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Genelia strikes back (17 May 03:11) |
| After becoming a top actress down south, Genelia D'Souza is now in Mumbai with two back-to-back films. Roshmila Bhattacharya talks to the star. |
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Not quite the cuddliest thought… (17 May 03:39) |
| What made him do it? Steal away into the night from a sleeping, trusting wife, to go find himself?And what made him do it? Send a provenly faithful wife away into the woods while pregnant, b... |
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TV and the art of telling terror stories (17 May 02:59) |
| If MTV Roadies is meant to be a representation of the country’s youth, then they are all sexually confused and essentially masochistic, writes Shreevatsa Nevatia. |
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More Hindu than in Hindustan (17 May 02:44) |
| From the names of shops to ornate temples, from the dominance of Hindus to customs, Bali has similarities to medieval India, writes Pramit Pal Chaudhuri. |
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One for the family (17 May 02:24) |
| Looking back means knowing the family hierarchy, adjustments in taste and entering kitchens that are so full of smells and stories that they inevitably lead to other smells and other stories... |
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‘Provide the vision to build the culture of excellence’ (17 May 02:20) |
| Anurag Jain, MD, Information Technology services firm Perot Systems talks about family life, ideal holiday in a candid chat with Ruchi Hajela. |
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Contestant, blog kar diya jaye? (17 May 02:08) |
| After playing the Grand Old Gent of Bollywood for more than a few years, Big B seems to be relishing airing his views via blogs, writes Indrajit Hazra. |
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Past principle (17 May 01:50) |
| The irony is that Arjun Singh stands for everything that Rahul Gandhi is trying to change within the Congress. Barkha Dutt examines... |
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What’s the face to a name? (17 May 01:36) |
| We don’t have the foggiest idea what the great teachers of religions looked like. There were no cameras in those days; nor had any of them had a portrait made of himself, writes Khushwant ... |
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Natural disasters sans frontiers (17 May 12:41) |
| Massive natural disasters need a coordinated international response because the repercussions do not stop at the borders of Nation-States. |
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Under the influence (17 May 12:19) |
| In collaboration with a Chilean wine producer, a Scottish university has found that different kinds of music make the palate react differently to wine. |
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Media should not indulge in loose talk: Deepika (16 May 02:56) |
| Deepika Padukone is angry with the way media has carried stories on her romantic life, saying they will spoil her image and cause future embarrassment. |
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Media should not indulge in loose talk, says Deepika Padukone (16 May 02:56) |
| Deepika Padukone is angry with the way media has carried stories on her romantic life, saying they will spoil her image and cause future embarrassment. |
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Go on, bite the bullet (16 May 01:34) |
| The time has come for Singh to bite the bullet and prove that he is a PM of substance by going ahead with the N-deal, writes Rajdeep Sardesai. |
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Protection begins at home (16 May 01:23) |
| Since today’s terrorists are more organised than their counterparts a decade ago, new conceptions of safety and security should be followed, writes Sudhir Hindwan. |
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Is studying science history? (16 May 01:12) |
| A major reason for the decline in Indian science research and scholarship is that the catchment area of education has stopped expanding, writes Rajesh Kochhar. |
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The price of terror (16 May 01:07) |
| At a time when India’s services-driven economy is booming, there is a huge economic price to pay when terror stalks cities where financial services, IT and tourism are important. |
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Snake in the grassroots (16 May 12:58) |
| What underlines the situation in ‘post-Nandigram’ West Bengal panchayat elections is the stand-off between the CRPF and the state government. |
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It’s ragtime in New York! (16 May 12:52) |
| If issues like scavenging or trafficking were to be solved, what would our growing tribe of NGOs do? |
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Jaipur bleeding (15 May 02:41) |
| Terrorists have once again succeeded in their mission, this time in Jaipur. |
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Eat the rich (15 May 02:32) |
| Let’s see how this government handles the wrath of those hit hardest by inflation, writes Gautam Chikermane. |
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Excuse me, but what’s your excuse? (15 May 02:19) |
| Of course, the most charming excuses are those cooked up by children, writes Amita Malik. |
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Terrible Tuesday (15 May 02:09) |
| The current security measures in most places would hardly deter amateur thieves and vandals, let alone determined terrorists. |
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Turbulence on the ground (15 May 02:05) |
| Airports, especially in cities like Mumbai and Delhi, are the gateways to the country, and it is important that these are welcoming to people coming in. |
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Cricket and its exciting new fat cats (15 May 02:00) |
| The sacking of the IPL Bangalore team’s CEO was a gesture reminiscent of the behaviour of Italian football club fat cats — minus the mafia. |
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Surfers condemn Jaipur blasts but question India's security (15 May 12:56) |
| Surfers share their view about the serial blasts in Jaipur and about the limitations in India's security. |
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Surfers condemn Jaipur blasts... (15 May 12:56) |
| Surfers share their view about the serial blasts in Jaipur and about the limitations in India's security. |
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‘India is lead market for Honda’s small car’ (15 May 12:47) |
| In an interview with Suprotip Ghosh, Masahiro Takedagawa speaks about how Honda is committed to bring in more global cars, including a multi-utility vehicle and another sports utility vehicl... |
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I'm being honoured for my hardwork: Madhuri (14 May 09:56) |
| Madhuri Dixit received Padma Shri for her contribution to Indian cinema and the Bollywood diva says the honour is a result of her hard work and honesty. |
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Black Thunder’s silver lining (14 May 02:11) |
| On the 20th anniversary of Operation Black Thunder, we must celebrate the demise of foolproof official secrecy, often daftly associated with all national security missions, writes Vipul Mudg... |
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A tale of two urban legends (14 May 02:06) |
| Tragically, neither city delivers on issues that should matter most to its citizens: infrastructure; law and order; a modern mindset that includes involved citizens, writes Namita Bhandare. |
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A Bahadur of our time (14 May 02:01) |
| On the flight back to Delhi, I mentioned how worried we were about his security. With a puckish smile, he said: “General, I am also a soldier of the country”. MN Batra recollects his tri... |
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Who’s afraid of Binayak Sen? (14 May 01:58) |
| It’s 365 days since public health specialist and human rights activist Dr Binayak Sen has been behind bars. |
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Gods of small things (14 May 01:56) |
| Now it's official. To challenge the Tata Nano priced at Rs 1 lakh, Bajaj Auto Ltd and Renault-Nissan have formed a joint venture to produce an equally cheap car by 2011. |
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Age, no bars (14 May 01:54) |
| And here this Delhi government, if they voted for the Congress you would have surely made 21 years the age for drinking. Hell, you would have brought the drinking age down to 12 or something... |
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'I think the French understand my style' (13 May 03:08) |
| Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali says he was bowled over by the experience of directing an opera at Paris' prestigious Theatre du Chatelet. |
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Power from the people (13 May 05:16) |
| Take the incident that took place in WB when Governor voluntarily shuts off the lights at Raj Bhavan as a symbolic gesture to show his disapproval of the dismal power situation, writes Sayan... |
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All in the flip of the hip (13 May 04:57) |
| We can watch ganda Bollywood jhatkas en famille. But goris doing hip-flips at the altar of cricket, the national religion, cricket, and Hastinapur, we have a problem, writes Renuka Narayanan... |
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The God delusion (13 May 02:39) |
| Many recent films have challenged the false stereotypes about Muslims and several have received enthusiastic audience endorsement, writes Harsh Mander. |
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Peace interrupted (13 May 02:22) |
| India should take up the Samba infiltration issue with Islamabad when Pranab Mukherjee visits Pak later this month for a review of the 4-year-old peace dialogue. |
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Is anybody listening? (13 May 02:08) |
| There’s something rotten in the state of West Bengal where a BDO was found hanging last week. He was facing enormous political pressure for filing FIRs against politicians. |
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No time for the day job (13 May 12:28) |
| Nobel laureate Doris Lessing thinks Nobel prize is a bloody disaster with most of her time being taken in tackling journalists and photographers. |
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Retain the upper-hand (12 May 11:48) |
| Apropos of the editorial Determine to deter (May 9), it is true that Agni-III will provide the means of delivery of our existing nuclear arsenal. |
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An actor should not enter politics, feels Dharmendra (12 May 10:31) |
| Even though he himself has taken a plunge into politics, veteran actor Dharmendra's piece of advice to filmstars is to keep away from politics. |
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Time to switch off (12 May 02:46) |
| We worry a lot about smog, water and noise pollution, but seldom think of light pollution: one of the fastest environmental alterations caused by humans, writes Prakash Chandra. |
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Back to the old loyalty test (12 May 02:34) |
| Coteries have existed in Cong and will continue to exist. But decisions taken by leaders of substance are based on their experiences and the feedbacks from different quarters, writes Pankaj ... |
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All give and no take (12 May 02:25) |
| Mother’s Day, like Levi’s jeans, is a uniquely American invention that has been embraced globally. It’s a day of remembrance for a mother’s sacrifices and love for a child, writes Ra... |
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Disarmed by confusion (12 May 02:10) |
| Since Pokhran II, our nuclear weaponisation strategy has been a mixture of coyness and lethargy. Which is one way of explaining why the Indo-US civilian N-deal has been allowed to be seen th... |
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Let’s stay on board (12 May 12:56) |
| A young girl from Chennai, Ilayazhagi, braves poverty and official indifference to emerge as the world’s new carrom champion, which went unnoticed. It's a pity since it could not only give... |
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