Sheena Bora Trial: 'I suspected murder'

Many pictures showed The Skeleton Named Sheena.For the purpose of the photographs, the skeleton had been re-assembled and looked straight at the camera.Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the......

She has left a void in Indian politics

'Her elevation in public life signified the end of parochial extremism and hate on a casteist basis.' IMAGE: Members of the AIADMK women's wing eat food from the floor as a prayer for the speedy......

Where are the leaders who can inspire our youth?

'Are moving towards a political culture that provides more space for violence and a paranoid political rhetoric,' asks Nitin Desai. Fifty years ago the American historian Richard Hofstadter wrote a......

Flashback: India's war against terror in 2012

The execution of 26/11 gunman Ajmal Kasab and the arrest of 26/11 handler Abu Jundal came as a silver lining to the dark terror cloud in 2012, reports Vicky Nanjappa India is one among the top......

Flipkart gets $1 bn funding from Tencent, Microsoft

Flipkart eyes another $500 mn from eBay, which seeks to merge India ops with it and exit business India's largest e-commerce marketplace Flipkart has closed a $1 billion funding round with backing......

When it comes to business, he's Quickr!

Quikr founder & CEO Pranay Chulet tells Raghu Krishnan and Bibhu Ranjan Mishra why money has never been an issue for Quikr and that someday he will make a romantic comedy. An eight-year-old firm......

More e-commerce firms under ED lens

The commerce ministry had earlier said e-commerce must be defined to sort the issues on FDI and taxation. All 21 e-commerce companies named in a recent petition by a retail association would come......

Should you buy refurbished goods online?

Price arbitrage for popular products is low but some of these platforms are worth a look for decent deals. Image: Online players are looking for partners to help them manage returned items.......

Mohammed Rafi's Voice Remains Eternal

Forty four years after Mohammed Rafi's untimely demise on July 31, 1980, at the young age of 55, the singer's work continues to enjoy a musical afterlife on radio, television and modern streaming......

'Making A Film Is Like Going To War'

'I promise you, you've never seen her do anything like this.''It is a complete reinvention of Janhvi Kapoor.' IMAGE: Janhvi Kapoor in Ulajh. Few directors have carved a distinctive journey as......

Why Vijay Sethupathi Won't Work With Younger Actresses

'I felt awkward pairing with Anushka Shetty on screen because she had played my daughter in a film.' IMAGE: Vijay Sethupathi in Maharaja. All photographs: Kind courtesy Junglee Music......

How Saira Banu Made Shashi Kapoor Happy

'There are a few things you never forget about people, especially when you make them happy with the smallest of gestures, and for Shashi ji, it was a packet of Shrewsbury Biscuit.' Photograph:......