Is Modi copying Indira's Emergency textbook?

'Consider Mrs Gandhi's view of her opponents: Traitors, anti-nationals, rumour-mongers.'Does the spirit of the Emergency-era Indira Gandhi still rule India? asks Vir Sanghvi. IMAGE: Then prime......

Why is the PM on a foreign policy overdrive?

Indian foreign policy is listlessly meandering. At times, it stands still lost in thoughts and then it dashes forward -- and the next thing you know, it begins dashing backward. The pantomime seems......

Tarun Vijay: Barack Obama, us and the US

India will have to fight its own battles. It cannot expect the US to help us fight them, argues Tarun Vijay. Two kinds of people are complaining about Barack Obama's Asia tour. One, those......

US shouldn't manipulate Karzai's ouster

The Afghanistan presidential election result is mired in uncertainty after accusations were aired of electoral fraud. M K Bhadrakumar, a former Indian ambassador who knows Afghanistan better than......

How Warren Buffet made his billions

Warren Buffett is a man who has made millions but he also started working at his father's brokerage when he was 11 years old, that's an age when most other kids were playing hide-n-seek and didn't......

Making billions on Islamic art

It's hard to know when art maven and real estate investor Nasser David Khalili first felt a craving for legitimacy. Could it have been when his teacher at a Jewish day school in Tehran, Iran......

Best B-schools witness a major churn

India's B-schools are witnessing a major churn. With the total numbers proliferating to 900 or thereabouts at last count, the best of them have to differentiate themselves to avoid commoditisation.......

Golden Globes 2018: The Shape Of Water, Dunkirk, Big Little Lies lead nominations

Other nominations include Dunkirk, The Post and I, Tonya. The 75th Golden Globe nominations were announced by Alfre Woodard, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Bell and Sharon Stone at the......

Martin Scorsese's Hugo is a hot contender for Globes, Oscars

Shunning dark and violent sagas like Shutter Island, The Departed and Taxi Driver, films that have brought him commercial success and solid reviews over the last three decades, Martin Scorsese has......

Va Quarter Cutting could have been funnier

Pavithra Srinivasan reviews Va Quarter Cutting. Readers can also send their reviewshere.Director duo Pushkar-Gayathri made waves right with their first movie, Oram Po, the zany couple had a knack......

Will movies now be made this way?

Until fairly recently, Kerry Conran was the kind of quiet, geeky engineer you probably have at your office. For over a decade, he held temporary jobs at a number of publications, lived in a small......

The Second Coming Of Ashwin

IMAGE: Out of nowhere, Ravichandran Ashwin has bagged a rare chance to play his second World Cup at home. Photograph: BCCI   Life rarely gives you a second chance and when it does, you should......

NBA round-up: Warriors withstand Embiid's 46-point game

IMAGE: Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) drives to the net against Philadelphia 76ers guard De'Anthony Melton (8) during the fourth quarter of their NBA game at Chase Center in San......

NBA round-up: 76ers snap Bucks' 16-game winning streak

IMAGE: Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) drives to the basket as he attempts to go past Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) in the second half of their NBA match at Fiserv......

NBA: Paul George returns, sparks Clippers to comeback win

IMAGE: Los Angeles Clippers guard Paul George (13) looks on in the second half of the game against the Utah Jazz at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday. Photograph: Jayne......

Sports Shorts: Another podium finish for Jehan Daruvala

IMAGE: Jehan Daruvala came 3rd for a podium finish in the F2 race on the sidelines of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah on Sunday. Photograph: Jehan Daruvala/Twitter Indian racer Jehan......