'Not revolutionary but criminal': Court no to Bhagat Singh memorial in Lahore

A Pakistani court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking to rename a chowk in Lahore after Bhagat Singh, upholding instead the decision of the local corporation which cited a retired military officer......

HC ends monitoring of Pansare murder probe, orders to expedite trial

The Bombay high court on Thursday discontinued its monitoring of the probe in the 2015 murder of communist leader and rationalist writer Govind Pansare while asking the sessions court to expedite......

It Wasn't Wise To Underestimate Manmohan Singh

There was more to him than he let on, asserts Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Then prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh at an event in New Delhi, September 22, 2012. Photograph: B Mathur/Reuters   After......

Comrade Sitaram Yechury, Lal Salaam!

Biman Basu, the senior-most Marxist leader in the country, pays homage to a comrade he has known and admired since the 1980s. IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in......

Hathiram Chaudhary: A Hero For Our Times

We do not whistle for Hathiram Chaudhary. And yet the bond we feel towards him is spontaneous, almost effortless. This is because he shares something of our too-ideal dreams, our wry acceptance of......

What Makes Malayalam Cinema So Distinctive?

The reasons are too private to be discussed at a round table, listed out during a seminar, or uncovered in an academic course.A proud but insomniac connoisseur murmuring in his sleep may do a......

Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Review: Lost In Politics

With the kind of money and talent that has gone into making this movie, a really good biopic of a personality like Savarkar could be made. But this film is lost in polemics, as is the case with......

Article 370 Review: Get Your Patriotic Fix

Article 370 is not as crude as some of the openly propagandist films made in recent times.It could at least open up a discussion on what is to be done to heal the wounds of the people of Kashmir,......

PIX: Aus thump India at MCG, take 2-1 lead

Images from Day 5 in the fourth Test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday. SCORECARD   IMAGE: Australia players celebrate after beating India on Day 5 of the......

Bopanna's last dance in Paris; stiff test awaits Nagal

IMAGE: Can Rohan Bopanna, 44, end India's nearly three-decade long wait for a tennis Olympic medal and walk into the sunset in a befitting manner? Photograph: Ciro De Luca/Reuters Rohan Bopanna,......

PIX: Spinners help Sri Lanka tie first India ODI

Images from the first One-Day International between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo on Friday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Rohit Sharma top-scored for India with 58 off 47 ballS, which included 7 fours and......

Olympics: Why Bopanna-Balaji cannot be written off

  IMAGE: At Paris Olympics, it will be Bopanna, who has to do the heavy lifting while partnering Sriram Balaji. Photograph: Antonio Bronic/Reuters Aging like fine wine, Rohan Bopanna is all......

IPL: RCB eye fifth win in a row against Pant-less Delhi Capitals

Royal Challengers Bengaluru are seventh with 10 points from 12 matches, while Delhi Capitals are fifth with 12 points from 12 matches IMAGE: Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be counting on another......