President Patil REVIEWS HER STINT as Head of State

Weeks before stepping down as President of India, Pratibha Patil, the first woman to become Head of State, tells Kalyani Shankar that she would like to be remembered as the President who worked for......

Interview/General V K Singh

Indian Army chief General Vijay Kumar Singh speaks to Kalyani Shankar about the age row, the Tatra issue, the letter leak, and his future plans in this first part of a free-wheeling interview.......

Interview/General V K Singh

General V K Singh, the Chief of the Army Staff, discusses the Adarsh land scam, AFSPA, China, Pakistan and more... in this exclusive interview with Kalyani Shankar. Part I of the interview with......

If Narasimha Rao was our PM today

How would P V Narasimha Rao, who brought Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to politics, have dealt with the crises the United Progressive Alliance government is facing? Veteran political commentator......

Will Sardesai's channel click?

Journalists at the Bharatiya Janata Party'ssilver jubilee convention in Mumbai, besides reporting on the tidbits that emerge from the meet, are debating a wholly different issue: whether or not......

SMS is the perfect cocktail

There is a staple story line that has been tried and tested in movies many times before -- a poor boy meets rich girl, they have their differences, eventually the boy destroys the rich girl's ego,......

Review: Saroja

The second movie of a first-hit director is always susceptible to doubts: was the first time just a flash in the pan? Will the second prove to be a jaw-tearing yawn? Will all the hype surrounding......

Saif, Darsheel to receive Rajiv Gandhi Award

Actors Saif Ali Khan, Lara Dutta and Darsheel Safary have been named amongst the recipients of this year's Rajiv Gandhi Awards for their contribution to Hindi Cinema. Dalip Singh Rana alias 'The......

Santosh Sivan to direct spooky film

Star art director Sabu Cyril was to direct Ananthabhadram last year. The film was based on a novel that won last year's Malayala Manorama weekly award. Now, Sabu has stepped down, and......

Ranji: Bengal lose three in chase of 177 against Baroda

A round-up of Ranji matches played on Thursday. IMAGE: Jammu and Kashmir moved to 18/1 in the second innings after Punjab skipper Mandeep Singh led from the front with the bat on Day 3 on......

Ranji Trophy: Prithvi Shaw smashes triple ton against Assam

IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw celebrates his triple century. Photograph: PTI Mumbai’s Prithvi Shaw scored a triple hundred against Assam in the Ranji Trophy on Wednesday in Guwahati.   The......

Ranji round-up: Patient Lad helps Mumbai eke out draw against Baroda

A round-up of results of Ranji matches played on Sunday IMAGE: Mumbai's Siddhesh Lad in action during the Ranji Trophy match against Baroda at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. Photograph:......

Ranji roundup: Mumbai facing huge defeat in 500th game

IMAGE: Baroda's Swapnil Singh celebrates after scoring a century against Mumbai on Day 3. Photograph: PTI Mumbai: Swapnil Singh broke an eleven-year jinx as he scored his maiden first class......

Ranji roundup: Pujara continues golden run; Binny slams ton

A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy group matches played on Friday. IMAGE: Cheteshwar Pujara celebrates scoring a century. Photograph: BCCI Rajkot: Cheteshwar Pujara missed out on a second......