What Jaishankar, Doval can do for India

'Both Doval and Jaishankar are savvy enough to know what is good for them and won't want to meet the fate of Icarus in Greek mythology,' argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. Image: Minister of......

Harvard University probes mass exam 'cheating'

About 125 Harvard University undergraduates are being investigated for cheating in a final exam last year, the largest academic misconduct scandal in the prestigious institution's history. The......

Train to Tawang? Build roads first

Before undertaking such difficult projects as a 378 km railway line to Tawang, the government must seriously examine whether having quality roads is a better option, says Sanjeev Nayyar. IMAGE:......

Modi-Trump meet: Why I have low expectations

Here's why Rajeev Srinivasan believes there will be nothing particularly positive about the prime minister's US visit. IMAGE: The fact that it has taken this long for the US to extend an......

Indian art market valued at $350 million

So much has happened in Indian art in the last four years. Values have changed completely; Indian art has been noticed globally. It is said that there is a $350 million-art market now in India,......

When corporations capture the state

The danger of a corporate capture of government isn't imaginary, and corporations represent narrow profit-seeking interests of businessmen whose forte is not Constitutional values, says Praful......

How Keki Gharda stunned the MNC giants

Once upon a time he used to bite pens. Now he fidgets with a knife in a cramped office lined up to the ceiling with books that range from Game Theory to the history of the Roman Empire to polymer......

The other side of the world's richest Indian

Part I: I am proud to be India, says L N Mittal Lakshmi Niwas Mittal is the richest Indian in the world, with an estimated wealth of over $27 billion. Based in London, Mittal still holds an Indian......

10 Classic Malayalam Films On OTT

There's a peevish quality to all the films on this list, which is fitting, because peevishness is the defining characteristic of most Malayalis. These films, even at their saddest, darkest and......

Have You Read This Story About Hope?

'The Elephant Whisperers is a hopeful story of respect and cooperation with nature in an era rife with conflict and threat to our beautiful planet.'   IMAGE: 'There was never a moment when......

The CLEVEREST thing Saif Ali Khan has done!

'The story (of Sacred Games) ends at the end of this season; I don't know if they will extend it. It's a fairly solid conclusion (but) there is always scope for more.' IMAGE: Saif Ali Khan in......

Glimpses of Bollywood in the Big Apple

"This is not fair, this is not fair at all," said a young woman to her friend looking wistfully at the stage. "All this is so beautiful but we have to get back to work." She was watching a group......