
Haven't we always talked about things with people we know and sometimes with people we don't know that well? Isn't that what being human is ...

04:37 PM, May 18, 2012

Ever heard of Puntland? What about Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamud? Well he's the president of this "state of Somalia", as the MEA describes it. It's the ...

04:13 PM, May 18, 2012

The growing rift between Iran and the United States took me back to my days at the United Nations(UN) in New York last year. I ...

01:42 PM, May 17, 2012

Even ten days after the strike by the Air India's pilots began there appears to be no resolution in sight. With civil aviation minister Ajit ...

10:53 AM, May 16, 2012

Age is a question of mind over matter, but it's a matter of concern when quite a few minds question the presence of age in ...

01:19 PM, May 15, 2012

...And this is not a cliche anymore... Wolfing junk food like burgers, pizzas, pastas, fried chicken, and washing it down with can-loads of ...

12:16 PM, May 15, 2012

Watching Rahul Dravid play the forward defensive stroke in an IPL match was as incongruous as it was thrilling. It was like sighting a sparrow ...

11:49 AM, May 15, 2012

Democracy is always inventive, exploiting mediums to create fresh theatre. It seems to create new sites for protest, new forms of dialogue, and new ways ...

09:57 AM, May 15, 2012

I enjoy being on Twitter. It is a medium of engagement and debate. Celebrities and news-makers of all sorts seem to enjoy the forum too, ...

10:10 AM, May 14, 2012

Seldom does the Indian media today act as the cronies of the commoners. However, when it does, especially in pelting stones at the castle, it ...

02:17 PM, May 12, 2012

The social awareness overdrive that has been created by the Satyamev Jayate is remarkable. The superstar effect seems to have worked with the masses, at ...

11:53 AM, May 10, 2012

Cricket is a gift. A blessing. Bestowed on a few, gratefully cherished by millions. A bat is a strange sporting implement. A rather odd construct ...

12:25 PM, May 09, 2012

Cricket is a gift. A blessing. Bestowed on a few, gratefully cherished by millions. A bat is a strange sporting implement. A rather odd construct ...

11:58 AM, May 09, 2012

Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist thinks the IPL is gradually becoming a league of 'haves' and 'have-nots' - is his concern realistic, or is ...

11:54 AM, May 09, 2012

When Kolkata Knight Riders decided not to retain Sourav Ganguly ahead of the re-auction in 2011, there was a lot of chaos. Cricket fans in ...

07:47 AM, May 07, 2012

Nothing compares to the flair that Pakistan players bring to a cricket field. It's not much different to the swagger of a Vivian Richards, the ...

11:49 AM, May 06, 2012

Greek philosopher Socrates once said, "It is not living that matters, but living rightly." As the clock is inching towards the 2015 deadline of the ...

09:12 AM, May 03, 2012

If one were to take a purely transaction-oriented approach to the Bofors deal, one will wonder what the fuss is all about. Even Sten Lindstrom, ...

03:48 PM, May 01, 2012

A cricketer in India sleeps with a dream and wakes up with a purpose, but selectors in India sleep with a purpose, only to wake ...

01:25 PM, May 01, 2012

The TRP ratings may not say so, but going by the attendances recorded at the stadiums across the country, the Indian Premier League is back, ...

08:50 AM, May 01, 2012