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People in Pakistan unhappy, Partition was mistake: RSS chief

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said people of Pakistan were not happy after more than seven decades of Independence and they now believe the partition of India was a......

Out on bail, Bulandshahr violence accused get hero's welcome

Amid the chanting of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' and 'Jai Shri Ram', five accused of sedition in the Bulandshahr violence were accorded a heroic welcome by their supporters outside the jail after they......

'Super 30' hero Anand Kumar to teach in Delhi schools

Super 30 fame Anand Kumar on Wednesday announced that he will conduct a virtual class every month for Class 11 and 12 students of government run schools in Delhi. The Patna-based mathematician,......

Sindhis are flourishing, but going isn't always easy

The Sindhis are a lesson in perseverance. Once uprooted, they've started all over, often reinventing themselves.Nikita Puri and Ranjita Ganesan report. IMAGE: When Ranveer Singh, a Sindhi, wed......

How power was transferred in the Mughal empire

The cardinal rule for Mughal princes was 'Ya Takht, Ya Takhta' (the throne or the funeral pyre).The princes went to battle against their brothers, even their father, to become emperor, points out......

Potter spell on bookstores yet again

It will be some time before the literary world knows another sensation like Harry Potter. And so, with the seventh and last book of the series - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - scheduled to......

Landmark to open first Mumbai store this month

Chennai-based books and music retailer Landmark now plans to focus on the western and northern markets with its first store opening in Mumbai later this month. Hemu Ramaiah, chief executive......

Book sellers yet to take online plunge

A recent survey done by the Internet and Mobile Association of India states that there is an increase in the number of people shopping online and that the trend is bound to increase over time. Not......

'CFOs need to be innovators'

The role of chief financial officershas undergone significant changes since 1980s with some of the biggest changes taking place in the recent decade. With the globalisation and opening up of the......

Trent acquires 76% in Landmark

Trent on Tuesday acquired 76 per cent stake in books and music retailer Landmark and its subsidiary firms for Rs 103.6 crore (Rs 1.03 billion)."We are happy to be partnering in the growth strategy......

Hattrick: Not as entertaining as a cricket match

Milan Luthria's Hattrick is a story about five people:Madhav Anna (Danny Denzongpa, who plays aformer cricketer), Nana Patekar (Dr Satyajeet Chavan, who plays a no-nonsense doctor), Hemu Patel......

'I don't shave when I am not shooting'

Several years ago, when this writer was assigned the task of asking winners of a popular awards showregular questions like 'did you expect it and how does it feel', the only winner who admitted to......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......

'In the evening, our dressing room was like a hospital'

'The West Indies' pace battery was lethal.''Watching Gavaskar, Gaekwad, Amarnath and Vengsarkar play against those bowlers I learnt so much.''Everybody was getting hit.''Someone got hit on the......

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......

IPL and the great Indian sporting revival

And no, the commercial sporting leagues didn't cause the drought, says Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: The opening game of IPL 9 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, April 9, 2016: Ishant Sharma celebrates......

Stats: Harbhajan continues golden run with bat

The statistical highlights at the end of fourth day's play in the second Test between India and New Zealand in Hyderabad, on Monday. # Harbhajan Singh became the first number eight player to record......

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