What Owaisi tells Muslims

Such is the force of his oratory that many Muslims, even those who don't vote for him, have come to believe that Asaduddin Owaisi is the first and only politician who speaks up for Muslims since......

At Nashik, Raj steals the thunder

Have you seen the former finance minister and the current Home Minister P Chidambaram? He always wears traditional south Indian dress, including the 'mundu'. But when he speaks, it is only English"......

Our minister for youth affairs is 71!

How do you define 'youth'? The median age of our nation is 24.8, and those below fifteen are 31.8 per cent of the population. China, our nearest neighbour, has a median age of 33.2 and only 20.4......

Padma Vibhushan for Amrita Pritam, Narlikar

Well-known Punjabi litterateur Amrita Pritam, noted astronomer Jayant Vishnu Narlikar and former Chief Justice of India M N Venkatachalliah have been selected for the Padma Vibhushan, the second......

Mohanlal and Fahaad Faasil team up in Red Wine

You an call it a casting coup: superstar Mohanlal teaming up with the sensational young star Fahadh Faasil and one of the poster boys of Malayalam cinema, Asif Ali, in Red Wine. The film marks the......

Zeeshan Ali quits as India Davis Cup coach

Photograph: Kind Courtesy AITA/X Zeeshan Ali on Wednesday announced that he has resigned from his position as coach of the Indian Davis Cup team, a month before the national team's next assignment......

Nagal returns to Indian Davis Cup team, Yuki opts out

IMAGE: Sumit Nagal in action during the Paris Olympics Men's Singles competition where he suffered a first round exit. Photograph: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters India's top singles player......

It's official! Bopanna teams up with Balaji for Paris Olympics

IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna, right, watches his partner Sriram Balaji. Photograph: PTI from the Rediff Archives The All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Thursday confirmed that Rohan Bopanna will......

Balaji to partner Bopanna at Paris Olympics

IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna, right, watches his partner Sriram Balaji. Photograph: PTI from the Rediff Archives  World number four Rohan Bopanna has picked N Sriram Balaji, who impressed with his......

Nandan Bal retained as Davis Cup coach

Nandan Bal is to continue as India's Davis Cup coach as the All India Tennis Associationon Mondaynamed four-member support staff for the away Davis Cup tie against Romania later this month. The......