'Mother Teresa must have been God incarnate'

'When one was with Mother, one realised you were with somebody who was the nearest person to God.' IMAGE: Preeti Roy with Mother Teresa. Photograph: Kind courtesy Preeti Roy   Preeti Roy is......

The Village of Heroes

The village in Maharashtra has continuously sent soldiers to the army since World War I. Every other person you meet is a soldier or a retired soldier or is aspiring to be a soldier. Text: Archana......

Delhi's richest candidate (from BJP) bites the dust

Most candidates hailing from political families emerged victorious in the Delhi civic polls, while the richest contender faced a drubbing. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party’s Delhi unit......

Security Breach: What Can Keep Modi Safe

In this event, it is the IAF that showed true professionalism, telling the boss they weren't going to fly in that weather.You can see what professionalism and moral courage it takes to say no to......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......

An Indian tribute: Paul Samuelson, Guru

Paul A Samuelson, one of the world's greatest economists, passed into the ages on Sunday, December 13. Janata Party President and economist Dr Subramanian Swamy, a student of Professor Samuelson,......

CEO pay: How about $6.5 mn a year for life?

Fat cat chief executives are almost always used as Exhibit A in the national debate about the rich getting richer. Bolstering that case is a growing body of evidence showing that a burgeoning......

How reverse mortgage works

Mr Patil has retired after what can be called a very fulfilling career with a leading engineering company. His only daughter is married and well settled in Bangalore. He owns a large house in Thane......

Exciting OTT Menu This Week

Cricket, time travel, artificial intelligence, haunted homes, World War II -- it’s all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you some great options to choose from.   Mr & Mrs......

Mr & Mrs Mahi Review: Match Made In Heaven!

I liked how the film finds excitement in Mahendra and Mahima's dull lives and transforms their humdrum existence into an ode to second chances, notes Sukanya Verma. The two Mahis in Mr & Mrs Mahi......

It's All About Loving Numbers!

Bollywood loves number games. And not just the rat race kind. There's a slew of movies with numbers in their title. It's easy to see why. Be it to embody a chronological accuracy, catchphrase or......

Watch Konkona's Killer Magic On OTT

After receiving high praise for her performance in Killer Soup, we can't help but wonder why Konkona Sen Sharma is not seen more often on screen. Her films have been few and far between, with some......

V V S Laxman on the Magic of Cricket

'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.' IMAGE: V V S Laxman celebrates his double century in the memorable Eden......

AIBA suspends boxer Sarita, her coaches for refusing bronze at Asiad

India's bronze medallist Laishram Sarita Devi reacts during the medal ceremony of the women's lightweight (57-60kg) boxing at the Asian Games in Incheon. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters The......

'Regretful' Sarita Devi offers 'unconditional apology' for medal ceremony row

Indias L. Sarita Devi cries looking at a medal as she steps on to the podium helped by bronze medalist Vietnams Thi Duyen Luu during the medal ceremony for the women’s light 60-kilogram......

1983 World Cup win gave new dimension to Indian cricket: Kapil

On the 30th year of India's maiden World Cup triumph, the captain of the team Kapil Dev feels that particular evening at Lord's "changed the dimension" of the game in the country. "We felt that the......

Blackburn make record signing, Carroll moves to West Ham

Heavily criticised Indian owners Venky's demonstrated their commitment to Blackburn Rovers by sanctioning the club record signing of Scotland striker Jordan Rhodes for eight million pounds ($12.65......