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It Wasn't Wise To Underestimate Manmohan Singh

There was more to him than he let on, asserts Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Then prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh at an event in New Delhi, September 22, 2012. Photograph: B Mathur/Reuters After......

BJP, Sena counter Rahul's Savarkar attack with Indira letter

Countering Rahul Gandhi's criticism of V D Savarkar, the Bharatiya Janata Party and its ally, Shiv Sena, reminded the Congress leader on Saturday that his grandmother and former prime minister......

'AI Might Enslave Or Annihilate Us'

'It is the first technology in history which is not just a tool, it is an agent.' Yuval Noah Harari on the dangers of AI. Kindly note the image has been published only for representational......

This attack-dog behaviour....: Tharoor slams BJP over US deep state charges

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party after the US rejected the ruling party's allegations that elements in the American 'deep state' were behind......

Should judges enter politics? Ex-CJI Chandrachud says...

Former Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Sunday said social media is being used by special interest groups to influence the outcome of cases and judges need to be wary of them. IMAGE: Former Chief......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

Textile industry joins hands with ILO

With cotton still figuring in the list of commodities that are produced using practices such as child labour, the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has entered into an understanding......

'I Was Fated To Play Jinnah'

'I have no idea why I was so many film-makers' choice for Jinnah. I assume it is because I was born and bred in Mumbai and speak English.' 'There's also my name, people tend to believe that a......

'India In 1947 Was Like A Ticking Time Bomb'

'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.' IMAGE: RJ Malishka as Sarojini Naidu, Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vora as......

'Aamir And I Are Still Very Close'

'After being married for almost 18 years, and since there was never any rancour between us, we are still very close, as parents of Azad, as colleagues in the film work that we do, and as friends.'......

Why You Must Watch Freedom at Midnight

Freedom At Midnight is a bold attempt to revisit the whole discourse about Partition, its causes, and the predicament under which the Congress leaders accepted it.It perfectly captures the......

'Varun Was Hanging, Upside Down For An Hour'

'Varun was so exhilarated with the intense physical action sequences.''Samantha is very agile.''I don't know how they did it. It's really hard.' IMAGE: Samantha and Varun Dhawan on the sets of......

Rohit's Slump, Kohli's Misjudgment: How India Crumbled At The MCG!

When you are defending to save a game, a loose delivery comes along and you suddenly opt to play an attacking shot, you are unlikely to hit as well as if you were playing your naturally aggressive......

Pujara wants K L Rahul at No 3; not as opener

'As a batter, you need to identify which balls to leave and which to play. Those below the shoulders are the ones you can pull, but you need to be in control of the shot.' IMAGE: K L Rahul should......

'Jaiswal will entertain; he will love these pitches'

IMAGE: Hailed as one of Indian cricket's brightest young talents, Yashasvi Jaiswal has made a dazzling start to his Test career. Photograph: BCCI Former India head coach Ravi Shastri is confident......

Head says, Australia ready for world-class Virat

IMAGE: Virat Kohli has scored heavily in Australia in the previous three sojourns Down Under. Photograph: BCCI Australian batter Travis Head on Monday backed Virat Kohli to "have his......

Learnt from Rohit that balance is important: SKY

'When I am on the ground, I keep noticing him, how his body language is and how he keeps calm and how he treats his bowlers.' IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav with Rohit Sharma. Photograph: BCCI Suryakumar......

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