
It was an extremely sultry afternoon by Bangalore standards. The Congress office on Queens's road, deserted till the second half of the counting day, was ...

06:58 AM, May 14, 2013

In October 2000, most fans in this country were united in their loss of love for the game. The shadow of match fixing loomed large, ...

11:36 AM, May 03, 2013

It's the hits, the heaves and the "Yes maximums" that makes any T20 match an exciting and entertaining one. So if IPL 6 is high ...

12:18 PM, May 01, 2013

The Modi-Rahul face off is good democracy The forthcoming electoral contest of 2014 is fast passing into pop culture. The Battle of the "Bachelors" ...

07:04 AM, Apr 10, 2013

The police must answer why innocent Muslims are being implicated in terror cases When in doubt about a terror investigation, blame the most readily ...

06:54 AM, Mar 13, 2013

The best of political debates in Kerala, and perhaps India, happen not in television studios or our legislature, but in Karunan's barber shop and Kuttan's ...

01:45 PM, Mar 06, 2013

The counter argument to narrow mindedness is missing From the Grand Mufti's fatwa against the all-girl band in Kashmir, to the now lifted ban ...

09:56 AM, Feb 13, 2013

The ghastly and brutal gang-rape and murderous assault on a 23-year old by six men in New Delhi last month has shaken the national consciousness ...

12:31 PM, Jan 08, 2013

Ashley Young was preparing to take the corner kick when he noticed the man who had just entered the field. He was running towards Young ...

10:30 PM, Dec 30, 2012

In May 2011 Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau had suggested to explore the option of 'chemical castration' as a punitive measure for the child rapists. ...

02:20 AM, Dec 19, 2012

As Pakistani politicians go, Rehman Malik certainly stands out. A policeman who has made it up the ranks of a feudal political system, he was ...

02:30 PM, Dec 14, 2012

In fairness, the performance was closer to 2-8 than 1-2. The final scoreline flattered Arsenal, indicating a balanced match perhaps decided by a moment of ...

07:08 PM, Nov 05, 2012

Even as Kejriwal made his 'startling disclosures' on Reliance controlling the Government, came news from China that Premier Wen Jiabao has accumulated billions from various ...

05:06 PM, Nov 01, 2012

I'm not a fan of Steve Jobs. He lied, was rude and manipulated people throughout his life. When I told Walter Isaacson that, I half ...

08:10 PM, Oct 11, 2012

A research officer from the prestigious Tata Institute of Social Sciences was recently harassed in Hyderabad while he worked on a report on terror cases ...

04:55 PM, Oct 10, 2012

Once there were wells of fresh sweet water. The scent of wildflowers wafted from the fields and meadows that ringed the city. Plentiful fish were ...

01:01 PM, Oct 08, 2012

Above all, it's Bhookanakere Siddalingappa Yeddyurappa's ability to cry that's got most politicians worried. He's done it before, and they all know he can ...

06:17 PM, Oct 05, 2012

I still remember meeting a young man of 26 who ate only once a day, to save money to pay for his mother's cancer drugs. ...

03:45 PM, Oct 04, 2012

Ok, I have been missing for a long time. I have been busy getting my other baby on its feet! Not a baby literally, but ...

05:08 PM, Oct 01, 2012

We can be proud of many things about our country. As someone who relishes seeing the dynamics of democracy constantly unfold, I am proud that ...

07:20 AM, Sep 17, 2012