Folks, first let us address all that was positive about the India Day parade in Manhattan August 21. Thousands converged on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, waving the Indian flags and chanting Bharat Mata ki jai marking the 36th annual India Day Parade, celebrating the 70th anniversary of India's independence....
My writings will be never the same. A censor is seated inside me and he is testing every word that is born within me. His constant caution that a word may be misunderstood and I'm unable to shake him off," said acclaimed Tamil author Perumal Murugan here on Monday....
In these four years, I also saw with, some disquiet, forces of divisiveness and intolerance trying to raise their ugly head. Attacks on weaker sections that militate against our national ethos are aberrations that need to be dealt with firmly. The collective wisdom of our society and our polity gives me confidence that such forces w...
As the curtains came down on the world's greatest sports extravaganza here, India goes back with one silver medal and one bronze -- consolation prizes for a nation of 1.3 billion people amidst dashed hopes of improving on London Olympics of four years ago, when six medals were won....
In the book, Joseph -- who has exposed scams related to Mumbai's Adarsh Housing Society and the allocation of 2G spectrum, among others -- lays bare the systemic and deeply ingrained corruption that is hollowing out our democracy. Published by HarperCollins, the book is an angst-ridden narrative where the author also revi...
Dipa Karmakar's coach Bisheswar Nandi had once sought the intervention of the Tripura government to "save the career" of the promising gymnast from "unnerving conspiracies"....
India's film industry, said to be the largest globally with some 1,000 movies produced each year, earns around $2 billion from legitimate sources such as screening at theatres, home videos and TV rights. But with $2.7 billion, piracy earns 35 per cent more, and a way out has proved elusive....
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday recounted his short attempt at singing during his high school days and hoped it would be the last time he will sing in public. ...
Australia's legendary wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has hailed the appointment of Anil Kumble as the Indian cricket team's head coach, saying the combination of leg-spin great and Test skipper Virat Kohli is already showing positive signs in improving their overseas record in the longest format of the game....
Enter the Dangal; Author: Rudraneil Sengupta; Publisher: Harper Sport (HarperCollins); Pages: 274; Price: Rs 350...
