Colourblind Chameleons Chuck a stone into any college campus in metropolitan India, and chances are it would land on a student who plays in a rock band. That’s how common they are now. No real story there. Okay then, how about those who’ve made their name by not covering songs by other bands? This list is certainly smaller, but here too, you’d probably find several bands in each city, all...
11:25 AM, Oct 31, 2012
BJP President Nitin Gadkari lashed out at the Congress for targetting him over his letter to the Centre. ...
11:27 PM, Oct 06, 2012
"Want to review some queer fiction?" "Sure", I said, and that's how I got reading Six Metres of Pavement by Farzana Doctor. But the book defeats easy stereo-typing and it's as much about queers as Hum Aapke Ke Hain Kaun! is about Hindus. Yes, there are plenty of them in the film but that's not the point is it? To my mind, what Six Metres of Pavement is mostly about,...
12:34 AM, Jul 22, 2012
'A Free Man' by Aman Sethi is smallish and compact, much like its protagonist Mohammed Ashraf. The book comes encased in an elegant white dust jacket that to me cried out to be picked up. And once I turned a few pages, I found I couldn't put it down easily, for 'A Free Man' is big, both on form and substance, and is easily among 2011's more rewarding reads. Mohammed...
08:11 PM, Dec 22, 2011
New Delhi: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was released on personal bond late on Wednesday night, a couple of hours after being arrested by Uttar Pradesh police. He reached Delhi late on Wednesday night. The Congress General Secretary is now back in Delhi. He was held at the Kasna jail along with Digvijaya Singh, Rita Bahuguna, Raj Babbar, Parvez Hashmi and other Congress leaders. Rahul was released on a bond...
11:13 PM, May 11, 2011
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H R Venkatesh recorded impressions during a night out at the agitation in Jantar Mantar. "Is there even one person here who ...
07:44 AM, Apr 09, 2011
Bridgetown: Legendary former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding has yet again slammed the West Indies Cricket Board's (WICB) management of the sport in the region and said its treatment of senior players leaves a lot to be desired. In an interview with a British tabloid, Holding accused WICB chief executive Ernest Hilaire of arrogance and head coach Ottis Gibson of being unable to properly manage players. Holding also stated...
03:18 AM, May 27, 2008
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H R Venkatesh sent updates from his phone, till 5 pm in the evening on Counting Day, Karnataka. Here are excerpts. 4:30 ...
02:14 PM, May 25, 2008
New Delhi: A TV 'sting operation' may have cast doubts over the credibility of the IPL but Delhi Daredevils batsman Mahela Jayawardene on Wednesday said the team's focus has not changed despite the spot-fixing allegations as regards some players. No Delhi player has been associated with the inquiry but five others have been suspended by the BCCI after they were named in the sting operation by a news channel for...
02:23 AM, May 24, 2008
Port of Spain: Legendary West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding feels that Australia lacks the fire-power to reclaim the Ashes from Andrew Strauss's Englishmen. I don't think this Australian team is a very good squad. I think they are okay, a reasonable set of cricketers, but I don't see them being good enough to beat England in England right now. I don't know how much improvement they'll make between now...
05:39 PM, May 14, 2008
Pune: Buoyed by an upset win over Mumbai Indians in their tournament-opener, Pune Warriors will look to affirm their superiority over Kings XI Punjab when the two teams lock horns in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the newly-constructed Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium on Sunday. The hosts led by Sourav Ganguly, hunted in a pack to defend a small total against Mumbai, but a disappointing show ...
10:16 PM, May 09, 2008
New Delhi: Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram says fitness and bench strength will hold key in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League, which will see nine teams playing across the country over 54 days and 74 matches. With all the travel involved and summer upon us, fitness will be the key. Hence bench strength and fitness levels will be crucial, Akram, who is a bowling consultant with the...
11:39 PM, May 08, 2008
Watch: Why India's best minds stay away from politics ...
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