Vivian Fernandes

Espresso Economics |

A 19 October, 2011 circular of the National Housing Bank says no penalty or fee for prepayment of home loans can be charged, provided the ...
10:16 PM, May 17, 2013

Rohit Vats

Pentaprism |

There is a distinct feel to watching plays. Most of the time, they give a sense of satisfaction. The viewer believes that he is directly ...
05:51 PM, May 14, 2013

Suhasini Haidar

Head to Haid-ar |

Why the real game changer in Pakistan's elections could be the radical right, and why India should worry. It was a speech made with ...
07:56 AM, May 03, 2013

Faisal Caesar

Perfume Ball |

As soon as the match ended, I stepped out to have a cup of tea at a stall near my house. I noticed two middle-aged ...
09:13 AM, Apr 30, 2013

Amrita Tripathi

Borgub's Lair |

As the country reels under the sheer number of cases of child sexual abuse and brutal sexual attacks on little children, it bears repeating that ...
11:35 AM, Apr 29, 2013

Shantanu Mukharji

Straight talk |

President Pranab Mukherjee paid a three day state visit to the Republic of Mauritius from March 11 to March 13, 2013. His entourage included Minister ...
03:15 PM, Apr 01, 2013

Shantanu Mukharji

Straight talk |

I have completed a little over two years in Mauritius. My responsibilities as the National Security Advisor does not entail to follow society related developments ...
10:53 AM, Mar 25, 2013

Mikkhail Vaswani

Clean Bold |

As far back as 2004, nine years ago, an 18-year-old made his first-class debut for Delhi. Opening the innings, this young lad would fall one ...
01:53 PM, Mar 20, 2013

Chetan Narula

Hot Spot |

The problem with Indian cricket is that it lives in the present. While philosophers will tell you that is a good way of life, it ...
01:02 PM, Mar 18, 2013

Sagarika Ghose

Bloody Mary |

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

Chetan Narula

Hot Spot |

The axe has been wielded, and with some regularity. Thrice, in the span of three Test matches, the selection committee headed by Sandeep Patil has ...
02:57 PM, Mar 09, 2013

Gaurav Kalra

Grumble with Gaurav |

There was a time, not so long ago in the lives of us cricket people, that this was India's top six in a Test match- ...
10:28 AM, Mar 08, 2013

Rajdeep Sardesai

Newsman |

It is not without reason that the BJP in recent times has been referred to as the 'Hindu Divided Family'. Impressed by the speech given ...
12:05 AM, Mar 08, 2013

Rakhshanda Jalil

Hindustani awaaz |

Engaged at 14, married at 16, mother to a little girl at 17, Shahnaz Husain's life is an inspiration to those who passionately want to ...
11:45 AM, Mar 05, 2013

Chetan Narula

Hot Spot |

For once, let it be said, there was nothing morale-boosting about the Man-of-the-Match award MS Dhoni received. R Ashwin was the other obvious candidate, but ...
10:37 AM, Mar 02, 2013

Suresh Menon

Reverse Swing |

Tomes have been written about how captaincy affects a player's batting. Sourav Ganguly, for example, averaged eight runs per innings higher when he was not ...
08:50 AM, Feb 28, 2013

Hrishikesh Kanitkar

viewpoint |

India's eight-wicket win over Australia in the opening Test in Chennai was a well-deserved success. Sachin Tendulkar coming to the fore with a solid knock ...
02:47 PM, Feb 27, 2013

Mikkhail Vaswani

Clean Bold |

For a youngster, playing for India is a dream he grows up with and every time he listens to a former cricketing great, the one ...
01:30 PM, Feb 26, 2013

Rajdeep Sardesai

Newsman |

Every Union home minister of the country has had to live literally in the shadow of the first occupant of the post. In the stairway ...
12:29 AM, Feb 22, 2013

Faisal Caesar

Perfume Ball |

The Australians were a ruthless bunch during the last decade. They did not show their opponents on the cricket field any mercy. Match after match, ...
05:11 PM, Feb 21, 2013