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Stalin declares war on Governor Ravi, but within the Constitution

The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu had begun seeing Governor Ravi's decisions and actions as a part of the state BJP's non-stop criticism of its government and directed from Delhi, a view strengthened by......

Why were the BK 16 Arrested?

None of them had anything to do with the violence at Bhima Koregaon, where they were not even present, points out Aakar Patel. IMAGE: A protest in Mumbai, March 26, 2018, to demand action against......

Douglas Stuart's Shuggie Bain wins 2020 Booker, Avni Doshi misses out

New York-based Scottish writer Douglas Stuart has won the prestigious 50,000-pound Booker Prize for his autobiographical debut novel Shuggie Bain, a coming of age tale of love and alcoholism set in......

An Indian-American legend says goodbye

Ambassador T P Sreenivasan bids adieu to an unusual human being who passed away into the ages on Saturday. IMAGE: John 'Sunny' Wycliffe was one of the doyens of the Indian-American community in......

MPs seek swift death penalty, castration in rape cases

IMAGE: Members of All India Democratic Youth Organisation, All India Democratic Students Organisation and others stage a protest against Hyderabad rape and murder case in New Delhi, on Monday.......

Grandson of 'Phantom of Bombay House' steps in at Shapoorji Pallonji group

Pallon has already joined the boards of some of the unlisted companies such as Afcons After Shapoor P Mistry and Cyrus Mistry, the next generation has stepped in at the 150-year-old Shapoorji......

Demographic dividend or impending catastrophe?

No country has grown without educating its people. India's shameful lag in primary and secondary education has persisted for several decades, and the crisis in higher education is now threatening a......

'Great danger India will waste its demographic dividend'

'... for two reasons: the poor quality of education, and the low rate of female participation in the labour force.' 'Unless something is done quickly to remedy these problems, India will just have......

Nilekani comes up with a 'Genie'

EkStep to offer android app-based solutions to help children solve learning problemsIt all started on June 15 last year during a small meeting at the house of Nandan Nilekani, who had just returned......

Money really can't buy happiness

A study of the mental state of the modern American woman has found that financial security might not be enough to ensure happiness or satisfaction with one's life. Women who concentrate much of......

In The Times Of Usha Mehta And Savarkar

As Ae Watan Mere Watan and Swatantra Veer Savarkar release this week, Utkarsh Mishra takes us down history and reminds us about India's freedom struggle. IMAGE: Sara Ali Khan plays Usha Mehta in......

Romance, Action, Koffee: On OTT This Week

JLo's dazzling bride, Kamal Haasan's action-packed antics, Karan Johar in gossip mode, Sukanya Verma says it's all there on OTT this week. Marry MeWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage:......

COMING in MARCH: B-I-G OTT Releases!

Ajay Devgn steps into the OTT space in March with his new thriller, Rudra: The Edge Of Darkness. That's not all. Vidya Balan gets together with Shefali Shah to spin a tale about a journalist and......

When Dilip Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar didn't speak for 13 years

The way Dilip came to the porch to receive Lata, you would never have guessed something was amiss between the two.Raju Bharatan's many wonderful insights into Dilip Kumar's life. IMAGE: Dilip......

'I am a huge Shah Rukh Khan fan'

'An actor is someone who fills the space between the director and the audience.''So when I see a script, I ask myself: Will the audience like this story?' IMAGE: Sharafudheen spreads his arms a la......

Serena's brand will stay strong post-retirement

IMAGE: Serena Williams positioned her well ahead of other female athletes in terms of appeal to major sponsors. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters The end of Serena Williams' glittering......

P T Usha's coach O M Nambiar passes away

IMAGE: Coach O M Nambiar with Indian athletics legend P T Usha. Photograph: Kind courtesy, P T Usha - Olympics.com Renowned athletics coach O M Nambiar, who nurtured India's athletics great P T......

Is Leicester's 5,000-1 upset the greatest sporting shock?

IMAGE: Leicester City's Wes Morgan celebrates scoring their first goal against Manchester United on Sunday. Photograph: Darren Staples Livepic/Reuters At the start of the English football season......

Modern cricket is poorer with Anandji Dossa passing into the ages

Anandji Dossa. Photograph: Haresh Pandya Blessed with a computer-like brain and an elephantine memory, Anandji Dossa was a pioneer in compiling cricket statistics and scores. Haresh Pandya pays......

Shetty ineligible to contest election as MCA alters rules

The Mumbai Cricket Association has changed its eligibility rules for contesting its forthcoming elections. The move is widely seen as a bid to prevent senior administrator Prof Ratnakar Shetty from......

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