What Is Canada-US Game Plan?

It seems that the West is sending a signal to India that it can return to old hostilities unless India toes their line on Russia. It is no surprise that India is being compared with Putin's Russia......

'Sam Loved Chhole Bature'

'I am grateful that this film has happened, it makes me so proud of the country and of the Indian Army.'Brandy Batliwala, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's eldest grandchild, on the man behind the......

Air India: Will JRD Tata's Legend Return?

J R D Tata and Air India... Mrigank Warrier explores one of India's eternal love stories. IMAGE: J R D Tata was India's first qualified pilot; his flying license bore the legend No 1. Photograph:......

The Shahabuddin Effect

Nitish Kumar had a week's time to prove his majority, but Laloo Yadav made full use of Siwan don Mohammad Shahabuddin (who died of COVID-19 on Saturday, May 1, 2021). A revealing excerpt from......

Why Sajjan Jindal now wants to make cars

'We will have a well-designed product, and not a compromise.''We will make a completely contemporary vehicle, in keeping with consumers' aspirations, not like the Nano, which disappointed them,'......

The amazing resilience of Indian economy

We are approaching the first anniversary of the Lehman Brothers collapse. Lehman's filing for bankruptcy on September 15 last year triggered the near-collapse of the western financial system and......

Get ready for low-cost airline war

Six years after running down the low-cost model, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines are betting on it to keep running. On August 25, 2003, Gorur Ramaswamy Gopinath, an ex-Army officer who ran......

Matka Review: Bland :(

Varun Tej's committed performance somehow rescues Matka from being a pointless venture with stylish flourishes and interesting ideas, observes Arjun Menon. Releasing a few weeks after Lucky......

'I Am A Girl At The End Of The Day'

'I really want to do comedy.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Vidya Balan/Instagram Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is the biggest career hit for its stars Vidya Balan and Kartik Aaryan, and they are obviously......

Ganapath: A Hero is Born Review: Recycled Junk

All the six packs in the world can't compensate for an unenthusiastic performance, sighs Sukanya Verma.   Vikas Bahl's Ganapath: A Hero is Born is like that pitiful teenager who has watched......

1001 Nunakal Review: When Confessions Go Wrong

Though the lies hardly go beyond extramarital affairs and conception problems, they are laid out by arresting storytellers who raise the stakes while speaking in tongues not wiped clean to make......

Rohit must be getting support from BCCI: Harbhajan

Rohit Sharma needs all the support from the Indian cricket establishment as people are going "overboard" with their criticism of his captaincy, feels spin great Harbhajan Singh. In recent weeks,......

Chappell backs Warner in leadership ban review drama

‘This indicated Warner -- who had been advised by CA against a public outburst -- didn't trust the authorities to be mindful of his interests. It was a wise decision by Warner as CA is......

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......

Is Hardik being punished for spilling insider secrets?

'His sin was that he made public a certain lifestyle that was to be kept within the confines of those sweaty dressing rooms,' says Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Hardik Pandya and K L Rahul on the Koffee......

Extras: 'Bale has never asked to leave Real'

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field  IMAGE: 'He has got a contract and as long as he is a Real Madrid player he will play at 100% - and do very well'. Photograph:......