Where Would India Be Without Dr Singh?

What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister......

Get Ready To Laugh Out Loud!

The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has crowned its funniest photographer of the year. Milko Marchetti's side-splitting shot of a 'Stuck Squirrel' took the top prize at the Oxo Gallery in......

Voting For Trump Will Only Hurt America

'To everyone voting for Trump, I have only this simple question: Would you let him have lunch with your daughter or sister or wife or mother?''Then why would you let him have our lunch (and so much......

'Trump Wants To Make America White Again'

'There are 725,000 Indians here without proper papers. They are subject to deportation immediately under this (Trump's immigration plan). Immediately!' 'They want to prevent new immigration, get......

Delhi's pioneering businessmen

Charat Ram, who died earlier this week at 89, belonged to a generation of Delhi businessmen who have now passed on -- like MS Oberoi of the hotel chain that bears his name, HP Nanda of Escorts,......

From Dharam Lall to Lord Lall

Until early this year, he was just Dharam Bir 'Bill' Lall. Now, he has acquired the title of Lord Lall of Woodsland.Lall's story is a classic rags to riches one. Way back in 1958, aged 25, he......

Dhirubhaism catches readers' imagination

Dhirubhai sells. Against All Odds, a book on the life and times of Dhirubhai Ambani by advertising veteran A G Krishnamurthy, is trying to ride on the success of an earlier book on Dhirubhai by the......

Soaring prices could affect festivities

The last few months have seen prices of practically all goods and commodities go through the roof. An impending drought, a failing crop, lack of supply to meet the rising demand. . . there has......

The Apprentice Review: A Trump No One Has Seen Before

The Apprentice is a keenly observed and entertaining biopic about the making of a man who is mostly responsible for all that has gone wrong with current American politics, observes Aseem Chhabra.......

Kamal Haasan@70: What Makes Him Ulaga Nayagan

'With passage of time, Kamal did move away from the humdrum of commercial cinema, using it only as a peg to launch a new concept or new technology, as no other actor/film-maker has done in Indian......

'We Lost So Many Things In This War'

'The war ended in 2009 and I believe the new generation of Tamils don't know what was going on there.''I felt it was my duty to tell our story.''Since 2009, it seems like we are sleeping.' IMAGE:......

Must Watch: Stories From Around The World

The Toronto International Film Festival heralds the beginning of the Fall awards season as films from the earlier festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Telluride compete with new projects......

WOW Moments From Paris Olympics!

The Paris Olympics had it all -- glamour (cuing for Snoop Dogg here), humour (the inventive Internet producing memes after memes) and some controversy too -- Vinesh Phogat's disqualification and......

Edulji, Sehwag, de Silva inducted into ICC Hall Of Fame

IMAGE: Diana Edulji was arguably the first great female cricketer produced by India. Photograph: BCCI India women's cricket great Diana Edulji, former batting star Virender Sehwag along with Sri......

WI all-rounder Akeal hopes to impress in ODIs ahead of IPL auction

'I think once I do the right things and perform well for my team, the doors will open.' IMAGE: A slow-left arm spinner and a dasher down the order, West Indies all-rounder Akeal Hosein declared......

'Now we are in the champion mindset'

'When we are playing at our best, it's very difficult for people to beat us.' IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankiredy and Chirag Shetty during a practice session at the Goregaon Sports Club in suburban......

Taunted for wearing shorts, Nikhat is now toast of the town

IMAGE: Nikhat Zareen kisses her medal on the podium after winning the Women's Boxing World Championship title in the flyweight category on Friday. Photograph: Nikhat Zareen/Twitter "Why are there......