Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkeys Drumstick and Wishbone

Ahead of this year’s Thanksgiving, United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned two turkeys as part of a Thanksgiving ritual, maintaining a long-standing presidential tradition.......

The uncommon creator of that Common Man

Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman has died at a Pune hospital at the age of 94. Back in 1997, we had carried an excerpt from Past Forward, an autobiographical book which carried anecdotes of eminent......

The uncommon creator of that Common Man

Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman has died at a Pune hospital at the age of 94. Back in 1997, we had carried an excerpt from Past Forward, an autobiographical book which carried anecdotes of eminent......

Sumantra Ghoshal: A tribute

My husband Subba called from his office at the World Bank."Did you see my email?" he asked. "Sumantra Ghoshal passed away this morning in London." The impact could not have been more violent if he......

Will China have to 'discover' the drumstick before us?

Why has the drumstick tree not found favour with officialdom given the ease of cultivation, its excellent nutritional value, shelf-life of its leaves as food, and its use as vegetable, asks Sonali......

The art of stretching employees

"What, me worry?", asked the cheerfully gap-toothed and freckle-faced Alfred E. Neumann from the front cover of Mad magazine all through my youth. I wonder how long his outlook would last if he......

Truckers step up strike, shortages feared

Indian truckers stepped up a nationwide strike on Tuesday, in a protest that could threaten supplies of basic commodities and push up prices, the country's biggest truck union said. "The strike has......

Is The Great Indian Kitchen gutsy cinema?

If you think the film is gutsy, you are simply being blind to the truth that the whole men-are-worthless slant is saleable right now, argues Sreehari Nair. The Great Indian Kitchen begins as a......

How Bajrangi Bhaijaan subverts ideology

'The most important aspect of Bajrangi Bhaijaan is the use of humour to touch some sensitive and potentially explosive political-religious and cultural subjects,' says Mohammad Asim Siddiqui. If......

Kristen Stewart to sell dress for Sandy relief

Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Hollywood, right here!Actress Kristen Stewart is auctioning off the designer dress she wore to the Los Angeles premiere of The Twilight Saga:......

Quick Gun Murugun: As good as Mrs Murugan's dosas

Director Shashanka Ghosh's Quick Gun Murugun takes every convention, cliche and character from popular cinema (and importantly, Tamil cinema) and turns them into delightful caricatures. And because......

Gilchrist's thumb injury not serious

Adam Gilchrist's thumb injury is not too serious and the star Australian stumper-batsman will be fully fit for the eighth one-day international of the CB tri-seriesagainst Sri Lanka,......

Chelsea, Juventus stay on top

Following is a round-up of weekend action in the main European leagues: SPAINReal Madrid overcame the sending-off of England captain David Beckham to scrape a 1-0 win over Getafe, an unconvincing......

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