Educating India, one village at a time

A team from Pratham had arrived at a village in Uttar Pradesh to assess if the children could read, but the village head was dismissive. Lying shirtless on his cot, he told them all children in the......

The Scotsman who knows India better than many of us

'Men of the calibre of Shri Ramana Maharishi, Satya Sai Baba, Shri Aurobindo -- you don't get that level of excellence in the West.''The quality of Indian saints is unmatched.'Bill Aitken came to......

Praful Bidwai: US Goofs Up In Iraq

This is written as the Iraq war runs into its third week and the world watches its increasingly savage human consequences, and the incredible ineptitude and wooden-headedness of the leaders of......

Cherchez les bureaucrats

No matter what America's politicians and generals are saying now, it is evident that Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's shock-and-awe theory envisioned one combat division coolly strolling into......

Richest people you've never heard of

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are old news. Every day it seems they're making headlines, either for their efforts to make money or their efforts to give it away. The two richest men in the world,......

How Mallya squandered money on yachts, jets and islands

  Vijay Mallya went on a buying spree abroad, including a penthouse in New York’s Trump Plaza, but had to sell some as troubles mounted at home In his declaration of interests to the......

How the Communists killed Bengal's industry

West Bengal's longest serving chief minister Jyoti Basu once told an industrialist that capitalists were class enemies and he should expect no sympathy.Ishita Ayan Dutt tracks the political......

Richest people you've never heard of

You know about Gates. You know about Buffett. But do you know about Slim? Mexican telecom titan Carlos Slim Helu quietly slipped past value investor Warren Buffett in late March to become the......

Review: Khoobsurat is a distinctly Disney treat

Khoobsurat offers up the expected -- only it does so with a smirk, says Raja Sen.Some movies are like candy. Wrapped in bright plastic and frequently too sweet for your own good, they act as......

Review: Khoobsurat is a distinctly Disney treat

Khoobsurat offers up the expected -- only it does so with a smirk, says Raja Sen.Some movies are like candy. Wrapped in bright plastic and frequently too sweet for your own good, they act as......

How Shah Rukh beat Letterman at his game

Shah Rukh Khan had David Letterman in his grip, giving him no quarter whatsoever, declares Sreehari Nair. The David Letterman of the post-Late Night, post-Late Show phase is a man on a spiritual......

Trump, Guiliani, Spike Lee at Bombay Dreams

Donald Trump will not be heading to Broadway Theatre on April 29 to deliver his famous catchphrase in the television show, The Apprentice: You Are Fired! Instead, he will be there to applaud young......

Fan or follower? Lokomotiv's Tarasov courts controversy

Tarasov’s Putin tribute spells trouble for Lokomotiv IMAGE: Lokomotiv Moscow's Dmitri Tarasov sports a t-shirt depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin leaves the pitch after the match.......

PIX: Fans climb ladders, peer through fences to cheer for Tiger

IMAGE: A young fan cheers on Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship through a gate at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, California, on Saturday. Photograph: Rory Carroll/Reuters Golf fans not......

Sports Shorts: W Series leader Chadwick joins Williams F1

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday IMAGE: Jamie Chadwick won the inaugural W Series race at Germany's Hockenheim circuit this month and finished second in Zolder,......

Bolt eases through 200m heat in morning chill

Triple Olympic champion Jamaican Usain Bolt cruised into the second round of the 200 metres at the world championships on Tuesday, 36 hours after shattering the 100m world record to win gold. On......

Harbhajan shines for Essex with 7-wicket match haul

Senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was back in his element as he had match-haul of seven wickets (4/91 & 3/62) for Essex against Glamorgan in an English county game, which ended at the Castle Park......