Pragati Maidan: A Walk In Time

'A microcosm of India, inclusive and welcoming'.For years, Pragati Maidan was the centre of Delhi's social life. IMAGE: The Hall Of Nations, India's first pillar-less building, the kind no other......

Supreme Court bar assn calls off meeting to discuss apology to CJI

The executive committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Wednesday decided to call off the general body meeting scheduled for March 16 to vote on resolutions seeking explanation from......

SC bar association wants Sibal, Kaul to explain apology to CJI

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) will convene its special GBM on March 16 to consider resolutions seeking explanation from senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Neeraj Kishan Kaul for......

CJI skips Bar Association's Holi event day after spat

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday skipped the 'Holi Milan' event organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) where he was to be present the chief guest. IMAGE: Chief......

What an Idea sir

For a long time, only those who spent hours in front of the television set, gorging junk snack food, qualified as couch potatoes. It was an unhealthy lifestyle, a sure recipe for disaster.......

Helping India's micro-entrepreneurs

They may be selling bananas, pav bhaji, cosmetics, cigarettes or just about anything else either on a pushcart going round streets or simply by standing at the roadside. Now, these street vendors......

Economy: BJP, Cong, Left promise the moon

BJP's plans a low-tax, low-interest regime For the Bharatiya Janata Party, the first 100 days would see its government initiating measures to bring back Indian money stashed away in secret tax......

DE Shaw to invest Rs 630 cr in amusement park

Private equity major DE Shaw is investing Rs 630 crore (Rs 6.3 billion) in Noida-based International Amusement Ltd (IAL), the promoters of Appu Ghar. This is the country's first private equity (PE)......

'Do we really know our partner?'

'One often assumes that after being in a marriage for a while, one knows their partner really well.''But do we really know what they want? What they need? What they seek.' In an ongoing series,......

Remembering Appu The Movie Star

To remember Kannada movie star Puneeth Rajkumar, who visited the Sakrebailu elephant camp in Shivamogga sometime before his sudden and tragic death on October 29, a baby elephant was named after......

5 Puneeth Movies You Must Watch

Puneeth Rajkumar was a movie star literally his entire life. He acted in his first film when he was just six months old. If you were to ask me, Premada Kanike would actually be my favourite amongst......

Maralli Baa, Appu

'He always had this big, goofy grin on his face and would speak to me with complete attention, something I was not used to as a shy child who kept to herself.'Amala Dasarathi recalls her encounters......

Have RCB Won The IPL?

Anyone watching the scenes in the Royal Challengers Bangalore dressing room after they beat the Rajasthan Royals by 4 wickets and 5 balls to spare at the Wankhede stadium on Tuesday night would......

First Look: Mascot for 2011 Cricket World Cup

"Appu", the elephant was the mascot of the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi and almost threedecades down the line, the pachyderm has been chosen to perform the same role at the ICC Cricket World Cup......

Understanding the Australian

Soon after the second Pokhran nuclear tests, the western world was outraged. America was quick to apply sanctions. In an insufficiently recalled incident, a bumptious Australian army official......