Modi to visit J&K on Saturday, will launch several projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is arriving on a visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, will kickstart work on the prestigious Zojila tunnel, that will provide all-weather connectivity between......

Theresa May's luck may hold in Britain's election

The United Kingdom votes on June 8.A quick guide to the post terror election. IMAGE: Puppets of Conservative Party leader Theresa May and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Photograph: Neil......

Own up terror acts, e-rally urges Pak

A new movement has been launched in the virtual world to urge Pakistanis to take ownership of their actions and to stop shifting responsibility. "I am Pakistan", Pakistan's first e-rally, is......

Indian relations with France, US

The visit of the French President, Jacques Chirac, to India was a relatively low-key affair, as the chatterati did not pay much attention to it. The forthcoming visit ofUS President George W Bush......

Is Mindtree saga a disaster in the making?

Acquisitions are done to synergise with existing offerings of firms; to strengthen or enter new areas, platforms or geography; find new customers for its products; keep parts of the acquired......

Amazing rise of Sundar Pichai as Google's top boss

New Google CEO Sundar Pichai made ascent with low-key style and technical chops.  Image: Google's co-founders Larry Page (L) and Sergey Brin (R), Brian Rakowski (2nd L), and Sundar Pichai......

New products misfire, cost auto companies their ranks

Amid much fanfare, Korea's Hyundai Motor launched its smallest car in India, the Eon, in October last year. The car was priced nearly Rs 15,000 cheaper than its aging warhorse and the company's......

New Pulsar: High on looks, low on power

Pulsar's new variant, to be unveiled next week, will retain the looks of a big bike, but the engine will be 135 cc. Bajaj Auto is launching yet another variant of Pulsar, its highest selling bike,......

Bloody Brothers Review

Bloody Brothers is watchable, especially in the scenes of its two lead actors trying to work out something from the puny material given to them.Jaideep Ahlawat, who suggests roiling energy and......

Farewell, Major Saab

Major Bikramjeet Kanwarpal succumbed to COVID-19 on May 1.After retiring from the Indian Army, the major became a successful actor in films and television.An old friend salutes a wonderful human......

5 films where Rishi Kapoor rocked it

Rishi Kapoor, and not his son Ranbir, was the real rockstar of Hindi cinema, which is why film-makers and script writers were always looking for excuses to put him on stage to sing and dance. 5......

Guess who dropped by to see Tiger Shroff??

Special Appearance in Student of the Year 2: Mr Will Smith, folks. Hollywood superstar Will Smith is currently in India and chilling with B-town folk. From visiting the sets of Karan Johar's......

Sanath Jayasuriya: Dancing with Madhuri

Madhuri praised him in Sinhalese, saying, 'Gondhak hundai (Very good)', which instantly made Sanath smile.A fascinating excerpt from Chandresh Narayan's Sanath Jayasuriya: A Biography. IMAGE:......

Maradona celebrates 52nd b-day in Kannur, enthralls fans

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona jived to Latin numbers, and mesmerised hundreds of fans with his football skills in Kerala's Kannur city on Wednesday. Fans flocked to the Kannur Municipal......

World Super Series: Erratic Saina fails to cross final hurdle

An erratic Saina Nehwal let slip an early advantage to go down to World No 1 Wang Yihan in the summit clash of the BWF season-ending World Super Series Finals in Liuzhou, China on Sunday. The World......

Ganguly happy to be back

After his sinking career received a shot in the arm with his inclusion in the squad for Pakistan Tests, a relieved Sourav Ganguly said he was happy to be back in the Indian team.''I hope the team......