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
As a woman and of course, it runs true for men too - I am the sum of all my parts. We are all the ...
11:13 PM, May 15, 2013
In their book Flight of the Buffalo, corporate gurus James Belasco and Ralph Stayer beautifully state the politics of change when they say, "change is ...
12:59 AM, May 07, 2013
Fresh from three weeks of gruelling drills that involved all operational commands, the Air Force says it's ready for a two-front war (the brass prefers ...
07:39 PM, Apr 22, 2013
There is no question about it. Twenty20 cricket is a game of confidence. When we look at the way Chris Gayle bats in T20, this ...
11:38 AM, Apr 11, 2013
Somewhere in the enormous amount of words inspired by the IPL this year, there was a line from a report that has gone under the ...
08:09 AM, Apr 09, 2013
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
Caught with their chaddis down? The BJP suffered one of its worst election debacles since it came to power five years ago in the ...
12:03 PM, Mar 18, 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
Fast bowling is an expression of raw power. Proper fast bowlers are forces of nature. They always command attention. They are more animal excitement than ...
10:47 AM, Feb 01, 2013
In 'Behind the Beautiful Forevers', a true account spun off as a novel, about life in Annawadi, a slum adjoining Mumbai airport, author Katherine Boo ...
09:20 PM, Jan 30, 2013
All of us must have heard this phrase at one time or another: Koi baat nahi! Its rough translation would be "No problem!" or "No ...
01:49 PM, Jan 21, 2013
The other day, while watching a repeat telecast of last year's Stardust Awards, I couldn't help but wonder how poorly executed our awards shows are. ...
03:26 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Today (January 12, 2013) is the 150th birth anniversary of one of India's most revered philosophers and religious leaders. One of the landmarks of Swami ...
01:47 PM, Jan 12, 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
Dear Justice Verma, The outrage will not stop until steps are taken. The politicians have failed. The justice system of India needs to take ...
12:34 PM, Jan 04, 2013
In the early 80s, there was a scramble for Video Cassette Recorders or VCRs in India as more and more people watched films at home ...
12:15 PM, Dec 03, 2012
Perish the thought that insurance companies cover risk. Private insurance companies in India play so safe it is a wonder they allow the vehicles they ...
08:09 PM, Nov 20, 2012
Good news is seldom expected in the world's hydrocarbon economy and the shale gas boom in North America follows that trend. The rise of this ...
11:56 AM, Nov 14, 2012
I am a guest of Allah - one of three million people who have gathered in the Baitullah, or the Home of Allah in Mecca. ...
01:49 PM, Nov 12, 2012
