DK Shivakumar, one of the most powerful Vokkaliga leaders and a six-time MLA was in the race for the Chief Minister's post till last week. ...
09:50 PM, May 20, 2013
In the 1970s, Marathi cinema threw up a comedian in Dada Kondke who went on to create history by churning out the maximum number of ...
12:17 AM, Apr 19, 2013
American pop art icon Andy Warhol was probably right: everyone is looking for their 15 minutes of fame; only the time has now been compressed ...
12:20 AM, Feb 08, 2013
"Don't insult me by calling me a politician. I am a political cartoonist!" warned Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, lighting up a pipe, a glass ...
12:03 AM, Nov 30, 2012
Bal Thackeray, the chief proponent of the sons-of-the-soil ideology in Mumbai and the man who ruled the city for more than four decades, passed away ...
11:15 AM, Nov 19, 2012
Mallika Dutt is the founder of the groundbreaking human rights organization Breakthrough, where she serves as President and CEO. Breakthrough combines innovative new technologies with ...
11:55 AM, Oct 19, 2012
In the early 1990s, when TN Seshan as Chief Election Commissioner was the flavour of the season, a packed Rotary Club meeting in South Mumbai ...
12:14 AM, 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
Dear Raj, This is the second open letter I am writing to you since, as was the case four years ago, you refuse to ...
12:06 AM, Sep 07, 2012
If you think a week is a long time in politics, just forget it. In India, it can take just a few hours for a ...
08:48 AM, Mar 26, 2012
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Gathered in Shanmukhananda Hall for the first anniversary celebrations of the Yuva Sena, the Shiv Sena's youth wing, one expected a cultural programme and then ...
01:26 PM, Oct 18, 2011
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On the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster the Indian government announced it will remain committed to its ambitious plans to build a nuclear ...
04:06 PM, Apr 28, 2011
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"Students who join this university won't be ones trying to win a rat race. We won't be churning out automatons for corporate houses. Those activities ...
10:33 AM, Apr 27, 2011
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Jaitapur -- real public opposition or political inciting? Environmental issues or rehabilitation worries? These are some of the questions often asked about the agitation in ...
04:24 PM, Apr 25, 2011
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If the government hikes power tariff by faking losses and subsequently siphons off over Rs 1000 crore that is shown as subsidy provided to single ...
10:30 PM, Mar 14, 2011
