Lynchings from another time

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked state governments to crack down on gau rakshaks on Sunday, July 16.Jyoti Punwani travels back 24 years to reveal how individuals were lynched in the aftermath of......

The politics of vegetarianism

'The non-vegetarian share of the population fell from 75 to 71 per cent between 2004 and 2014, no doubt in anticipation of the lotus blooming.''Three years of saffron authoritarianism may have......

VOTE: Who made the biggest impact in 2015?

The year 2015 witnessed many major events in India. A few people/events were at the forefront, scripting history and dictating opinions. Take a look and don’t forget to make your pick for the......

'Bringing religion into public life is a dreadful mistake'

'Communal tension and violent mobs have been part of our country. What has happened since the BJP came into power is that individuals or group activities asserting Hindutva have become louder, more......

Why early birds end up RICHER

A couple of years back, Dilip Kunte stayed away from investing in the markets since it was too high. Now, he finds the market too low to invest. For more than two years, while he waited for an......

What's the true value of Flipkart?

Walmart is rumoured to be looking at listing Flipkart in a few years.At that stage, we'll get a better sense of what's going on in retail, says Devangshu Datta. What's common to Hyundai, Johnson &......

10 business bestsellers

Check out which are the business books flying off the shelves these days in India.1. The World Is FlatAuthor: Thomas L FriedmanPublisher: Penguin BooksPrice: Rs 495ISBN: 0141022728 Buy this book......

What kind of investor are you?

What is the key to great investing in stocks? Contrary to general assumptions, successful stock investing is not really about doing a great amount of research on companies or learning technical......

Game Of Thrones, Horror Story lead Emmy 2013 nominations

Nominations for the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, to be held on September 22 in Los Angeles and hosted by How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris, have been announced. Hit horror TV......

Movies: Best of the week

September 19, 2005FEATURESGirlie? Not for SRKThe actor endorses Lux. Reviews: Chocolate | James | KalAamir in Maqbool director's nextThe Beatle from MadrasThe worst film you've seen?Toronto's......

Life Of Pi, Django Unchained bag Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards are out, and it has its fair share of surprises and expected nods. The nominations were announced by Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlene in Los Angeles. The......

Lincoln leads BAFTA 2013 nominees

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln dominates the 2013 nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). The American historical drama film earned 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Actor for......

Boxing at CWG: Nikhat, Sagar storm into quarters; Shiva crashes out

World champion Nikhat Zareen sailed into the women's 50kg quarter-finals but it was curtains for Shiva Thapa as he crashed out of the men's 63.5kg round of 16 boxing competition at the......

Survey reveals widespread racism in English cricket

IMAGE: The England and Wales Cricket Board is set to introduce an anonymous phone line to report racism, issue guidance on how people can be held to account for breaches and a forum for sharing......

Love-all! They found each other on court

Playing tennis professionally can be difficult physically, mentally and emotionally.But the tennis courts have often been the venue for for blossoming romance as love-struck couples decide it is......