Class 9 student's smart shoe for the visually impaired

The Top Videos of the Week, listed by Shailajanand Mishra. IMAGE: Ankurit Karmakar, a Class 9 student, has designed a smart shoe to assist visually impaired. Photograph: ANI A vegetable vendor's......

Mamata Banerjee and the Politics of Impulsiveness

Hasty, ill-conceived steps show how isolated Mamata Banerjee had been from the national political trend.A fascinating excerpt from Sugato Hazra's Losing The Plot: Political Isolation Of West......

'I am not waging a war against any government'

'But still they have filed FIRs against me under section 505 of the IPC.''These were draconian laws that were misused by the British East India Company against the soldiers who participated in the......

'50 districts have witnessed 100% surge'

'Eleven of our mega states such as UP, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu have contributed 70 per cent of the cases and 75 per cent of the deaths.' IMAGE: A health......

A big-ticket reform idea for salaries

The UPA government has not set the Ganga on fire with its policies of economic reform. Actually, for that matter, and excluding the gains in foreign policy, this government, at best, has been......

SUPER FUN Bollywood Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Let the festive week continue on a super filmi note with our weekly Bollywood quiz. All you have to is identify the......

25 Years Ago in Bollywood...

1996, recapped. 25 years ago, Madras became Chennai, Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned, Doordarshan combatted aggressive satellite cable networking, Indian politicians engaged in a crazy game......

Kader Khan passes into the ages

'He was in hospital for 16, 17 weeks.' IMAGE: Kader Khan with sons Shahnawaaz and Sarfaraaz. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Kader Khan, best known for penning some of the most powerful......

Amazing movies to watch out for in 2018

From Pari to PadMan, it's all there in the movies this year! The Khans will deliver a film each in 2018, Akshay Kumar will have his multiple releases, with Ajay Devgn following close. Ranbir......

Readers wishes for John Wright

Name:jagdish shah Message:Hi John Many many happy returns of the day Thanks for working indian cricket team Jagdish Name:Hitendra Message:Wish you a very happy birthday. I hope that you will guide......

Readers wishes for John Wright

Name:jagdish shah Message:Hi John Many many happy returns of the day Thanks for working indian cricket team Jagdish Name:Hitendra Message:Wish you a very happy birthday. I hope that you will guide......