From autorickshaw drivers to RTO inspectors to octroi post employees, everyone regards corruption as his birth-right. Will Anna's Lokpal help us here?
Her detractors say Mallika Sarabhai should just shut up and dance instead of spewing accusations against Narendra Modi. But Mallika Sarabhai was never very good at shutting up. And attacking her personal life isn't going to make her go away either.
When Karan Johar showed up on Simi Garewal's Most Desirable, everyone wanted to know whether she'd pop the big question. She did. He answered. But the real fun comes in reading between their lines.
When Serena Williams first came on the scene, she seemed to be just another avatar of Dhrishtadyumna. Real life changed her and now, which watching Serena play is much more compelling than it ever was.
Recall and Reject sounds kick-ass. Direct democracy - who could argue with that? But people power doesn't always work the way we imagine it to. Team Anna should just ask the people of California.
Of the all imaginary creatures that Jean Louis Bourges wrote about in The Book of Imaginary beings, the squonk is perhaps the most fascinating of them all.
By accepting the reintegration of the Taliban into Afghan mainstream politics, India seems to come around to the view that it has to win over the Taliban in order to keep Pakistan from driving India out of Afghanistan.
A Bollywood-sized romantic melodrama is unfolding in Imphal and it raises an interesting question: Does a human rights activist on a decade-long hunger strike have the right to fall madly, unwisely in love?
"Gritty" and "challenging", A Game of Thrones and the long awaited, A Dance with Dragons has finally arrived. Although such fantasy has a lot to offer, but it’s gratifying to have one’s beliefs validated.
In a country where the hint of dissent can get Arundhati Roy threatened with sedition charges, how do major political parties get away with cozying up to men convicted in the assassination of a former PM?
Sony launched the new season of Kaun Banega Crorepati last night. The new and improved version of the show is likely to get a large viewership for the channel and here's why.
Who can deny that unbridled nationalism has been at the root of much of the destruction of the last century? As we celebrate our tryst with destiny, let's listen to Rabindranath Tagore, Independent India’s earliest cultural ambassador.
On Pakistan's independence day we bring you, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Pakistan's national poet, heir to Ghalib and his poems of love and war.
Is it that lending a shoulder to Sen’s fight will indirectly lend credibility to some tribal and development issues that may not exactly be consistent with their corporate interests?
In this interview given before he was shifted out of the Environment Ministry, Jairam Ramesh says fundamentalist conservations can win a battle here or there, but not the war.
There is no word, nor no grief, deep enough. Instead, poems by more gifted writers, for what solace they may offer.
A big US pharma company has finally taken proactive measures (learning from history no doubt) to license innovative drugs to low-cost drug makers in India so that they reach the people who need them the most.
American politics is just a bit duller without the biting wit of Michael Kelley. Here is a sampling of his most acerbic and hilarious takes on Democrats.
Why has outright plagiarism and shoddy sourcing become standard practice among our nation's leading publications?
Anna Hazare and Co. would do well to remember that even small victories ought to be celebrated. His expectations are like my expecting to see Mumbai’s traffic problems disappear overnight or see Sania winning Wimbledon this year.
One of the few personality quirks Yeats and Sayers shared is a failing that plagues most writers: terrible romantic judgement.
You were a fan of TV, now you're just plain tired. But you're still a news junkie - here's the perfect game for you.
The 74 participants at the first Joy of Engineering, Design and Innovation (JED-I) have given India new hopes of producing a generation of engineers who will actually get back to basics and build things - solving real world problems.
In Chennai, commuting is a nightmare, where even someone reasonably comfortable financially as my mother thinks twice before taking a rickshaw.
China has ranked one notch higher than India in English proficiency in a worldwide study conducted by EF Education First, an English-teaching company.
Are former IT bosses heading towards the education sector as an act of philanthropy or purely to make money?
Philip Roth is this year's Man Booker International author. However the award has come with its share of controversies.
Does science and religion correlate? Or is science in India too much dependent on the divine?
If you want to get on their good books, there's no need to follow their beats. Add a little personal touch, treat them posh and add a couple of freebies. They'll definitely return your calls then.
For over a decade, Network18 has been wedded to News and The Web. The fruits of that stubbornness are now rather sweet...