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
It was Friday the 13th in May last year - the day the whole of Tamil Nadu had been waiting for with hope and expecting ...
11:18 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
In a recent moment of either enthusiasm or desperation, Principal of St Stephen's College, Delhi University, Valson Thampu proposed 40% reservation for male students at ...
06:53 PM, May 10, 2012
The fact that Irom Chanu Sharmila's fast for repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Manipur has joined Ripley's odditorium will leave ...
12:56 PM, May 10, 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
Last Sunday started in a rather unusual way. Aamir Khan, in his show Satyamev Jayate, exposed a grim reality of the world's largest democracy. His ...
10:00 AM, May 08, 2012
Just when you thought that the news media was dissipating itself in the purposeless eddies of irrelevance, trying to keep people excited without engaging them ...
03:16 PM, May 07, 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
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
In spite of having an uninterrupted history of 200 years, Indian literatures, written in 22 officially recognized major languages, countless tribal languages and in foreign ...
01:58 PM, Apr 30, 2012
Breswana is dusting off its inertia and making connection. And a frail 30-year-old woman is its link to outside. Sabbah Haji is the village's new ...
11:29 PM, Apr 27, 2012
IPL 5 may not have garnered the same TRP as the first three seasons but the cricket has been very entertaining thus far. It's been ...
12:27 PM, Apr 26, 2012
Chris Gayle's odyssey in recent years - as a hired gunman or a professional sportsman depending on your point of view - has been interesting. ...
04:52 PM, Apr 23, 2012
When the Indian Premier League came into being, with all its drama and cricket, the Men in Blue were a formidable unit. They were climbing ...
04:36 PM, Apr 23, 2012
The declared range is political. The demonstrated capability is not. Agni V truly epitomises the maturing of India's missile prowess and is a harbinger of ...
12:32 PM, Apr 20, 2012
