Special Report

Taking its toll

Blood may be thicker than water except in certain special circumstances, like politics. Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray....

Special Story

Unpiloted Projects

It is a little ironic that while the media has been highlighting the so-called presidential system sought ....

Business

The 'Indian' Challenge For Foreign Food Brands

Not long ago, UK based pizzeria Metro Pizza landed in Mumbai with its trademark meter-long pizza. The menu retains similarities to that of its principal counterparts, yet some items have been added on to suit the Indian palate and product mix.

Arts

Is the bedroom DELHI'S FAVOURITE NEW DINING ROOM??

Ring out the old, ring in the new. Times, they are a changin’. Move with the times, or get left behind....

Tryst

'NCP does not have numbers in the Lok Sabha'

For a long time now, there has been the demand to grant industry status to agriculture, even though....

Undercover

Trust the Americans to...

The very recent warning by Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk, the first President of Ukraine that....

Life

A Microcosm of Europe

Based on the reasons why a particular city is shortlisted by tourists for visit, destinations in Europe can be classified in three....

Rear Window

Outstanding Exposure

Arnab Goswami’s interview with Rahul Gandhi was a lesson for the interviewer. There are advantages in letting the guest....

Column

Securing the Sochi Olympics

In 2007, when Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Guatemala City to support his country’s bid to host this year’s Winter Olympics in....

Far Pavilion

Assad Turns the Tide

After months and months of supporting, arming, financing and coordinating terrorist groups in Syria, Turkey is now in a bind. There are several factors that are playing now. First, there has been an overall erosion of support for Turkey among the Arab world, including among those who wanted to see Assad go.

Book Review

Jeeves And The Wedding Bells

PG Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Bertie Wooster are probably the most celebrated characters of 20th century English literature. In the six decades that they jointly entertained generations of readers, they did not show any sign of ageing.

City Adrift

For hundreds of years Bombay held India in thrall. A metropolis, ‘reclaimed from ocean and iniquity’, it effortlessly manufactured the dreams that captivated a nation and drew fortune-seekers to it by the million.

Movie Review

12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave delivers on every scene. It reminds us of America’s original scene and the penetrating truths behind it. You cannot just watch this movie. You bleed with it, you change with it.

One by Two

Both Devika Bhagat & Abhay Deol come with decent credentials. The screenplay [Manorama Six Feet Under, Aisha, Jab Tak Hai Jaan] and story writer debuts in this film wearing a Director’s hat.