8 charred to death in Bengal after killing of TMC leader

Eight people, including two children, were charred to death as nearly a dozen huts were set ablaze in West Bengal's Birbhum district early Tuesday in a suspected fallout of the murder of a ruling......

JNU teachers allege admin colluded with attackers

Hours after violence broke out at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus on Sunday, teachers raised questions on the university's security and alleged that the administration was hand in glove with......

Kim is alive, but is he well enough to rule North Korea?

'What if Kim is alive as the latest reappearance suggests, but unable to rule?'Will his sister be installed as the leader to continue with the Kims's hereditary dynasty that began with the present......

Sai's Take: Aisi Kaisi Democracy!

'Have we finally gotten over the holy cow syndrome?' asks Saisuresh Sivaswamy after watching Aisi Taisi Democracy in action. IMAGE: Aisi Taisi Democracy performers Sanjay Rajoura, Varun Grover and......

How to predict the next economic crisis

The challenge for economists is to find those indicators that can provide regulators with reliable early warnings of trouble. It’s a complicated task, notes Mark Buchanan. Economists have......

The saga of the rupee and why it is falling

Rajeev Srinivasan looks at the reasons behind the debacle. The currency exchange rate is a representation of the market sentiment about the strength of a nation's economy. As such, it is often......

How to prevent Indian cities from falling apart!

Over the past few weeks the country has been obsessed with whether our spoilt brat of a city, Delhi, will perform well in front of a global audience. Now that it has, with all and sundry......

Census: Govt to hire retired employees

Hit by a shortage of officers, the government has decided to hire its retired employees to contribute in the conduct of the mammoth Census exercise covering 1.2 billion residents spread over 35......

'I had four kisses in the film'

'I didn't want the sequence to look like an orgy.' Swara Bhaskar knew she was taking a risk with Rasbhari, her new Web series, where she plays an English teacher in a school in a small town full......

He hasn't had a decent song in years, but Elton John now has a great book

'This is a book written by a man who has seen it all and done it all and can now laugh about it,' says Vir Sanghvi. IMAGE: Elton John performs at his concert at Rome's ancient Colosseum.......

Elton John's Me is what a memoir should be

The long-awaited book is frank, funny, self-lacerating and full of gossip-worthy anecdotes. What else could we ask of the Rocketman?, asks Roshneesh K'Maneck. IMAGE: Elton John in his trademark......

Bhaiaji Superhit Review: Downsizing Deol

Bhaiaji Superhit is bah baloney! sighs Sukanya Verma. There was a time when Sunny's super sound -- the man and not his studio -- loudly lambasted the villain and drew cheers from an elated crowd.......

Former Formula One boss Max Mosley dies aged 81

IMAGE: The youngest son of Oswald Mosley, the leader of the British fascist movement in the 1930s, Max Mosley was a racing driver, team owner and lawyer before becoming president of the......

Is Hardik being punished for spilling insider secrets?

'His sin was that he made public a certain lifestyle that was to be kept within the confines of those sweaty dressing rooms,' says Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Hardik Pandya and K L Rahul on the Koffee......

8 reasons why Indian cricket looks like Indian politics

Indeed, if you look at this hypothesis with sufficiently jaundiced eyes, you will find plenty in common in the way 'Team India' conducts its affairs and the way 'Team Modi' does, argues Krishna......

German court orders Google to block Max Mosley sex pictures

A German court has ordered Google to block search results in Germany linking to photos of a sex party involving former Formula One boss Max Mosley. The court said on Friday that although Google had......

Ntini played the race card: Mickey Arthur

South African cricketer Makhaya Ntini played the race card when things did not go his way, disclosed former team coach Mickey Arthur in his to be released book. Ntini, hailed as the country's......