Normalcy tiptoes into Bangladesh, death toll climbs to 440

The death toll in the anti-government protests in Bangladesh on Tuesday climbed to 440, with 100 more deaths reported after Sheikh Hasina fled the country, according to local media, even as efforts......

Polls after delimitation, statehood to follow: Amit Shah in Kashmir

In his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after the repeal of Article 370, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday met the kin of victims of terror killings and promised stern action against those......

Obama should visit India -- soon

My fellow columnist Gordon G Chang made a piquant point in this space last week in his preview of Hillary Clinton's trip to East Asia -- her first trip abroad as secretary of state. Chiding her for......

Five lessons from Mumbai

The terrorist assault on Mumbai has only just ended, and India has entered a period of urgent self-examination, bitter soul-searching--and increasingly acrid recrimination. Here are five lessons......

Rlys to provide laptops to all officers

The Railway ministry has decided to provide laptops to all its officers in order to promote IT culture and reduce paper work. "The laptops have already been given to senior officers at joint......

Paytm gets Sebi nod for mega Rs 16,600-cr IPO

Digital financial services firm Paytm has received market regulator Sebi's approval for its Rs 16,600 crore initial public offer, a source involved in the process said on Friday. The company......

Allowing crypto may erode RBI's control over money supply: Subbarao

Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao has said the central bank could lose control over money supply and inflation management if cryptocurrency is allowed in the country. Speaking......

Viral Acharya new RBI deputy governor

The government on Wednesday appointed Viral V Acharya, a New YorkUniversity economics professor who once called himself ‘poor man’s Raghuram Rajan’, as new deputy governor at the......

How Shah Rukh got married to Gauri

Shah Rukh Khan is such a romantic on the big screen. But did you know how the superstar wooed Gauri before they got married? Interestingly, Shah Rukh and Gauri have different versions of that......

Lessons from Bollywood: How to study for exams!

Exam tension? Bollywood offers some wise lessons. They might not go to school any more but actors do know a great deal about exams. It’s called Friday when the box office decides the fate of......

Aziz Ansari is Funny in People

Russell Peters and several other Indian Americans have mined quite successfully their ethnic background but 26-year-old Aziz Ansari, who has a small but significant role in the new Judd Apatow......

Valentine's Day Special: 50 Shades of Bollywood Lovin': Achy Breaky Hearts!

The very filmi Valentine's Day Special!All love stories goes through their share of ups and downs. Almost every single couple on celluloid drifts apart temporarily before the inevitable patch-up.......

Paddler Mudit Dani scripts history

Indian paddler Mudit Dani has entered the history books by becoming the first Indian to win the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) Male Athlete of the Year award for his......

PKL can give the IPL a run for its money

'At a time when sports leagues are often smothered by the allure of spurious glamour, it is easy to forget what makes them so exciting in the first place: The sport itself.''At its core, the PKL......