http://www.firstpost.com Firstpost Tue, 21 May 2013 09:24:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.firstpost.com/india/from-2g-to-cwg-vinod-rai-leaves-cag-a-legacy-of-accountability-801391.html#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 07:39:35 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=801391 Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai, who demits office on Wednesday, will be remembered for turning the statutory body into a pugnacious watchdog of good governance and administrative integrity]]> http://www.firstpost.com/india/from-2g-to-cwg-vinod-rai-leaves-cag-a-legacy-of-accountability-801391.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/in-his-comeback-nadal-has-defied-time-798799.html#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 11:25:25 +0000 Ashish Magotra http://www.firstpost.com/?p=798799 Nadal has somehow managed stay alive in his injury-inspired quagmire and come out looking better than ever.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/in-his-comeback-nadal-has-defied-time-798799.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/world/not-breaking-the-law-women-can-go-topless-in-new-york-797059.html#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 05:35:11 +0000 Dhapola http://www.firstpost.com/?p=797059 Women in New York cannot be arrested for roaming the city topless, reports the New York Times. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/world/not-breaking-the-law-women-can-go-topless-in-new-york-797059.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/pirelli-hopes-to-rid-f1-of-the-old-lady-driving-syndrome-797163.html#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 05:22:37 +0000 Abhishek Takle http://www.firstpost.com/?p=797163 Pirelli seem to be taking the heat for tyres that fall apart too quickly even though it’s the best drivers and the best teams doing all the winning.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/pirelli-hopes-to-rid-f1-of-the-old-lady-driving-syndrome-797163.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/living/in-india-even-cancer-patients-dont-want-to-go-for-mastectomy-786901.html#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 02:06:17 +0000 Pallavi http://www.firstpost.com/?p=786901 In India, mastectomy is a big stigma. So much so, even patients who are diagnosed with cancer don’t want to opt for it. They accept it with great difficulty, say doctors. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/living/in-india-even-cancer-patients-dont-want-to-go-for-mastectomy-786901.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/the-captainship-how-middle-class-india-rose-to-rule-india-inc-777263.html#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 09:46:25 +0000 Anant Rangaswami http://www.firstpost.com/?p=777263 The Captainship is not a book you read to learn from. There's not much to learn. But should all books be about learning? The Captainship is a feel-good read, a book that you can finish in one sitting. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/the-captainship-how-middle-class-india-rose-to-rule-india-inc-777263.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/india/delhi-gangrape-victim-would-have-turned-24-today-friend-pays-tribute-770711.html#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 09:55:18 +0000 Pallavi http://www.firstpost.com/?p=770711 He will spend the day in court being cross-examined in a trial that he is hopeful will bring justice to his friend. It is perhaps the best tribute a friend could pay.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/india/delhi-gangrape-victim-would-have-turned-24-today-friend-pays-tribute-770711.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/world/nuclear-apocalypse-thats-whats-at-stake-this-pakistan-election-765919.html#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 05:32:40 +0000 Praveen Swami http://www.firstpost.com/?p=765919 Indians have been asking themselves what the elections in our troubled neighbour portend The one, single threat that matters is that a collapsing Pakistani state could skip towards a nuclear castastrophe.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/world/nuclear-apocalypse-thats-whats-at-stake-this-pakistan-election-765919.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/not-defending-the-bcci-just-pointing-out-how-power-works-harsha-bhogle-764049.html#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 11:35:29 +0000 Tariq Engineer http://www.firstpost.com/?p=764049 Harsha Bhogle has explained that he wasn't supporting the BCCI. He was just pointing out that powerful organisations will generally act in their own self-interest.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/not-defending-the-bcci-just-pointing-out-how-power-works-harsha-bhogle-764049.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/pity-zoya-akhtar-squanders-her-chance-in-bombay-talkies-762365.html#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 06:03:24 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=762365 Zoya Akhtar's film about a little boy who wants to dance like Katrina Kaif could have been a rare chance to look at thorny issues of children, sexual identity and gender roles. But Bollywood wants to keep its children in a sugary la la land.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/pity-zoya-akhtar-squanders-her-chance-in-bombay-talkies-762365.html/feed 0