Israel attack: Is Home Min walking diplomatic tight rope?

While Home Minister P Chidambaram has declared the Israel embassy car bombing as a terror strike, he has opted not to name the perpetrators of the attack. Anil Chowdhry wonders whyOne watched with......

Why India needs the National Counter Terrorism Centre

The prime minister should perhaps drop the police role of the NCTC, leaving it free to focus its energies on intelligence gathering, coordination and operations, says Anil Chowdhry, former......

Why we need to 'de-militarise' Republic Day

When we celebrate Republic Day, and not Armed Forces Day, there needs to be more of fun and colour, and less of khaki, argues Anil Chowdhry As a person who has been actively involved in the......

Race hots up for key home ministry post

The Centre is discussing the name for a new Special Secretary in Union home ministry with names of Delhi Police Commissioner K K Paul and Special Director in Intelligence Bureau P C Halder doing......

Basu Chatterjee was the Master of Hope

'I always felt that Basu Chatterjee was a kind, gentle, man who truly believed that in directing films like Chhoti Si Baat, he was impacting our lives,' remembers Aseem Chhabra.'He seemed to be on......

10 sequels coming up in 2018

Will we see a Baahubali kind of blockbuster this year? 2017 was the year for blockbuster sequels. Baahubali: The Conclusion, Tiger Zinda Hai, Golmaal Again, Judwaa 2, Jolly LLB 2, Badrinath Ki......

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade. IMAGE: A scene from Bulbul Can Sing. As the second decade of the young century comes to an end, it is time to look at how......

PIX: Krushna Abhishek, Kashmera Shah at a party

The Colors annual party was a big hit, as quite a few movie and television actors made sure to attend. Also Read:  Anil Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Shamita Shetty attend Colors Annual Party......