When Some Speak For All

...close to the 2024 general election. The BJP calling the Congress 'seasonal Hindu' is as laughable as the saffron party sparing itself the title of 'seasonal extreme Hindu.' How else should one......

Why Arvind Kejriwal's ambition is also his dilemma

Arvind Kejriwal, Mr Anti-Establishment, wants to play politics without being branded as the typical Indian politician so that he can make a mark in the 2014 general election. While hiding his......

Sonia Gandhi enjoys drama at snake boat race

United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi said on Saturday that the secular traditions of Kerala, as reflected in events like Nehru Trophy boat race, was the best example for the......

Protesting Iranians have something to cheer

It was a shot in the arm for thousands of protesting Iranians when the Guardian Council the religious body entrusted with overseeing the election in the country -- said the number of votes counted......

RBI keeps key rates unchanged

The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday kept the key rates unchanged and said there are progressive signs of economic recovery but warned that the overall scenario continued to be uncertain with......

Why senior MNC execs are jumping ships

They are calling Vishwavir Ahuja the pied piper of Ratnakar Bank. Ever since he took the top job at the sleepy Kohlapur-based rural bank to morph it into a major financial institution, in 2010,......

Investing: Watch out for the game changers!

Come a new year, and the guy with some cash to spare invariably wonders how to avoid repeating the investing mistakes of the past year. That explains the spate of analyses over the past week,......

2 ways to reduce your knowledge gap

India's stock markets used to be a private betting club until the end of the 1970s. Then things changed. The forced dilutions by foreign companies on the one hand, and Reliance on the other,......

The pied piper of Tamil TV

The name indicates a musical instrument; Yazhini, and when she speaks, it is melodious and pleasing to the ears. Compere of one of Tamil television's most popular children's shows, Pattampoochi......

'Salman's career as a hero is over'

'He's the biggest crowd-puller we have.''He still has the power, talent and most importantly, a mind-boggling fan base.''He is a darling of the masses, but he has to match the content.' IMAGE:......

Zoe Saldana shares first pix of twin sons

Here's what's happening in Hollywood! Photograph: Instagram Several months after giving birth to twin sons Cy and Bowie, Star Trek actress Zoe Saldana took to Instagram to share the first......

Paaapppi Appacha is no good

Stardom isheady stuff. It gives you false notions about your standing in the industry and among the audience. It makes you feel that they will lap up anything you dish out. It is a trap that most......

I wish I didn't cry after losses: Federer

Roger Federer has not won a Grand Slam title for almost 30 months and is no longer the world's top-ranked player, yet when it comes to pulling power he remains the number one attraction at......

Shane Warne: He took the world for a spin and world loved him back

He was an artist and the cricket world was a connoisseur of his art form, which was dying till he breathed life into it much like a magician who decided to caste his spell on a generation for a......

Don't try to take advantage of BCCI's current mess, warns Shastri

‘This state of flux will not last for long. BCCI will be back where they belong very soon’ IMAGE: Ravi Shastri has backed BCCI . Photograph: PTI. A few nations are making a big......

Venus descends with first round Wimbledon defeat

Looking as though she could barely be bothered to get off her chair, five-times former champion Venus Williams went out of Wimbledon's opening round on Monday, thrashed 6-1, 6-3 by Russian Elena......

Tiger Pataudi was the Great Seducer of his time

Ayaz Memon salutes Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who passed into the ages on Thursday. For those of my vintage -- growing up in the 1960s -- Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi was every boy's dream: dashing......