Over To Backseat Driving

Arindam Choudhuri continues to swear by the blend of aesthetics and management strategies despite the failure of Rok Sako To Rok Lo. Now he has signed Amitabh Bachchan for his next-yet untitled-production to be directed by Rituparno Ghosh.

All About Love...

Jiah Khan waxes eloquent about "Nishabd", her first film, her own life.

The Lines That Drew Her Destiny

If artists like Anjolie Ela Menon can buy works of Sujata Bajaj for their personal collection, there must be something about her works.

The Long March Goes On...

After a lifetime of dedicated work, Vempati Chinna Satyam can afford to put his feet up.

Making A Point, Silent And Strong

"You'll shoot the queries, won't you? Sometimes journalists ask me to take off just like that. It's tough," filmmaker Radha Mohan laughs. He can afford to sit back for a recap session now that `Mozhi' is out and the response is more than promising.

"Rise Of India, China An Opportunity For Vietnam And Asia"

Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign MinisterPham Gia Khiem, currently in India on a visit, speaks of taking bilateral relations with India to a new high.

`Exchangeable Bonds Will Unlock Value For Corporates'

The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram's fourth Budget under the UPA regime came in the backdrop of strong economic growth though coupled with concerns on rising prices.

Won't Interfere With Growth: Fm

Excerpts from an interview with the Finance Minister PC Chidambaram:

Interview: Dr. Saleemul

Interview with Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, Climate Change Group, International Institute for Environment and Development, London.

Interview: Dr.R.K.

Interview with Dr. R. K. Pachauri, Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Interview: Dr. Annette

Interview with Dr. Annette Schavan, German Federal Minister of Education and Research.

Tuning In To Fm

How to read a Budget and why it is more than just about your tax rates

Interview: Janez Potocnik

Interview with Janez Potocnik, Commissioner for Science and Research, European Commission.

"It Is High Time We Moved From Agriculture To Industry"

These are challenging times forBuddhadeb Bhattacharjee, West Bengal's Chief Minister. In an interview in Kolkata, he speaks of the absence of an alternative to the industrialisation drive his government has undertaken, the opposition he faces from . . .

Hot Pursuit

Now that Argentina has nabbed Ottavio Quattrocchi, accused in the 1987 Bofors scam, the big question is: will the elusive Italian businessman finally be brought back to face trial in India? We spoke to a senior CBI official on the issue...

Indian Market Is Getting Younger'

After a decade of operations in India South Korean electronics major LG has a new man at the helm. M B Shin has taken over as the new managing director of LG Electronics India, after a two-year tutelage under his predecessor who led the successful . . .

‘In 1857 A Largely Hindu Army Found A Symbol In The Mughal Emperor. The Contrast With The Babri Demolition In ’92 Is Striking’

In his recent book The Last Mughal, writer and historian William Dalrymple takes a close look at the tragedy of Bahadur Shah Zafar and the failed uprising of 1857, drawing on ‘the Mutiny Papers’ that had been lying ignored at the National Archives.

‘The Corrupt In The Judiciary Should Be Made Accountable’

The Second Administrative Reforms Commission headed by Veerappa Moily has stressed that "elimination of corruption is not only a moral imperative but an economic necessity for a nation aspiring to catch up with the rest of the world".

‘There Is More Slavery Today Than There Was In The 1800s’

Gloria Steinem is a gentle presence, belying the easy image of the obstreperous feminist. But for a woman who self-confessedly has always disliked conflict, she has waged many a mean power battle over four decades of “looking at the world as if . . .

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