Don't meddle with art, moral brigade told

Fear has enveloped the artistic community in Baroda after the arrest and subsequent release of student artist Chandra Mohan. Everyone is forced to think twice before beginning a piece of work so as......

Operation Bhushan: Accused's family bears the brunt

It has been a tough few days for families of the self-appointed moral brigade, which attacked Supreme Court lawyer and Team Anna member, Prashant Bhushan. Sahim Salim reports. From late night......

Amid LAC standoff, soldiers play cricket in Ladakh

The Indian Army has released photos and videos of its soldiers playing cricket at a very high-altitude forward location in eastern Ladakh amid the lingering border row with China along the Line of......

J&K's veiled moral brigade

Members of hardline Islamic women's seperatist group Dukhataran-e-Milat (Daughters of Faith) speak with diners at a restaurant in Srinagar,August 30.Group leader Aasiya Andrabi led raids on......

What does Obama's tax proposal mean for India?

Eight days ago, when US President Barack Obama gave a seven-minute speech on the need to reform America's tax code, a full-scale panic immediately gripped India's IT sector. Already sceptical of......

AD scan: Murder by mass communication

There is this sudden spate of ads on TV today about emergency pills. I-pill fired the opening salvo with a couple of very sensitively done ads about a very-much married couple who obviously share a......

Why govt's Rs 25,000 cr realty push fails to enthuse most analysts

A recent report by Citi had pegged the total amount stuck in stalled projects across seven major Indian cities (Bengaluru, Mumbai Metropolitan region, National Capital Region, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad,......

How companies can be more honest

More is not necessarily better. And, while the moral brigade may be unhappy about this, revealing more-- though less often-- may be the best solution for giving investors the true picture of......

Chased by the moral brigade

What do Sruti Singh, Ajay Vir Singh, Dilip Dutta, Mahesh Tayade and Narendra Tiwari have in common? They are the self-appointed moral police of the public behaviour of celebrities and guardians of......

Mohanlal: No right to stop you kissing

'If I am uncomfortable, I have to move away. That is culture.' 'Morality depends on individual freedom and it requires some sense to know where to draw the line' Superstar Mohanlal teaches a thing......

First Look: Urmila's new card

Urmila Matondkar arrived onlyfive minutes late at the Mumbai's Taj Land's End hotel, to launch two Millionaire Club cards. Tuesday, 3rd July, saw Urmila in a bright yellow dress. The top of the......

Luka Chuppi Review: Formula film-making at its lamest

Luka Chuppi is as much about live-in as Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was about pigeons, says Sukanya Verma. A small town in North India. Check. A whimsical joint family. Check. A ballsy girl and a......

'Nothing happens in CSK without MSD's approval'

In reality, Ravindra Jadeja's ascension was a lot about CSK's second in command for years Suresh Raina losing form and being released by the franchise. It was more of a distress move with distinct......

Images: Agassi, Graf unveil Wimbledon's new roof

Andre Agassi kisses his wife and partner Steffi Graf during their mixed doubles match against Tim Henman and Kim Clijsters at an exhibition event to unveil the new retractable roof over Centre......

Indian shooters raise hopes of bumper Olympics with stunning 2019 show

Indian shooting's best show at the Olympics remains the two medals won at London in 2012, but if the shooters' exploits in recent months are anything to go by, the country can easily emulate or......

Cricketainment is the IPL buzzword

Away from the home crowd andlocal media glare, as the cricket's gala event, IPL Season-II, kick starts in South Africa's Cape Town with theopener between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, all......

Sporting Clube De Goa hold EB to goalless draw

Sporting Clube de Goa held a lacklustre East Bengal to a goalless draw in their penultimate I-League fixture at the Vidyasagar Krirangan, in Barasat on Friday. Playing their first match after the......