The judiciary is not something to be scoffed at and neither is public sentiment.
The Congress-NCP government is hoping to corner votes with the decision but could also run into legal trouble.
Why was Johar so flummoxed by Pinto in a dress that was more cut out and less ‘dress’, and Fakhri wearing a Monisha Jaising creation that was such a close fit, it could be her second skin?
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So why has the world gone bananas over the performance in Dallas Buyers Club? Well, for starters, it is probably because this new and improved McConaughey is the polar opposite of every other variation of him that has existed.
I hate the Oscars. I passionately hate the Oscars. The Oscars isn’t something unique. It’s just a show and it’s no better than the Filmfare Awards.
Her is an ode to urban loneliness and the emotional, existentialist crises brought on by the march of communications technology.
Our weak and complicated green clearance norms help neither development nor environment. But instead of making the process simple and robust, the UPA has been busy undercutting it.
The RSS is an eight-decade old institution focussed on character-building. It is enough for a human to become humane, that is the mantra adopted.
There are a handful of solid giggles and the film cleverly pushes the right double standard buttons to outrage both sexes, and ties it all up with a neat little bow in the end.
Will no one be able to question conventional wisdom about history, politics and mythology? Will no one be able to expose the wrong-doings of politicians and corporate leaders?
Legalising pre-2000 slum structures is not going to be easy, but not being able to do so can be an acute embarrassment for Congress and NCP leaders.
Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt was also called the "trust buster", smashing America’s "robber baron" monopolies with ruthless reforms.
What I’m waiting to see is how the corporate machine working on Akshat’s behalf chugs on, knowing that there’s a limited window within which to maximize on his fame.
Had it not been for Laudrup, Swansea would not be where they are today. He just needed time to steady the ship, and he would have, given what he did with extremely limited resources at Real Betis when he was in Spain.
The one name that has not been brought up in this debacle is Duncan Fletcher. India’s woes abroad have coincided with his tenure as coach.
Why the UPA is desperate to sidestep the Forest Rights Act, one of its flagship achievements, and why a private company moves court to safeguard a sitting union minister
This “rarest of rare” business is something few really understand and the fact is that Indian courts keep sentencing so many people to death that rarest of rare has lost meaning.
If Andhra Pradesh is divided and humiliated like this, what about the rest of our states? We probably won't have a say.
Now that Lok Sabha has passed and Rajya Sabha concurred on conceding the demand for Telangana, who is running Andhra Pradesh now?
Tamil Nadu government will be playing with fire if it were to go ahead with the release of four other convicts not specifically mentioned in the Supreme Court order.
Modi also wrote a poem for him, titled The debt to the Rishi'. Modi's stark view of Hindu-Muslim relations appears to come from this mentor, affectionately Vakilsaheb.
The fustian charade of anti-corruption stands exposed even as the political class pussyfoots around a severely faulty bill.
China was an abysmally poor country at the end of Mao’s reign in the 1970s.
A letter from one of our readers to the Finance Minister following the budget.
Danish director Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac is a remarkable film. It explores an obsession of our times — sex — but with absolute dispassion and artistry.
Alia Bhatt, just 20, arrived for the Highway press conference at the Berlin Film Festival, looking ravishing in flaming red Dior suit. It turns out that Bhatt has a Berlin connection in her past as well
This year, 12 films were selected to be screened at the Berlin Film Festival. One of them is Imtiaz Ali's Highway, which premiered at the festival last week.
If Delhi was Arvind Kejriwal's stepping stone to national politics, Kejriwal can be India's stepping stone to change.
We must not blame the law here. The problem is expecting that a benevolent and broadminded judiciary will thread the needle.