'Modi Is Totally Ignorant About Mahatma Gandhi'

'Modi will do himself a favour if he starts studying about Mahatma Gandhi.''I feel pity that we have a PM who has no idea of our own history.' IMAGE: On March 27, 1942, Mahatma Gandhi called at 3,......

Nelson Mandela's condition improves

South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela's family on Monday visited him at a hospital in Johannesburg, where he is being treated for a recurrence of pneumonia, the presidency said. There......

Guptas used former Prez Zuma against people of S Africa: Probe panel

The latest reports of the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture says that the Gupta brothers had used former president Jacob Zuma not only against the people of South Africa but also to install......

Tribals to float national political party

The Joint Adivasi Action Committee, a national-level conglomerate of groups representing the tribal community, on Saturday announced the floating of its own national-level political party next year......

'Infosys comes first and all of us accept this'

S 'Kris' Gopalakrishnan is president, chief operating officer and member of the board of IT major Infosys Technologies Ltd. He is one of the founders of Infosys and plays a key role in defining the......

A Slumdog Millionaire in Cannes

The success of Slumdog Millionaire has far-reaching for its cast, especially the children who play young Jamal, Salim and Latika. The latest to ride the Slumdog wave is Ayush Mahesh Khedekar [he......

Decoding the Golden Globes 2013 nominations

The Golden Globes 2013 nominations is a spread so full, rich and varied it'd satisfy most cinematic gluttons, writes Raja Sen. It’s been a helluva year at the movies. From Martin Scorsese to......

Coming up at Toronto: Priyanka! Pacino! Denzel! Reese!

There is Robert Downey Jr. And Reese Witherspoon. And Steve Carell. And Bill Murray. And Al Pacino. And, of course, Priyanka Chopra. Arthur J Pais, who has covered the Toronto International Film......

American Hustle wins big at Golden Globes, 2014

The 71th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST MOTION PICTURE......

ICC pays respect to 'inspirational' Nelson Mandela

The International Cricket Council joined the world in mourning the death of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, saying that the former South African President was a "towering symbol of......

Rainbow nation turns gold as Springboks lift World Cup

Criticised all tournament for being uncreative, on the night South Africa did it all IMAGE:  South Africa's Siya Kolisi celebrates with the Webb Ellis trophy and teammates after winning the......

Has BCCI agreed to an Indo-Pak bilateral series?

If the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Zaka Ashraf is to believed, get ready for a Indo-Pak series in the near future. Ashraf has said that his Indian counterpart N Srinivasan had......

Blatter to fight eight-year FIFA ban, vows to be back

'I am sorry for the 400-plus FIFA members who work there. I'm sorry. I am sorry about how I am treated in this world of humanitarian qualities. I'm sorry for the Federation Internationale de......

Peekaboo: Road to FIFA elections is full of surprises

FIFA President Joseph Blatter leaves the room after a press conference. Photograph: Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images CONCACAF's congress witnessed an outburst of support for incumbent Sepp Blatter......