Lesson For Rahul and Priyanka...

Measure each word you utter in public, advises Virendra Kapoor. IMAGE: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra launch the party's youth manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh assembly......

Salute This Hero of the 1971 War!

'Our men had suffered so much pain for the independence of other people in a foreign land.'Air Commodore Nitin Sathe continues his fascinating year-long series on the 1971 War, 50 Years On.......

'Modi engages mostly in personal theatre'

'... while leaving the dirty work he orders to his subordinates.' Photograph: PTI Photo   Discussing his latest book The Battle of Belonging: On Nationalism, Patriotism and What it means to......

Cong aims to 'win hearts' with 'Ab Hoga Nyay' campaign

The Congress on Sunday announced 'Ab Hoga Nyay' (now justice will be done) as its battle cry for the Lok Sabha polls and launched a campaign centred around the theme of 'justice', while alluding......

Low 2015 base shows industrial output at 13-month high in note-ban November

The sharp rise was also due to a statistical illusion -- low industrial numbers in November 2015, and sharp reversal of a 12-month declining trend in capital goods. Industrial activity rose to a......

Toyota goes for facelift to shake off taxi image

One of the smallest players in India's car market, it is banking on new-look Etios to make inroads into the personal vehicle segment The association of a car with taxis can cause irreparable......

Is the internet all that it's cracked up to be?

Dissenting voices appear over the perception of the internet as a driver of growth, says Ajit Balakrishnan This is not how it is supposed to happen in a country where the internet, smartphones and......

Sebi looks to preach what it practises

The regulator is marketing itself as protector and guide of small investors; wants to stimulate risk appetite and deepen the markets The general perception about market regulator, Securities and......

Mammootty Gets Off A Bus; Goes Down A Rabbit Hole

Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam is a masterpiece, and like most masterpieces of the cinema, it's a great act of folly, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mammootty in Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam. In Nanpakal......

Shershaah : Worthy Biopic for an Iconic Warrior

'Captain Vikram Batra, PVC and his unit 13 Jak Rif did stand out because of the sheer magnitude of the task allotted to them but also the exceptional professionalism with which it was executed and......

'I am very shy and awkward with ladies'

'I didn't know how I would say all the loving, romantic bits.' Shah Rukh Khan has fond memories of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ), which completes 25 years on October 20. But what stands out......

When Quentin Tarantino got it so wrong

Quentin Tarantino, declares Sreehari Nair, will be remembered as someone who made just two great movies, and who then brought misery upon himself. IMAGE: Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio in Once......

Mutiny at the BBC: Lineker row causes huge crisis

IMAGE: Manchester City fan with a sign in support of BBC presenter Gary Lineker at the Selhurst Park stadium in London on Sunday. Photograph: Tony Obrien/Reuters Britain's BBC faced a mounting......

Football Focus: Sarri baffled by Juve's ups and downs

IMAGE: Juventus FC's Alex Sandro scores during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo and Juventus at Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy on Wednesday. Photograph:......

Soccer Extras: Balotelli hits back at fans following racist insults

IMAGE: Brescia's Mario Balotelli reacts. Photograph: Daniele Mascolo/Reuters Italian striker Mario Balotelli has hit back at Hellas Verona fans who allegedly insulted him with monkey noises during......

China's big bucks luring soccer's talent

Carlos Tevez will be paid £615,000 a week at Shanghai Shenhua, making him the world's best paid footballer -- his salary is now more than Cristiano Ronaldo's and Lionel Messi's!China is......

We will never see the likes of him again

'If Richie Benaud was born to play cricket and born to lead, he was also born to commentate on the game he graced with his inspirational presence.' Haresh Pandya pays tribute to the legendary......