Part detective, part academic, part chronicler, Stephen Tankel provides what is arguably one of the finest and most detailed accounts of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the terrorist group that represents the greatest threat to India. The hook for the book is the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks when 10 trained LeT fighters wreaked havoc in South Mumbai. That was the turning point for LeT when it announced to the world that it had...
11:39 AM, Feb 11, 2012
This spring, there is music in the air. Here are some music festivals that will leave you whistling a tune. Sulafest 2012 Location: Sula Vineyards, Nashik When: February 4-5 Artists: Nitin Sawhney, Blackstratblues, Papon & East India Company Damage: Rs. 1,800. The highlight this year is undoubtedly Nitin Sawhney. He is a huge favourite of Rajeev Samant, founder and CEO of Sula Vineyards. Area79 Music and Arts Festival Location: The...
12:43 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Prelude It was near sunset on November 26, 2008. Somewhere off the west coast of Mumbai, a group of young men were waiting for darkness, in a boat without lights, waiting so they could land, unobserved, at a fishing village near the southern tip of the elongated island city. Captain Ravi Dharnidharka gazed out over the fishermens huts lining the Arabian Sea coast. A US Marine of Indian descent, he...
12:15 PM, Nov 28, 2011
The Chinese are sensitive when it comes to the South China Sea. They consider it to be a matter of core national interest, like Taiwan and Tibet. They are possessive about it. Malaysia, Brunei and Japan are already in dispute over the Sea with the Chinese. And naturally, if India enters this dispute and China doesn't protest, it doesn't give a right signal to other countries. It was a ploy...
12:06 PM, Nov 09, 2011
Cricket historian Gideon Haighs book is a collection of essays that chronicles the travails of the cricket world in the second half of the past decade. He trains his guns on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the International Cricket Council (ICC), the Indian Premier League (IPL), Allen Stanford, Lalit Modi and spot fixing, as he tries to makes sense of the cacophony surrounding The Gentlemans Game....
11:13 AM, Oct 10, 2011
Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a child with his household help a decade ago, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund, is accused of sexual assault and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is standing trial for statutory rape. Magazines and newspapers have slammed the men in question, often bunching them together; Time Magazines May 30 issue calls them pigs which is a bit harsh on Schwarzenegger. The Terminator...
12:42 PM, Jun 16, 2011
How do you see F1 taking off in India? Mika Hakkinen: Its up to you guys how you do it. Cricket is very big and you guys did a good job. But this is a new sport and has huge publicity and a huge following around the world. How you organise the Grand Prix for the fans, for the teams, for the drivers depends this is your shot. I would...
01:34 PM, Apr 28, 2011
This could just be Indian hockey's chance to break out from the obscurity of the past two decades. Nimbus Sport's partnership with the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) to launch World Series Hockey (WSH) league is one more attempt to bring back to centre stage a game that has brought India eight Olympic golds and much glory. Thirty-six top players have signed up to play in the league, which is fashioned...
01:49 PM, Jan 21, 2011
Talking about fixed income investment in January is like cycling to Leh. It is a risky adventure and you don’t know what to expect. Worse, the journey may come to an abrupt end. The reason for this caveat is the Union Budget which will be presented in late February. The government will detail in it how much it plans to spend and borrow. It has implications for the availability of...
02:51 PM, Jan 07, 2011
Online whisky tasting is a cool idea of getting all connoisseurs in one place. ...
12:45 PM, Jul 08, 2010
The suspended IPL chief got many things right as he designed the IPL but his style caused his exit.
Forbes India studies the career Mr Modi. ...
05:14 PM, May 05, 2010
Indian cricket draws oodles of aggression from its flamboyant Mr Fix-It. ...
12:30 PM, Dec 29, 2009
Events that guarantee you tightness in the chest and brimming of the eyes. ...
03:37 PM, Dec 24, 2009
Former Team India bowling coach says he would have loved to continue. ...
11:40 AM, Nov 07, 2009
One-day saved Test cricket. Now, it must die for cricket to live on. ...
12:01 PM, Oct 09, 2009
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