Kamal nath on the Austerity drive

While columnists like M K Bhadrakumar denounce the Congress party and the United Progress Alliance government's current austerity drive, some ministers have a different point of......

Devotees throng to Mumbai's most famous Ganesha

Hundreds of devotees on Tuesday converged at the famous Lalbaug cha Raja, to have a glimpse of the huge 23-feet tall idol of Lord Ganapati. They also offered special......

Congress may have an ace up its sleeve

What is the point of political analysis without forecasts? It is like opining where the Sensex will go without betting some money on the direction; or like playing teen patti (cards) with fake......

Games women play on Janamashthami

They may not be the ideal match for a great gambler but during the festive season of Janamashtami Gujarati women drop kitchen work and pick up a deck of cards. Though gambling is largely considered......

How Big Brother Stole Diwali

Gone are the days of over-the-top Diwali parties, says Kishore Singh.This year round, the taxman is the invisible -- and unwanted -- guest at these once extravagant affairs.Illustrations: Uttam......

Playing teen patti, rummy the e-way

More and more people are turning to the Internet this Diwali to play traditional card games teen patti and rummy and pocket some fast cash too. The teen patti game on social network portal Ibibo......

Skoda to launch Yeti by June

After the success of Octavia, Laura and Superb in the sedan segment German car maker Skoda have decided to foray into the SUV segment with Yeti. The SUV fills the gap between the hatchback and......

Robotics start-ups come of age in India

Robots by Indian entrepreneurs are being developed at less than half the cost of imported ones. Robotics start-ups in India are finally making their presence felt. Be it the education or......

Chhatriwali Review: Rakul Rocks

The jury is out on Chhatriwali's flimsy public service, but Rakul sure passes the quality check, applauds Sukanya Verma. It's 2023, but Bollywood's steadfastly holding on to that awkward feeling......

'He is 80, but considers himself to be a young man'

'That is the secret of his untiring energy.' IMAGE: Deepak Sawant does the make-up for Amitabh Bachchan on the sets of Teen Patti. Photograph: Rediff.com Archives An actor's journey is not his......

Ajay Devgn, in SMALL DOSES!

In Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan holds the record for the maximum number of cameos, special appearances and voiceovers that he has done for various films. Superstars like Salman Khan and Shah Rukh......

Meet These Kids of Bollywood Villains

It's easy to keep up with the children of Bollywood's leading men. But what about Bollywood's biggest villains? Do they get the same red carpet when they want to become actors? Joginder Tuteja......

'Delhi police didn't force confession out of spot-fixing accused'

'The investigations were done properly and thoroughly. We established a link between Dawood Ibrahim and the core group that was accused of match-fixing.' 'The moment you increase the possibility of......

England beat Pakistan to stay in WT20

Pakistan players celebrate after the wicket of Ravi Bopara, caught by Shoaib Malik off Shahid Afridi's bowling, during the ICC World Twenty20 match against England at the Oval on...

Clijsters to meet Sharapova in final

Top seed Kim Clijsters held off a late fighback to beat Czech teen Nicole Vaidisova 6-2, 7-6 in the semi-finals of the Acura Classic in San Diego on Saturday, setting up a final clash with Maria......

Sania goes down to Dementieva

Sania Mirza's singles campaign in the Acura Classic ended with a 2-6, 6-3, 3-6 loss to fourth seed Russian Elena Dementieva but the Indianace continued her good doubles form and, partnering South......

Sania stopped in her stride

Sania Mirza's dream run in Dubai came to an abrupt end as Serbia's Jelena Jankovic ousted her in just 48 minutes in the quarter-final of the $1,000,000 Dubai Duty Free Women's Open on Thursday. The......