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'What's Indian In New Statue Of Justice?'

'Politicians can do symbolism by changing the names of places and museums.''Judges need not be seen to be craving for approval from the public.' IMAGE: The new statue of Lady Justice. Photograph:......

Has Modi Learnt Nothing From Election Result?

On June 26, for the likes of me, the music died. Any impression of potential change held forth by the outcome of the 2024 general election, was vaporised, states Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Prime......

Political Actors Use Religion To Align Their Politics

The rulers of the day need to be sensitive and involved in managing the identities of sacred spaces and the ongoing dialogues about the past in diverse societies, suggests Colonel Nikhil Apte......

Goodbye old Parliament House, hello new Sansad Bhavan!

From its inauguration in 1927 to witnessing the foundation laying of a new Sansad Bhavan ahead of the 75th anniversary of India's Independence, the chequered history of the old Parliament building......

Were The Chola Kings Hindus Or Not?

The aftermath of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan has led to an argument that there was no religion as Hinduism in Chola times.Instead, there was only Saivism, Vaishnavism, etc, and that the Cholas......

All you need to know about olive oil

Do you want to eat and live healthy? Many says olive oil, the cooking oil with the highest level of monounsaturated fatty acids, is the right product to ensure your healthy life.Here is all you......

The games anti-Keynesians play

Nobel Laureate John Nash lashed out at Keynesian economists, comparing them to Bolsheviks, while speaking at the Game Theory conference in Mumbai.Reading his paper on 'Ideal Money and......

Gold: Some glittering facts

Do you know which is the first known piece of gold jewellery? Or have you heard of the most famous piece of gold? If not, read below some amazing facts on gold.Which is the most expensive gold coin......

Pill pushers flock to foreign language classes

It was Charlemagne, the "emperor of the Holy Roman Empire", who said that to have another language is to possess a second soul. That's not surprising, because he never knew how to read or write.But......

Dynasties of the billionaires

Albert von Thurn und Taxis has a fortune of $2.3 billion. His holdings include miles of German forest, a tech company and the family castle. And the 24-year-old has a royal title to go along with......

Kangana's Emergency Arrives on OTT

Raveena Tandon's daughter making her debut, Kangana Ranaut's controversial Indira Gandhi movie, Millie Bobby Brown's brand new sci-fi offering and more on Sukanya Verma's Holi weekend watch. ......

Golden Globes Movies On OTT

Payal Kapadia, Ridley Scott, M Night Shyamalan... catch the works of these fine filmmakers on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists your choices. All We Imagine As LightWhere to watch?......

Read this before you watch Elizabeth

Before the British Raj, before hill-stations and the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, before Gandhi and an empire on which 'the sun never set' -- there was Queen Elizabeth I of England. She ruled for......

Ash is fun to watch in Last Legion

Towards the end of director Doug Lefler's The Last Legion, Aishwarya Rai is fighting a mean looking bald, heavyweight Goth, who has scary tattoos on his face.The Romans are in Britain having been......

Three movies you must watch!

Indira Kannan picks Made in Bangladesh, Greed, Moothon. IMAGE: A scene from Moothon. The labels are a common sight on the racks of most fast fashion stores in the West -- Made in Sri Lanka,......

The axed emperors of Chelsea's Roman empire

Chelsea sacked Andre Villas-Boas on Sunday after less than nine months in charge. Speculation over the 34-year-old's future had been doing the rounds in the British media for weeks following a......

Nine years of managerial Blues under Roman

Following the sacking of manager Roberto Di Matteo on Wednesday, we present a list of Chelsea managers and the trophies won since Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich bought the Premier League......

Nicholas regrets, apologises to Sammy for 'Short of Brains' comment

IMAGE: West Indies captain Darren Sammy celebrates with the ICC World Twenty20 trophy after beating England in the final at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, on Sunday. Photograph: Ryan......

BCCI questioned about role of cheer girls

How do cheer girls promote the cause of cricket? Why are players auctioned like "gladiators" in IPL system of cricket? These were some of the questions members of the Parliamentary Standing......

Chelsea not ready to crumble

The talk has been of a crumbling empire at Stamford Bridge this season but the Chelsea old guard showed they are not ready to be consigned to the scrapheap after a thrilling win over Napoli in the......

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