Degrees Of CriminalityThere were 14 Union ministers with criminal cases in 2014. Seven of the 19 new ones are accused of attempt to murder or rioting. And yet, for Delhi Police, reporting to the MHA, the misdemeanours of AAP MLAs—alleged intimidation, domestic violence, fake degrees, casteist remarks—are top of mind.
Twist In Tobacco TaleIt has been a sweet send off for ITC’s Yogi Deveshwar, who addressed his last AGM as executive chairman of the cigarettes-to-food conglomerate.
An actress who has carved a niche for herself, Rasika Dugal has starred in Kshay and Qissa, and is in a new biopic of Sadat Hasan Manto and a Malayalam film
MUMBAI THEATRE aN ANARCHIST FACES THE aUDIENCEPratibimb Marathi Natya Utsav's seventh edition, the European Union Film Festival touring Ahmedabad and a solo art show by Ritu Gupta in Delhi.
An honourable Svengali and his Mujib-speaking protege ply their trade in liberated Bangladesh. Imam weaves a hyper-realistic tale of tragedy, farce, idealism and power.
Even in the still and serene surroundings of his 2,000-acre estate on the Sahayadri slopes in Chikmagalur in the Western Ghats, Ashok Kuriyan can feel the hustle-and-bustle and the pace of the Indian economy. At Balanoor Plantations, the "feelgood" factor has gripped every worker, including its MD Kuriyan. After all, despite a huge rise in input costs, it netted a cool profit of Rs 30 lakh this season, compared to a "no-profit, no-loss situation" in the previous one. "If we had not got the Rs 25 lakh subsidy last year, we would've been in serious trouble," says Kuriyan.
