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Social revolution: When the ex-cook sends that Facebook request
There's a social revolution brewing across class lines. What does one do when the DHL courier guy, the cook, the chauffeur start sending friend requests on social media?
For young India, Virat Kohli is 'the man'
In every era of Indian cricket, there has been ‘the man’ – the one the team turns too, the one the lovers of cricket just cannot avoid watching.
Who was Paulino Alcantara, the man whose record Messi broke?
Alcantara’s 369 goals for the Catalan club meant he’d stayed atop Barcelona’s goal-scoring charts for eighty-seven years, until Lionel Messi overtook the legendary striker when he notched his 370th goal in a Blaugrana shirt when his club smashed Osasuna for seven.
Ragini MMS 2 review: Sunny Leone's sex bomb routine can't save film
Watching Ragini MMS 2 feels like being caned and then ordered by your teacher to kneel down on the floor, because you made the mistake of giving money to the first movie.
Lakshmi review: Nagesh Kukunoor's film on trafficking is just offensive
A rare, powerful story of how a young girl was able to get justice for herself has been turned into a film that tries to cash in on India’s surging interest in women’s rights and violence against women.
Missing Malaysian plane: Why a 9/11-type India-centric hijacking is not plausible
No terror outfit in the world has a proven capability of dealing with such complex avionics.
Why the judicial system's fear of mobs is frightening
I do not understand what collective conscience is and how it is to be measured for extreme or moderate revulsion.
Bewakoofiyaan more than just a love story, says director Nupur Asthana
This week’s release, Bewakoofiyaan, is Nupur Asthana’s sophomore directorial effort. Her first film was the teenybopper rom-com Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge. Here are excerpts from an interview.
Modi's mentors: KK Shastri, the scholar who helped save the Gujarati language
KK Shastri was one of the greatest scholars of the Gujarati language. Shastri also led the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in Gujarat, and died in 2006 at the age of 101
Why is the media blatantly targeting AAP and Kejriwal?
News outlets are judgemental, and adversely so, when it comes to the AAP.
When it comes to Modi as PM, the West can't preach to India
Because Modi represents an Indian identity, a unification of interests of weaker sections, a religion agnostic government, these people are afraid they won't win any longer in preaching to us that India is all about casteism, corruption and filth.
Open letter to AAP from a fence sitter: Why should I vote for you?
What will AAP do in a post poll scenario? Will it support the Congress, the BJP or will it go for a re-election?
Why has 'spineless' Gavaskar suddenly found his mojo?
One needs a perspective to understand why this 'spineless' man suddenly found his so called 'mojo'.
Hate Modi but what other option do Muslims in India have?
I have never been able to fathom what makes the Gujarat riots so different from the hundreds that India has seen over the past decades.
Kejriwal leaked video: Even a live telecast can be fixed
Just because this interview was telecast live doesn't mean it cannot be fixed!
Reading Narendra Modi: Pity a PM candidate is so full of himself
It is not easy to swallow the idea that someone so full of petty bombast is the prime ministerial candidate of the party most likely to win the next election.
India's latest conservation fix: dehorn rhinos, deport leopards
Assam minister mulls cutting off rhino horns to save them from poachers. Maharashtra lawmakers seek removal of all leopards from Mumbai's Aarey colony to resolve conflict.
Gulaab Gang review: Juhi Chawla, from crush to crushing disappointment
As Sumitra Devi, Chawla’s idea of appearing menacing is to continuously arch her eyebrows and smile sardonically, like she's a mixture of Aamir Khan and Jack Nicholson.
After one 'interrogation', why is Rahul meeting the press off-record?
What should be interesting is the reason why Rahul Gandhi is meeting journalists but off the record.
From AAP to BJP: Protest politics is a case of serpent eating its own tail
Intellectuals, writers and commentators, who embraced the A-word to denounce AAP forgot it completely when Reddy, Kumar and Chouhan used the tool of dharna to express similar angst.
Modi's Mentors: Anantrao Kale, who gifted Gujarat many a school
Narendra Modi writes in this chapter of Juotipunj of Anantrao Kale, the educationist who set up many schools in Gujarat. Modi spent the mid-70s working with Kale to ensure the Janata Party's win after the Emergency, only to be disappointed by their subsequent attack on the RSS.
Moral of Subrata Roy's story: don't mess with SC, public sentiment
The judiciary is not something to be scoffed at and neither is public sentiment.
Legalising Mumbai's pre-2000 slums: Why it won't do any good
The Congress-NCP government is hoping to corner votes with the decision but could also run into legal trouble.
Did Freida, Nargis turn KJo into the first closet heterosexual?
Why was Johar so flummoxed by Pinto in a dress that was more cut out and less ‘dress’, and Fakhri wearing a Monisha Jaising creation that was such a close fit, it could be her second skin?
How power relationships among nations shaped the Ukraine crisis
Editor's note: This is a reader we received on the piece 'Another Cold War? India can’t ignore Crimea crisis in Ukraine'. As per Firstpost policy, the comment has been lightly edited for spellings and grammar.
Why Matthew McConaughey deserves the Oscar for Best Actor this year
So why has the world gone bananas over the performance in Dallas Buyers Club? Well, for starters, it is probably because this new and improved McConaughey is the polar opposite of every other variation of him that has existed.
Oscars 2014: Why it's no better than the Filmfare Awards
I hate the Oscars. I passionately hate the Oscars. The Oscars isn’t something unique. It’s just a show and it’s no better than the Filmfare Awards.
Her review: Spike Jonze has made the defining 21st century love story
Her is an ode to urban loneliness and the emotional, existentialist crises brought on by the march of communications technology.
Green clearance: PMO can always step in but not to mess it up further
Our weak and complicated green clearance norms help neither development nor environment. But instead of making the process simple and robust, the UPA has been busy undercutting it.
Modi's Mentors: Keshavrao Deshmukh, who revamped RSS in Gujarat
The RSS is an eight-decade old institution focussed on character-building. It is enough for a human to become humane, that is the mantra adopted.