Is Tourism Destroying Goa?

Poor governance and mediocre short-sighted politics are destroying the paradise that Goa was as its environment, water table, culture and way of life is drastically threatened by tourism and......

Brand Modi is suffering from over-exposure

Just as the superstars of Indian cricket only play IPL and international fixtures and ignore the Ranji and Mushtaq Ali trophies in domestic cricket, Narendra Modi should play a very limited role in......

Modi-Shah meets their match in Mamata

'If Mr Modi and Mr Shah have made a poisonous, polarising campaign their brahmastra for 2019, Mamata Banerjee is showing them its limitations,' says Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: West Bengal Chief......

BJP's latest act may leave it marooned in Tamil Nadu

Why is the BJP playing ‘competitive politics’ where there is scope for none? The release of five Indian fishermen on death row in Sri Lanka was a victory for India’s quiet......

The big spender

Two things will see you through almost any situation in life: smooth-talking, and the ability to spend money when it isn't required.Krishnan Nair has both in ample measure, which is why he was able......

Kerala, Goa may offer joint tourism package

In a bid to attract more foreign tourists, the tourism departments of Kerala and Goa are plans to jointly offer a common tourism package.Emphasising that the package will make sure that foreign......

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021. Aseem's Best International Films of 2021 In the second year of the pandemic when movie theatres remained closed for an extended period of......

Review: City Of Dreams is surprisingly sexy!

After 20 plus years of threatening to offer us new sensations, Nagesh Kukunoor has finally let it rip, raves Sreehari Nair. Despite the campiness in its title song and the shoddiness of its......

A small film with lots to say about the world

'Kumbalangi Nights is a movie that respects women, but most importantly, it's a movie that loves them,' says Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Anna Ben and Shane Nigam in Kumbalangi Nights. Kumbalangi Nights......

Helming Nostalgia for Kerala Cafe

Kerala Cafe brings together celebrated directors and outstanding actors from the Malayalam movie industry where each of them have been able to stamp their individual styles into this one......

It's all about enjoying the sport!

The monsoon has suddenly revived in recent days, giving India much respite from the heat. Bikash Mohaptra picks his favourite games to be played on a rainy day. Raindrops keep fallin' on my......

Jeev Milkha Singh eyes major glory

Having battled with a lingering rib injury for the last two months, India's Jeev Milkha Singh has regained fitness and set his sights on the final major of the year and a possible Presidents Cup......

Spotted: Roger Federer in Singapore

Reader Mitesh sent us this photograph from Singapore. 'I met Roger Federer at Singapore Airport while I was travelling from Melbourne to Mumbai via Singapore. I met him the very next day......