Nothing Surprising About Agnipath

Agnipath may be an exercise to address the genuine needs of the armed forces.But overall, it betrays the tendency to use the military and paramilitary for employment generation and shaping a......

Time for Congress to get down from high horse

What we have in the Congress is a useful glue to hold a non-cultural, unified Opposition together.That is the sacrifice the Congress must be willing to live with if showing the BJP the door is what......

Modi opts for orange-yellow coloured turban for I-Day celebrations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday continued his 'turban tradition' as he opted for a predominate mix of orange and yellow coloured headgear for celebrations of the country's Independence......

Why Young India Thinks Old

'Three decades after liberalisation kicked off, my friend's son and niece -- both born well after that historic shift in economic policy -- find themselves newly off the beaten path for no fault......

The text of the PM's speech

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's speech at the inaugural session of the First Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations, January 9, 2003.Your Excellency, Sir Anerood Jugnauth; Eminent......

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021. Aseem's Best International Films of 2021 In the second year of the pandemic when movie theatres remained closed for an extended period of......

Remembering Dev Anand

'As soon as the plane touched down and we emerged, barricades came down and his fans rushed towards us.''Then, before my astonished eyes, they had lifted him up and he was being passed along over......

Review: Akshay and Action are Kesari's strengths

'Kesari devotes a significant chunk of its script to brandish Akshay's might as the dauntless, magnanimous, Sardar, Havildar Ishar Singh.''To his credit, the actor is a picture of restraint and......

Movies To Watch Out For In 2019

Keep your Fridays free this year! There are so many promising movies to watch out for this year that we had to split our feature into two parts! Joginder Tuteja presents Part One.  ......

PIX: How Moroccans celebrated victory over Belgium!

IMAGE: Morocco fans celebrate. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images Morocco jeopardised Belgium’s World Cup hopes as Abdelhamid Sabiri and Zakaria Aboukhlal’s late goals secured a......

'Patriotism', 'honour' and Luis Suarez

The way some Uruguayan fans have reacted to the Suarez incident shows how black and white facts can be spun into shades of grey, writes Devangshu Datta.Uruguay's striker Luis Suarez has hogged the......

My goal is to win important tournaments, not to be No 1: Nadal

Over the past 10 weeks Rafael Nadal had little choice but to put his feet up and relax at home in Majorca while his rivals chased after the biggest prizes in the sport. Instead of defending his......

Mumbai Marathon registration opens

In his latest smash hit New York, John Abraham's introductory scene has him running fast in a bid to finish first. And on Thursday afternoon, the actor was the first to arrive, much......

Spotted: Shahid Afridi in Dallas

Reader Ambreen Pathan sent us these photographs from Dallas, Texas. 'I met Shahid Afridi at the Islamic Relief Fundraising Dinner in Dallas, Texas, where I was a volunteer. After the fundraiser......