Babus coached Bofors execs on shielding Rajiv Gandhi: Book

Senior Indian bureaucrats had "tutored" Bofors officials in a "secret meeting" in 1987 on "how to absolve then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of all blame" in the infamous bribery scandal, according......

One Month Of Trump: The World Is In Shock

The US is currently Earth's most powerful country and a certain latitude of understanding -- a world view -- is popularly expected from its leadership. From a country identified with freedom,......

Mahatma Carter

Carter was in politics, but not a politician, certainly not a transactional politician. Carter bears not a small resemblance to another leader of another large country, who was also in politics but......

Was This Why BJP Came 2nd In UP?

I learnt that Yogi was deeply unhappy with the BJP's choice of Lok Sabha candidates.He had proposed a list of names, but hardly any of his suggestions were accepted. An interesting excerpt from......

Why Ratan Tata Really Fell Out With Cyrus Mistry

Ratan Tata: A Life, the much awaited biography, reveals that after a year of 'parallel running', Tata began having second thoughts about Cyrus Mistry's 'suitability'.'Mistry targeted Ratan, the man......

The Dupatta Killer Review: Brutal. Sad. Upsetting

Patrick Graham's crime documentary The Dupatta Killer gives all sides of the story and leaves it to the viewer to fill in the blanks, notes Deepa Gahlot. Crime documentary The Dupatta Killer bears......

The Diplomat Review: John Abraham Plays It Safe

The possibilities of this serviceable thriller are immense but the makers prefer to play it safe and hold back the daredevil in the diplomat's clothing, observes Sukanya Verma. The Diplomat begins......

Bobby Aur Rishi Ki Love Story Review: Too Superficial

Kunal Kohli's attempt to bottle the essence of Gen Z in Bobby Aur Rishi Ki Love Story remains superficial, observes Deepa Gahlot. Bobby Aur Rishi Ki Love Story has the silliest meet cute......

When Sridevi Flung Aside Her Heels For Aamir

'Somehow no producer found the right project that would justify casting these two selective stars with each other.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Movie Magazine The very first issue of the magazine I......

Chahal, Dhanashree Finalise Divorce?

IMAGE: Yuzvendra Chahal with wife Dhanashree Verma. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Dhanashree Verma/Instagram   After months of speculation and social media buzz, cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and......

Neeraj Chopra reveals heartwarming Olympic story

It's a dream to compete with other international stars in India: Neeraj Chopra IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra bagged the silver at the Paris showpiece with a throw of 89.45m behind Pakistan's Arshad......