Wearing blue beach shorts and a light black jacket-cum-waterproof over my thin white T-shirt, I’m whooshing at 65kmph through a smooth, dark-grey road on my scooter. Riding pillion, Lily has […]
Family reunion
Cricket legend Viv Richards had a wonderful 66th birthday with a surprise visit by his fashion designer daughter Masaba and her mother Neena Gupta in Dubai. Masaba shared a beautiful […]
Twinkle’s sorry
Twinkle Khanna has apologised for her comments in defence of her husband in the Akshay Kumar-Mallika Dua controversy. She had backed Akshay after he received flak for a comment he […]
Twinkle defends Akki with laughter
Actress-turned-writer Twinkle Khanna has come out in defense of her husband Akshay Kumar who has of late been receiving considerable flak for a comment he made on a comedy TV […]
Shraddha bursts a cracker
Shraddha Kapoor was only trying to ensure her dog had a peaceful Diwali when she unwittingly plunged headlong into the controversy surrounding the Supreme Court ban on the sale of […]
Tall tales in Tenida territory
The lane wasn’t more than two-and-a-half feet wide and if someone came from the opposite direction, you had to flatten yourself against the wall to let them pass. That was […]
“Illegal” encounter
Three-and-a-half years ago, Rubel Ahmed from Bangladesh went to the UK on a tourist visa. Once there, he started working in a restaurant and stayed back. He sent money home […]
Green traveller checks in to the City of Joy
Kolkata: I had once asked R.K. Pachauri what he thought of his frequent flying to environment programmes all over the world, adding to his own carbon footprint. He replied that […]
The awesome Feynman
Arnab Nandy profiles Professor Richard Phillips Feynman and says he was a lot more than just a world famous physicist. “There are two types of genius. Ordinary geniuses do great […]
Young achiever
Class XI student Dip Ghosh of Nabagram Vidyapith has plenty of prospects of becoming the next Phullela Gopichand. Dip started taking coaching in badminton at a suburban training centre called […]