We must not forget the Battle of Saragarhi

September 12 marked the 122th anniversary of one of the most incredible battles in Indian history.Ritwik Sharma looks back at how we remember the Battle of Saragarhi. Havildar Ishar Singh has been......

Why Mumbai will never get rid of its hawkers

While hawkers are a necessity to the bribe-takers, it has to be understood that the vendors fulfil the needs of the citizens. Once they are pushed off the streets, everyone, the official fattened......

India's BRICS moment is slow in coming

Evidently, something has gone awry in India's regional strategies. Yet, one feels tempted to call this India's “BRICS moment”. The Durban summit will show how far India is prepared to......

Check out these Italian wines

"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears," said Mark Anthony when delivering his famous eulogy. He might well have carried on " I come to drink Italian wine, not to praise it" (with......

Jobs scheme targets 6% of poor

In the first year of the proposed National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, the government will not require any additional funding, says Jairam Ramesh, a member of Sonia Gandhi's National Advisory......

A capital correction

It was a controversial proposal in this year's Budget. The proposal said: "Long-term capital gains arising from transfer of any listed shares acquired on or after March 1, 2003 but before March 1,......

Shashi Kapoor's lasting legacy: Prithvi@40

A year has passed since Shashi Kapoor passed into the ages.His movies live on on television, but Shashiji's greatest legacy must remain Mumbai's Prithvi Theatre, where people came to be......