Shashi Tharoor explains the idea behind Rahul Gandhi's temple runDefending Rahul's visits to places of worship on his campaign tours, Tharoor said it was wrong to see these visits as "some sort of a cynic...
03 Dec, 2018, 08.15 AM IST
Good news for bibliophiles in Bengaluru! Fourth edition of Times LitFest to take place this weekendThe theme of the two-day, open-for-all festival is ‘Aseem: Beyond Boundaries’.
01 Feb, 2018, 10.29 AM IST
No pariahs, have a political buffet to choose ally from: Kamal HaasanUnwilling to reveal the name of his political party, or when he will formally launch it, Haasan insisted on letting the matter rest by sayi...
26 Nov, 2017, 11.08 AM IST
No fear of failure: Kamal Haasan on joining politicsThe 63-year-old actor said the entire idea of joining politics is only about working for the betterment of his state, Tamil Nadu.
25 Nov, 2017, 10.37 PM IST
Kishore Biyani's daughter Ashni's success tip: Be to the point & bluntFuture Ideas' Ashni Biyani spoke to the media while attending the recently concluded Times LitFest 2016.
20 Dec, 2016, 10.56 AM IST
Future Group’s Founder Kishore Biyani’s daughters Ashni and Avni aren't really on the same pageIt’s because of the difference in their approaches that they find 'strength in each other'.
09 Dec, 2016, 01.42 PM IST
Despite downstream, India underestimating water crunch threat: Arvind SubramanianReferring to the high degree of pollution around Diwali time in Delhi which also saw the visit of British Prime Minister Theresa May, he sa...
18 Nov, 2016, 07.22 PM IST
Had advised Peter Mukerjea not to talk to media: Ram JethmalaniPeter, 59, husband of Indrani, was arrested on November 19 for his alleged role in the Sheena Bora murder case. W
05 Dec, 2015, 10.16 PM IST
Natwar Singh justifies ban on Satanic Verses by Rajiv Gandhi governmentNatwar Singh worked as minister of state for external affairs under Rajiv Gandhi when the Satanic Verses was banned in 1989.
03 Dec, 2015, 12.45 PM IST
People asked me if I wanted to commit suicide: Manisha Koirala on cancerA moving session at the Times LitFest had cancer survivor Manisha Koirala talk about the disease and how she dealt with it.
03 Dec, 2015, 12.21 PM IST
Chidambaram punctured Congress claim of intolerance: Kiren RijijuRijiju today said Chidambaram's statement that banning 'The Satanic Verses' was a mistake has punctured the Congress stand on the controver...
30 Nov, 2015, 06.53 PM IST
Congress distances itself from P Chidambaram's Salman Rushdie book remarkDescribing Chidambaram' remark as his personal view, senior Congress leader Kamal Nath today said, "No question of a single person puncturi...
30 Nov, 2015, 03.00 PM IST
Could lose Kashmir in 10 years if we don't act: Former J&K interlocutor Radha KumarKumar, who now heads a think-tank, Delhi Policy Group, made the remark while speaking at the opening session -- 'Kashmir Today: Towards an ...
30 Nov, 2015, 09.54 AM IST
BJP asks Congress to be tolerant after Chidambaram's remark on Salman Rushdie book ban"I have no hesitation in saying that the ban on Salman Rushdie's book was wrong," Congress leader P Chidambaram had said yesterday.
29 Nov, 2015, 06.51 PM IST
How many years to correct the mistake, asks Salman RushdieRushdie's remarks was prompted by Chidambaram's admission that the Rajiv Gandhi government's decision to ban the controversial novel was a ...
29 Nov, 2015, 12.45 AM IST
Ban on Salman Rushdie's book by Rajiv Gandhi government was wrong: P ChidambaramChidambaram, who was a MoS for Home Affairs under Rajiv Gandhi from 1986-89, also said Indira Gandhi had in 1980 admitted Emergency was a m...
28 Nov, 2015, 09.43 PM IST
Idea of India gets damaged if we fiddle with founding principles: Sunil Khilnani"It's called Incarnations: India in 50 Lives. It will be published by Penguin in February , to coincide with a 50-part BBC radio and podcas...
24 Nov, 2015, 11.44 AM IST