'People shoot their mouths off on Hinduism without bothering to understand it'

People on both sides of the Hindutva debate need to read and understand the texts first, Bibek Debroy, translator of the unabridged Mahabharata, tells Kanika Datta as he gets started on a similar......

Will Bihar, Kerala and Tamil Nadu do a U-turn on prohibition?

State after state has imposed an alcohol ban, and has had to retreat, unable to address the financial and administrative fallout.Are we set for more of this cycle, asks Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: In......

Six people killed in fresh violence in Bangkok

Six people were killed and 31 injured as street fighting continued for the third day on Saturday in the Thai capital with the country's military setting up buffer grounds around protesters......

NTR legacy: The bickering hots up

There is no respite in the internal fight among the children of Telugu Desam founder N T Rama Rao on the question of whether TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu was right in using NTR's legacy and......

2 NRI entrepreneurs win UK awards

NRI entrepreneurs Moni Varma, founder of the Veetee brand basmati rice and Rami Ranger, founder-chairman of Sun Oil Ltd, have won the Asian of the Year and Asian Leadership in Europe Awards for......

Family biz: Here come the young guns

Earlier this month, liquor baron and UB group chairman Vijay Mallya announced the induction of his 18-year-old son, Sidhartha, on the board of United Breweries Holdings as additional director.......

Hotels shower monsoon packages

After the airlines, hotel chains are now luring Gujaratis with a host of travel packages to suit various budgets.While Taj has the advantage of offering travel packages in various locations, the......

Remember Bollywood's TERRACE moments?

Action, romance, drama, comedy, celebration, horror -- the terrace is a setting for a zillion scenarios in Hindi movies. After drawing your attention to the wonders a chandelier, a jhoola or a......

Spotted: Mahima Chaudhry in Aurangabad

Reader Hrishikesh Deshpande and his wife Mayuri met actress Mahima Chaudhry at Hotel Rama International, Aurangabad. If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities and take a photograph......