The uncommon creator of that Common Man

Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman has died at a Pune hospital at the age of 94. Back in 1997, we had carried an excerpt from Past Forward, an autobiographical book which carried anecdotes of eminent......

The uncommon creator of that Common Man

Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman has died at a Pune hospital at the age of 94. Back in 1997, we had carried an excerpt from Past Forward, an autobiographical book which carried anecdotes of eminent......

Who killed Wall Street?

You don't have to break a sweat to be a finance sceptic these days. So let's remind ourselves how compelling the logic of the financial innovation that led us to our current predicament seemed not......

'Rich brats' to live it up in Mumbai slums

What happens when you take money away from Kabir Bedi's son Adam Bedi or leave VJ-cum-model Pooja Misra in a Mumbai slum? It's a perfect recipe for a reality show, what else. Throw in a Bollywood......

'Kareena is the female Raj Kapoor'

Despite being cooped up in an air-conditioned room for hours, director S J Suryah is sweating profusely. He sighs, "At the risk of sounding haughty, I want to tell youI have been as busy as a bee."......

Sports should become a part of our lives: PM Modi tells India's youth

'There was a time when the children in the family went out to play, the mother would first ask 'when will you come back home?'. Now the times are such that children when they come home, they either......