JD-U talks tough, but Cong hopes to keep INDIA united

The opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) was in the grip of a crisis on Saturday with the Janata Dal-United saying the alliance was collapsing amid indications that......

'Unity in diversity has helped us survive'

'The BJP is trying to change this mantra.' Photograph: ANI Photo On December 30, freedom fighter Dr G G Parikh, who was jailed during the 1942 Quit India movement and again during the Emergency,......

Kheda flogging: 4 cops sentenced for contempt of court

The Gujarat high court on Thursday sentenced four policemen, including an inspector, to 14 days of simple imprisonment in a case of contempt of court that stemmed from the public flogging of some......

'Oppenheimer' sparks social media row over scene involving Bhagavad Gita

A scene in Oppenheimer, in which the titular character appears to have sex as he reads out verses from an ancient Sanskrit scripture, has irked a section of social media users, who claimed the......

RBI chief Rajan wins over Modi despite broad mistrust

The first signs of growing bonhomie between Modi and Rajan came early last year, when Modi called Rajan the "best teacher" for explaining complex economic issues to him. Image: Modi's support......

The Ford who loves Lord Krishna

'Krishna is your best friend. He knows what's best for you.' 'They talk about death being a final exam. So at 65, I have to be studying for my final exam.' Part 1: This Ford has more on his mind......

Why Mamata Banerjee threatens to take over Duncans Goenka group

The Duncans Goenka group is in a spot of bother over the death of workers and non-payment of dues to employees. In early 1979, Kolkata-based Keshav Prasad Goenka arranged his companies into three......

New woman director rule: Positive trend at big firms

Study of BSE 200 firms finds only 7 of 80 new appointments from promoter family The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s directive to listed companies for at least one woman on their......

'What Every Indian Musician Dreams Of'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shankar Mahadevan/Instagram When Subhash K Jha rang up Shankar Mahadevan to congratulate him for the Grammy award that he and his band Shakti won for the album This......

'Sushmita has that amazing aura about her'

'I regard her as Miss Universe, but not for the reason that most people do.''When she is talking to you, she makes you feel like you are the only one in this universe.' IMAGE: American actor Alexx......

Kamal Haasan thanks the people of Andhra

Kamal Haasan appeared in his real avatar with the posters of his 10 screen avatars from Dasavathaaram forming the backdrop for Tuesday evening's tete-a-tete with the media in Hyderabad.Kamal spent......

Readers' choice: Worst actors of 2002

Thu Dec 26 21:01:21 2002 Name:ajit gokhaleCity, Country:usaYour Views:Worst actor is hard to pick as there are so many today.Thu Dec 26 21:18:51 2002 Name:Dr.J.MukherjeeCity, Country:New......

V V S Laxman on the Magic of Cricket

'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.' IMAGE: V V S Laxman celebrates his double century in the memorable Eden......

It is about justice, not world domination

Here we go again - no sooner does India protest some gross inequity, than some bloke (and in such cases, a couple of English journalists and Robert Craddock from Australia are the usual suspects)......