RAMYA KRISHNAMURTHY writes from Bangalore: The board of directors of The Printers (Mysore) Private Limited had rejected a move to replace K.N. Shanth Kumar as editor of Deccan Herald and …
Who is the loud-mouthed Bangalore businessman whose marriage has reportedly run into big trouble thanks to his “incursions” into the deep, dark world of Kannada cinema?
As P. Chidambaram presents the UPA goverment’s fourth budget, MARK BRADSHAW forwards a copy of the Goldman Sachs Report on India for 2007. After savouring the “fantastic optimism”, you are …
The naughtily environmentally conscious E.R. RAMACHANDRAN forwards a picture that offers incontrovertible proof of what we have done to our environment, the only one we have. Statutory Warning: The purpose …
PALINI R. SWAMY writes from Bangalore: The last word in the battle for editorial power between the “Kumars at No. 75” has not been heard. Yet. K.N. Shanth Kumar may …
Niall Ferguson, the controversial Oxford University historian, has given an interview to Arthur J. Pais of India Abroad, the weekly magazine published out of New York by rediff.com coinciding with …
The results of the Assembly elections in Punjab, Uttarakhand and Manipur are coming in, and the news isn’t good for the Congress in the first two States. The Shiromani Akali …
BAPU SATYANARAYANA forwards a political joke that is, well, politically incorrect. Variations on the theme have been heard before, but it’s still worth a laugh. *** Atal Behari Vajpayee and …
NISHANT RATNAKAR forwards the diary of Business Standard journalist Rajesh Kurup who is called to a cop station in Bombay to divulge his sources on a couple of queries he …
SUNAAD RAGHURAM forwards a February 19 story from the Times of India titled ‘A myth called the Indian programmer‘ by T. Surendar coinciding with the annual fair of Nasscom meet …
Another day, another site, and another author mourns the passing of Bangalore as we knew it. “Comparison with Singapore has been an idee fixe with the people in Bangalore for …
“Deepa Mehta‘s Water fails to win Academy Award,” reads the ticker at the bottom of television screens, as another Oscar night slips into day. Thus, the “Canadian” film that wasn’t …
CHETAN KRISHNASWAMY writes: It seems to be an unending rally. Finally, he sprints across the court, and from a position that defies the doctrine of physics, uses his back hand …
A dance recital by the former Telugu film actress turned Samajawadi Party MP, Jaya Prada, over the weekend has got the Congress all hot and het up in Uttar Pradesh. …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: Now that the World Cup is almost here, big hitting will become the staple for cricket watchers for over a month. But is there anything to beat …
The arrest of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in Argentina has been overshadowed by the delay in the news being made public. The leader of the Opposition, L.K. Advani, has asked …
Yes, India, as we knew it, has changed. But have we Indians, as we knew them (and ourselves), changed? K.R. DINAKAR forwards a checklist of 19 ways to spot an …
C.B. SWAMY forwards us a digitally altered picture that needs no explanation.
GIRISH NIKAM writes from New Delhi: “Freedom of the press is the cornerstone of any democracy,” is a well-worn cliché though it has stood the test of time as a …
On the eve of the first anniversary of churumuri, we are pleased to unveil a new address: churumuri.com The easy-to-remember, easy-to-recommend address eliminates an obvious problem. So the next time …
The residence of Kannada film actress Radhika, who has also starred in a few Tamil movies, was raided in Bangalore on Sunday by officials of the income-tax department. According to …
MOHAN KUMAR writes: Samarthanam, a school for the visually impaired in Jayanagar, Bangalore, is looking for volunteers this examination season. A number of students belonging to Samarthanam are taking examinations …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: While I was walking around the Vidhana Soudha, I saw the veteran politician of the State of the last 50 years. Rajyosthava, Veerappan, Sarojini Mahishi report—you name …
Cricket’s quadrennial showpiece has been thrown into major turmoil in the last three weeks. Suddenly, Australia is facing major injury problems (Andrew Symonds, Michael Clarke, Matthew Hayden) and is not …
ARVIND SWAMINATHAN writes from Madras: Is The Hindu‘s uneasy relationship with the government of the day in Tamil Nadu rearing its head once again? First, Jayalalithaa‘s decision to clamp down …