And guess what, I was right all along. What I didn't know was that the capital of Greece which houses 40 per......

Driving the biodiesel Merc

The mountain has been notoriously naughty with me. The first time I tried to mess with her, she poured snow over Rohtang and kept me at an arm's length. The second time around she let me have a......

India's fastest growing university network

Nagarjuna Circle, one of Hyderabad's busiest intersections, leads to the localities of Banjara Hills and Jubilee Hills. Recent talk has indicated that Nagarjuna Hills, from which the intersection......

20 UNFORGETTABLE FRAMES of Dilip Kumar

As Dilip Kumar passes away in the ages, Sukanya Verma feels a deep gratitude for the enormous legacy he's left behind. When an actor achieves as much resonance and distinction as Dilip Kumar did in......

Why cellular operators are against Rajini's 2.0

'Everybody has freedom, but you cannot start a fire in a crowded theatre.' A couple of days before the release of the Rajinikanth starrer 2.0 , the Cellular Operators Association of India has......

Bratty Sanju Baba to lovable Munna Bhai

'The most striking comment Yasser Usman makes -- not only about Sanjay Dutt, but also our contemporary society -- is about the transformation that he goes through: From being a man who claimed......

'I never felt I was 'somebody''

'Most of the time I did not have anything to do in a film, even though I was in it throughout.'Saurabh Shukla, one of our finest character actors, shines yet again in his new film Jolly LLB 2. Did......

Unstoppable: Muscular excitement for all ages

Elvis D Silva reviews Unstoppable. Post YOUR reviews here!Sheldon Cooper, a character in the television show The Big Bang Theory, would probably drive his fictional friends crazy with trivia about......

World Athletics PIX: Eid Naser wins 400m in third-fastest time

Images from Thursday's proceedings at the IAAF World Athletics Championships, in Doha. IMAGE: Bahrain's Salwa Eid Naser celebrates winning the women's 400 metres in 48.14 seconds, at the IAAF......

Sports Shorts: 'Neeraj recovering without complications'

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra gives a thumbs up after his surgery. Photograph: Neeraj Chopra/Twitter Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is......

I'm not a drama person, says Abhinav

BBC Hindi India Editor, Sanjeev Srivastava talks with India's Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra. Below are excerpts from the interviewon BBC Ek Mulaqat to be broadcast this Sunday [31 August 2008]:......

Hamilton is pick of the Brit pack

Lewis Hamilton will be the youngest and least experienced of four Britons on the Formula One starting grid this season but the most likely to win. So says Damon Hill, Britain's last world champion......

'Can't Kimi crash into Alonso?'

Suzuka changed the face of the Championship.Michael Schumacher led the Japanese Grand Prix but an engine failure with less than 20 laps to go effectively ended his Championship campaign. Now the......

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