It Wasn't Wise To Underestimate Manmohan Singh

There was more to him than he let on, asserts Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Then prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh at an event in New Delhi, September 22, 2012. Photograph: B Mathur/Reuters   After......

BJP leaders seek RSS help to resolve crisis

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat met top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday and Sunday to resolve the ongoing factional feud in the party. BJP leaders......

India in Top 10 list of military spenders

1464 billion dollars -- that's what nations around the world spent to secure themselves from their adversaries. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has compiled a list of......

'Lashkar moving into mainstream of global jihad'

Bruce Riedel, the former senior National Security Council official in the Clinton administration, says notwithstanding Pakistan's paranoia about India's role in Afghanistan, the United States......

Have you seen the new Reva electric cars?

The Bangalore-based Reva Electric Car Co unveiled two new models, one of them designed by India's celebrated auto designer Dilip Chhabria, at the 63rd Frankfurt International Motor Show on......

Air India to slash staff salary

The Air India board has decided to reduce by 50 per cent the productivity-linked incentives or flying allowance payable to its employees. The reduction would be in effect till an alternative......

Budget 2009 faces flak from opposition parties

India's opposition parties have strongly criticised the General Budget presented by the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday. CPI (M) leader Brinda Karat felt the......

Ambani case: Clean chit for ADAG officials

Railway police on Friday gave a clean chit to three officials of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group whose statements were recorded in connection with the death of Airworks technician Bharat Borge. These......

FM is damn cute: Main Hoon Na Man

Here's a quickie: Which three words make the world go round?I love you? Nah, that's pass.Main Hoon Na is the 'in' thing. Even Finance Minister P Chidambaram couldn't resist it while announcing the......

Will Lakshya beat Main Hoon Na?

As Main Hoon Na enters the fourth week in North America and England with an estimated $3.6 million haul and exhibitors wonder which movie could beat that collection this year, three things are......

Main Hoon Na: A little bit of everything

You enter the darkened auditorium to watch Farah Khan's directorial debut Main Hoon Na with a lot of hope.You get a lot too. Here's what you get:College romance, forgetful principal, a professor......

You might not want to sing with Main Hoon Na

Last year he sangKal ho naa ho.This year he sings Main hoon na. Main Hoon Na will be Shah Rukh Khan's first release in the year 2004. Directed byFarah Khan, the choreographer who makes her debut,......

SEE: The emotional farewell that left everyone in tears

IMAGE: Players of the Indian Hockey Team pose with a special jersey commemorating the retirement of PR Sreejesh from international hockey. Photograph: Hockey India / X Just get the match to......

Aus Open PX: Rain wreaks havoc on opening day

IMAGE: China's Qinwen Zheng in action during the Australian Open first round match against Romania's Anca Alexia Todoni at Melbourne Park on Sunday. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Five singles......

Images: Australia vs West Indies, Champions Trophy

After winning the toss, West Indies skipper, Floyd Reifer, elected to bowl first. And what a decision it turned out to be! Opening the bowling for West Indies, Kemar Roach got Australian......

Australia's bowling woes ahead of Ashes

Australia start their Ashes defence on Wednesday without a single frontline bowler who has previous Test experience in England. On Monday their most experienced bowler Brett Lee pulled out of......

Spotted: Sehwag in Nottingham

Reader Surinder Singh Happy sent us this photograph from Nottingham. 'We met Virender Shewag at Hotel Chutney, Nottingham, UK, on June 16, 2009 after India vs South Africa match,' writes Surinder.......