Defiant Akhilesh garlands JP bust on road, urges Nitish to exit NDA

After authorities advised him not to visit the JP International Centre in Lucknow citing security concerns, a defiant Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Friday garlanded a bust of Jayaprakash......

'Hindutva Must Refute Nehru To Make Its Case'

'Nehru remains central to the polemic between the Congress and the BJP, or stated ideologically, between secular and Hindu nationalism.' 'The reason is that Nehru represents what is optimally......

'Things are done in India that look chaotic. But it's not chaotic at all'

'I've never seen such cooperation before. Problem solving. Everyone working together. And truthful.''Someone from the prime minister's office was there the entire time, at the table, one of the......

President raises climate change concerns in I-Day eve speech

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday asked scientists and policymakers across the world to give special attention to global warming and climate change which are leading to flash floods and droughts,......

Playing the doubles game with a new CEO

In cases such as Infosys, a new CEO will have to play the game with not only the chairman, but also with the COO and the board of directors, and perhaps retired founders, each being a different......

How to secure your firewall

Firewall analysis helps you understand how your firewalls have been programmed. This task, which is too complex for manual execution, helps you detect accidental exposures caused by poor......

Kochhar, Shaw among world's most powerful bizwomen

ICICI Bank CEO and Managing Director Chanda Kochhar has been ranked in the top 20 of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women list compiled by Forbes. Kochhar debuted at number 20 behind Sonia Gandhi......

How Budget will hurt taxpayers and growth

Budget 2009 certainly disappointed the stock markets, which had unrealistic expectations. Given the constraints of finances, and the goodies already doled out in the pre-election Budget, the new......

The Top Films at The Berlin Film Festival

February is a strange time for a film festival in Europe, since winter is at peak and it is tough to be out. But some will argue that it is the best time to spend time in heated dark movie theatres......

2023's Must Watch Movies From Around The World

2023 was a good year for international cinema with many strong films premiering at the Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Toronto film festivals. In the post-pandemic situation, as restrictions were......

The Great Indian Family Review: Vicky Bats For Secularism

The Great Indian Family, observes Sukanya Verma, is a cheerful fable that points out the absurdity of discrimination as a tool employed by power hungry opportunists. The Great Indian Family echoes......

10 STUNNING Films I Watched In Cannes

With the mad rush of celebrities, paparazzi, official photographers and influencers on red carpets and parties, people almost forget that the Cannes Film Festival is firstly, a celebration of world......

Here's why Tendulkar is batting for sports in school curriculum

Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday called for inclusion of sports in school syllabuses across the country, saying that lessons learned on the field come in handy even off it. A......

Bayern risk undermining harmony with big-name signings

As the superlatives rained down on treble-winning Bayern Munich on Sunday, it was difficult to see where the all-conquering Bavarians could find room for new signing Mario Goetze and, if......

Badminton ace Saina Nehwal returns home

After winning her first ever Super Series badminton title in Indonesia, Saina Nehwal arrived at Hyderabad on Saturday amidst much fan fare. Ranked number eight in the world, Saina......

We overdid on the aggression part: Flower

England cricket coach says his side's behaviour during the recent tour of India was not "up to scratch" as it overdid the aggression which was against team policy. England's team lost all five......