My Agenda for Modi's New India

'I hope Prime Minister Modi will take the population bull by the horns,' says Sudhir Bisht. The Bharatiya Janata Party has won the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand assembly elections very......

Jaipur Literature Festival kicks off at Diggi Palace

Soulful strains of classical music wafted through the chilly air as the ninth edition of the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival kicked off in Jaipur on Thursday at its usual venue, the sun-kissed Diggi......

Mumbai IAF hero's final journey

After a solemn, calming funeral service, Wing Commander Darryl Castelino, who perished in a rescue mission in Uttarakhand last week, was laid to rest in Mumbai. Abhishek Mande reports Home they......

Why are our airports in such a mess?

Domestic airports across the country are bursting at the seams. And new ones are stuck. Surajeet Das Gupta takes stock. A milestone is seen outside the Jaisalmer Airport in Rajasthan in August......

The price we pay for swanky airports in India!

Private airports are much better but because of poor regulation, the tariffs have shot up, notes Anjuli Bhargava.  Image: Private airports are much better but tariffs have shot......

Ghost airports haunt Modi's infrastructure dreams

Image: The exterior view of arrival lounges is seen at the Jaisalmer Airport in desert state of Rajasthan. Photograph: Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters Across India, more than half of the 100-odd......

Twinkle wants to get out!

Lisa is ready for tennis... Bhidu boxes to keep fit... Photograph: Kind courtesy Twinkle Khanna/Instagram 'This is my hostage smile and hiding behind it is a desperate monologue. Why the hell did......

Review: Captain America: Civil War is the stuff of comic-book dreams

A Marvel film so good it makes all the others feel like a prologue, gushes Raja Sen. (Also, stay for the two end-credit scenes.)  “War, what is it good for?”  Despite the......

Review: Birdman is one of the greatest films of all time

Raja Sen reviews Birdman in three sentences, as a tribute to the film's brilliant one-take technique. We space out the review for easy reading. What do we talk about when we talk......

Why Love In Bombay should NOT have released

Love In Bombay is a piece of history, a fragment of a time that was. Letting us gaze at it is a great idea. Expecting it to compete with films shot six months ago, on the other hand, is dead......

'Blessed that I get to do what I love the most'

'It was about being clear with our plans and executing our processes rather than thinking about who we are facing and what the result would be. I'm glad that first spell worked for me," he added......

T20 WC: USA eye upset; India aim to seal Super 8 spot

IMAGE: For India, it will be their last match in the 'Big Apple' extension and the one where they wouldn't mind batting first. Photograph: USA Cricket/X India's batting prima donnas would......

I tried not to go for magic deliveries: Bumrah

'We had to be very mindful of not overdoing it and yes add up the pressure, use the big boundaries, try to use things to our advantage. That is what we were doing. So, in that we created pressure......

New York all set for India vs Pakistan: 'Super Bowl on steroids'

IMAGE: The Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York is expected to be packed with fans for Sunday's big clash featuring India and Pakistan. Photographs: ICC 2023 New York officials......

Swann unravels the story behind England's struggles against Indian spinners

England just succumbed to pressure, feels Graeme Swann IMAGE: England were bowled out for 218 on a flat deck on the opening day of the fifth and final Test against India in......