Dilip Tirkey
Former hockey captain Dilip Tirkey is organising the world’s largest hockey tournament, with 1,458 teams from Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand at 32 venues.
Within The ISI: Plumbing The Deepest Point Of A State
Kiessling is excellent on the ISI under Gen Zia and its pernicious influence, but misses crucial aspects
A Jeerjerker, As The Seine Flows Majestic
Aditya Chopra conceived <em>Befikre</em> as a modern antithesis to <em>DDLJ</em>. But it has been a modern disaster.
December, And It’s Raining Carnatic
The cultural harvest season of old Madras lives and thrives in a new age. Two sisters on their journey.
A Chevalier Among Twirlymen
Ashwin’s grit, variations, upgradation of skills and meticulous marking of batsmen have made him the world’s No 1 bowler
A Lapse Of Marital Reason
The triple talaq debate pits divorce rights for Muslim women against the rights of minorities
Chances Of Lightning...Or Just Thunder
Rahul’s attacks on Modi become fierce, frequent. The latest, though, has somewhat unnerved BJP.
Trump Check Time For Techies
Indians on H-1B visas in the US are a target for the new president’s warped nationalism. Or is his bark worse than his bite?
If Not A Kiss, A Bear Hug
As the Russia bogey grips America, Trump slams the latest charges and names a close Putin friend his top diplomat
The Arrival Of Cyclone Chinna Amma
Sasikala, a Jayalalitha or a Janaki redux? That’s a million-dollar question for the post-Amma party.
Free Dole Spurs Magic SIM Surge
The three-month-old Reliance SIM has hit the telecom market hard. How long will the free run last?
‘Bastar Battalion Of Youth Will Win Anti-Maoist War’
Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh talks about his plans to make the state Maoist-free and taking technology to the heart of Bastar
Anxieties Of A Scattered Industry
Going cashless overnight is pushing the informal small-scale industry to make the giant “formal” leap.
An Unkind Cut In The Cane
The trickle of cash to farm, mandi, mill and consumer churns a flood of grievances in Maharashtra’s sugar belt
The Tail Rotor Is Up
No defence scamster has ever been punished. Will a former air chief’s arrest alter it?
‘Imported Devices Need Not Necessarily Comply With ISO Standards’
M.S. Valiathan talks about the need for a national body to control the overuse and misuse of devices like stents
The Pass-Pass Scam
The narrow mesh like tubes made of metal or fibre which are inserted into arteries to revive blood flow to and from the heart.
Heart For Mart Sake
The stent is a life-saver, that is all a patient knows. But, for the doctor, what often hangs in balance is a huge cut, bribes and vacation abroad.