E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: As per Wikipedia, there are 109 definitions of “Terrorism” and the only common characteristic that is agreed upon is that terrorism involves violence and the threat of …
A proud son-in-law of Mysore, in mufti, comes in between a perfectly named set of stumps and a spiritual mid-off, and bowls over the wicket at the Ramakrishna Vidyashala grounds …
VINUTHA MALLYA writes from Ahmedabad: We have seen the unrelenting horror unfold before us minute-by-minute. We have we heard and read the shock and solidarity expressed by the world’s high …
‘Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high….’ SUJATA RAJPAL writes: As the TV channels show the wild dance of terror playing out on the streets …
The latest terror attack on Bombay has the potential to alter the political landscape of the country, which may perhaps be one of the objectives of the perpetrators. While we …
BELLUR RAMAKRISHNA‘s collage of front pages of Indian newspapers on the Bombay terror attacks.
“Several foreign nationals are trapped in the Taj Hotel Mahal” “The top management of a multinational corporation was meeting…” “Terrorists are suspected to be on the 9th floor…” “NSG troops …
Against the backdrop of the deputy commissioner’s office, an activist takes flight during a protest against the Hogenakal project in Mysore on Wednesday. Photograph: Karnataka Photo News Also read: ‘The …
Prannoy Roy‘s NDTV (New Delhi Television) turned 20 years old yesterday, and the channel’s best known face used the occasion to pay a heart-warming tribute to its least known one: …
A young couple experiences the magical feeling of walking barefoot on a bed of flowers in Cubbon Park on a cool Bangalore afternoon, as Mother Nature unabashedly reveals her colourful …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: The Ace Political Expert (APE) had blisters all over his feet as he had to walk more than 6 km last Monday after waiting for around four …
Helen Mirren, the 63-year-old British actress who won the Academy Award for playing The Queen, on why she likes to be interviewed by male reporters, in The Sunday Times, London: …
From Deccan Herald: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday adjourned a matter pertaining to anointing the deity at Melkote’s Yoganarasimhaswamy temple with a nama. The Court was hearing a petition …
After stitching up a majority in the Assembly, chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa sits down to inaugurate the Kumudvathi garments stitching training centre at Shikaripura in his home-district Shimoga on Friday. …
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a demolition drive of “illegally built temples” in the State. So far, 154 such temples have been pulled down down in Gandhinagar …
If the face is the index of the mind, the forever-frowning visage of B.S. Yediyurappa contains an epic tale. The cartoonist P. Mahmud takes a much-deserved look at the chief …
At the chinnara habba at the Bangalore palace grounds, young boys take flight during a game of lagori. Photograph: Karnataka Photo News Also read: Once upon a time, tikki, goli, …
Underworld don turned language warrior turned social reformer Muthappa Rai, quoted in Star of Mysore: “Jaya Karnataka Organisation will achieve by revolution what is not possible through peaceful means. [It] …
BJP president Rajnath Singh and the party’s prime minister hopeful L.K. Advani have declared that the Anti-Terrorism Squad of the Maharashtra police should let off the Malegaon blast accused—“Sadhvi” Pragya …
churumuri‘s jury—well known news photographers K. Gopinathan and Saggere Ramaswamy—have turned in their verdict after long overdue and careful consideration. And the winner of the “Children’s Day Caption Contest” is …
From an era of co-operation and camaraderie, the Tamil and Kannada film industries have quickly sunk into a vortex of distrust and dislike for each other; both sides being held …
Amarnath Tewary on the BBC website: “A Dutch couple visiting India’s Bihar state, were charged an astronomical 10,000 rupees ($204) for four samosas, the spicy potato-stuffed snack. They paid the …
He has himself publicly stated that he had his disagreements with the Janata Dal (Secular) as a party and some of the decisions taken by H.D. Deve Gowda and H.D. …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: I was sitting on the banks of the Ganga in Rudra Prayag. The place was enchanting. If Life is Eternity, here is a place you could almost …
There is something about “Rome” that makes Indian politicians shed their inhibitions, let their hair down, change their clothes, and become Romans in a manner they never would do in …