Meet Sachin Tendulkar's English mother-in-law

Annabel Mehta, Sachin Tendulkar's mother-in-law, has dedicated her life to working with the Beautiful People of the other half of Mumbai without whom the city would neither exist nor......

She changed the lives of India's disabled

The differently-abled deserve a normal life.Nothing will stop Poonam Natarajan from ensuring that India, slowly but surely, gives it to them, discovers Shobha Warrier. IMAGE: A happy child at......

Parliament mourns Dutt, adjourned

Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned on Monday after paying tributes to ex-Sports and Youth Affairs minister Sunil Dutt and two sitting members who died during the inter-session period.Sunil......

A fighter called Siddharth

Siddharth G J's mother and father are proud parents. And that's not because of his masters in economics with distinction. The 24-year-old has faced tougher tests, fought bigger bogeys and crossed......

Govt plans insurance scheme for disabled

While the social security Bill for the unorganised sector may take a long time in becoming a reality, the disabled in the country may get their own insurance scheme funded by a unique corpus soon.......

Siddharth's amazing success story

Disabled -- that's a word he loathes, Siddharth tells anyone who cares to listen. Few do, he says. But ABN Amro did. The bank's interview board ignored the fact that he shook all over and was......

Review: Calendar Girls is another Madhur Bhandarkar dud

It's hard to believe Calendar Girls has been made by someone who makes films, fumes Raja Sen. Halfway through Calendar Girls, the new film by Madhur Bhandarkar, a young actress is shooting a......

Nargis: A daughter remembers

Nargis would have turned 75 on June 1. She is best known for her role in Mother India, but her roles in Aag, Andaaz, Awaara, Barsaat are amazingly powerful.She is undoubtedly one of the most......

Ajay Devgn: I have been very lucky

Controversies don't seem to affect Ajay Devgn one bit. The unflappable actor dismissed rumours that his role in his latest movie Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai out on Friday, is based on......

Anand to help raise funds for NGO

Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand and Vidyasagar (formerly known as The Spastics Society of India) will jointly host a unique fund-raiser "Vishy v Chennai" on Saturday, July 16, at the Traders Hotel,......

Celebrities to run for a cause

With a view to give back something for the needy people, film stars and models will represent different NGOs during the Standard Chartered Mumbai International Marathon to be heldat Mumbaion......

United Sikkim: Bhutia's latest 'goal'

A call had been troubling Bhaichung Bhutia for long. Disturbed, he felt it best to answer it. It was a call from his conscience -- a call which urged him to take mainstream football to his......

Dravid, the perfect role model: Tendulkar

Want to make it big in cricket? Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has a tip: follow 'The Wall' Rahul Dravid."He [Dravid] is a perfect role model for youngsters. He has set a great example for all of......

Indian chess scene positive: Anand

Asia is taking to the game of chess in a big way with India and China enjoying a very big presence, Super Grandmaster Viswanthan Anand said in Bangalore on Saturday."Earlier the gap between the......