'Maharaja of Travancore was a living saint'

'What a saint he was. What a godly person he was.' IMAGE: Sree Chithira Thirunal, the last Maharaja of Travancore. All photographs: Kind courtesy History Liberated: The Sree Chithra Saga/Konark......

KCR, the king of the freebies!

'Freebies are yet be proven a 'pucca' vote-catcher. But don't say that to KCR because he takes pride in two things: His record of delivery and imagination,' says Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Telangana......

An editor and a gentleman

Arundhuti Dasgupta Singhal meets the editor who transformed the venerable Economic & Political Weekly, who retires this week.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh "You must understand," Rammanohar Reddy says,......

Send us your Durga Puja images

It is time to welcome back Ma Durga, who is on her annual five-day visit to her father Himalaya's home, with her sons Ganesh and Kartik and daughters Saraswati and Lakshmi. Also known as Uma and......

Sexism row over Padma Lakshmi's bikini

A photograph of Padma Lakshmi -- actress, model and wife of writer Salman Rushdie -- that appeared on the cover of the Observer Food Monthly magazine and run as an advertisement in The Guardian has......

How Big Brother Stole Diwali

Gone are the days of over-the-top Diwali parties, says Kishore Singh.This year round, the taxman is the invisible -- and unwanted -- guest at these once extravagant affairs.Illustrations: Uttam......

Ratan Tata most trusted business name in India

Ratan Tata was on Tuesday ranked the most trusted name among businessmen in India in a list compiled by popular magazine Reader's Digest that placed the warring Ambani brothers much below. Tata was......

Sunday Times declares Mittal as Person of 2006

Non-Resident Indian steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, who brought about the merger of Mittal Steel with Arcelor to form the world's largest steel producing company Arcelor Mittal, has been declared the......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......

Spotted: Yash Chopra in London

Reader Lakshmi and Trish met filmmaker Yash Chopra atthe O2 Arena in London. ...

Spotted: Kareena & Shahid in Pune

Reader Lakshmi Dongreand her son bumped into Kareena & Shahid Kapoor in Pune where the couple had come for a live concert. Lakshmi requested a picture, and the actorsagreed, albeit with a......

The Best Reader Tributes to Rafi

We had invited readers to send us videos of them singing Mohammad Rafi songs to pay tribute to the legend on his 29th death anniversary today. And we got quite a few......

'A BIG SALUTE to our cricketing soldiers'

We asked you, dear readers to send in your congratulatory messages for the Indian team on their success Down Under. Here are your wishes for the team... IMAGE: The Indian team celebrates with the......

Spotted: Team India in Jamaica

Reader Lloyd sent us these photographs from Jamaica. 'Hi all. Here are a few photographs of the Indian cricket team players, who were spotted in Jamaica on the eve of the recent one-day......

Readers wishes to Ganguly

Name:Narendra AgrawalMessage:WISHING TO ON YOUR 31 ST BIRTHDAY.......... THANKS!!!! Narendra......

Readers wishes to John Wright

Name:Debashis Mitra (HPCL) Message:All Indians will remember you. Happy Birthday. Name:vishal Message:Mr. Wright, thanx 4 setting Indian Cricket right. Happy Birthday. Name:Hari Message:Many Happy......

Readers wishes to John Wright

Name:satya Message:Dear John, Thank You for doing a terrific job with the Indian Team. I hope you continue the good work and see the team achieve even greater laurels. You are without doubt the......