Challenges Imran's 'Naya Pakistan' Faces

'Against the backdrop of difficult administrative, political and economic problems, Imran's temperament and staying power will be the subject of intense expectation and public scrutiny,' says Rana......

Key Trump aide quits as ex-wives allege abuse

Rob Porter, White House Staff Secretary and a close aide of United States President Donald Trump, resigned on Thursday after his two ex-wives accused him of physical and emotional abuse. White......

The power bahus of Uttar Pradesh

The kings of the ruling family of India's heartland -- father Mulayam Singh Yadav, Samajwadi party supremo, and son Akhilesh Yadav, UP chief minister -- are at war.And as on any chessboard, the......

The Spell of Sylvia Dyer

Sylvia Dyer’s life began nearly 90 years ago in a forgotten, untamed land. She spent her childhood on a plantation along the Bihar-Nepal border in pre-Independence India, lived through the......

What led BJP towards this harakiri?

'You want a steady, confident, self-assured and highly skilful hand at the till.''It is a pity that the BJP has decided to deprive itself of such a hand at this politically sensitive time.''It is......

The storm from Panama

As people struggle with effects of globalisation, political & business leaders need to realise what is legal may not be moral anymore, notes Claude Smadja The list of casualties is already quite......

India Inc's honeymoon with Modi govt already over?

Legal moves by JSPL, BALCO, Cairn PLC, espionage arrests show growing discontent in India Inc Image: The distance between the government and India Inc became wider. Photograph: Reuters. Trust......

Despite jitters, markets stay headstrong

The Indo-Chinese relationship remains on thin ice, but the markets have recovered on account of positive developments elsewhere, says Devangshu Datta.   In the 1960s, Nehru and Zhou En Lai......

Bollywood loves to holiday in Goa!

A look at all the times Goa played Bollywood's favourite getaway on screen. Image: Rajshri Deshpande, Pavleen Gujral, Anushka Manchanda and Sandhya Mridul in Angry Indian Goddesses......

Review: Land Gold Women is worth a watch

Land Gold Women is not a film for feeble-minded ot those looking for Bollywood style 'happy endings, writes Preeti Arora.The literal translation of Zan Zar Zameen is merely women gold and land. But......

Namastey London, Guru: 2007's only hope so far

After Abhishek Bachchan, Akshay Kumar may save the day. After all, hisNamastey London -- released a week ago -- is the only other film that has done well at the box officein the first quarter of......

Akshay beats SRK, Salman!

With Garam Masala creating a laugh riotacross North America and the United Kingdom, Akshay Kumar has assumed a bigger profile than Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan in the two highly lucrative......

Selectors were busy getting Anushka cups of tea: Engineer

'I feel people with the stature of Dilip Vengsarkar should be in the selection committee.' IMAGE: India's chairman of selectors MSK Prasad. Photograph: PTI Former India wicketkeeper Farokh......

Is Warne dating British actress Liz Hurley?

Australian spin legend Shane Warne has reportedly been dating married British actress Liz Hurley and the two were spotted cosying up at various hotels in London. British tabloid The News of the......

Perez walks to world record

August 23, 2003 | 17:30 ISTPerez walks to world recordEcuador's Jefferson Perez set a world record in the 20km walk today to win the first gold medal of the world athletics championships in Paris.......