Unless India seek outside help, demons of the mind won't go away so easy. Port Elizabeth too has excessive bounce, and India just lost to Kenya there.

For the sheer picture of defiance, some Indian Muslims harbour a sneaking admiration for Osama. But they prefer not to express it—lest they be prey to a Hindutva backlash.

South of the War, in India, the Hindu Right is gleefully hoping that the crazy and unjustifiable attacks forgive their own acts of commission and will allow them a freehand to produce the world in their image.

Guns are the new macho icons for city slickers. But is the rise in the gun-owning population a prelude to an increase in crime or its arrest?

Nemesis catches up with the Bandit Queen and opens a can of ugly worms—from an exultant Behmai and cynical caste equations to a husband under cloud

Goa lived up to its hype as a millennium hotspot, but it was low-key elsewhere

The Pakistanis are coming. Will the first home series in 12 years bring us closer? Or is it a mistake?

The recession results in penny wise customers and a 40 per cent drop in sales. There's just no sizzle to this year's festivities

Fresh bans against firecrackers threaten the industry

After 62 years, artist Satish Gujral regains his powers of hearing

A recipe book with a difference

The right to 'celebrate as we please' comes into conflict with the wrongs of poverty and pollution

Kathmandu emerges as a weekend jaunt as casinos lay it out

If we have one shared turf of experience, it's Hindi cinema. And since all the radio ga-ga over Pataudi's swishing blade, cricket's been our unofficial adhesive

The brutal killing of three monks shocks the Tibetan community

The devastating tragedy raises familiar questions about India’s crisis management skills

The civil war takes a backseat as Ranatunga brings home the Cup

The battle for Jaffna has taken its toll on the army and the rebels