Sethji causes concern

At a time when Indian society struggles to find ways to clamp down on rape, Shobhaa Dé's new book Sethji opens with this crime. Sethji's youngest son Suraj has raped a young girl. The wily old man finds a way to make Suraj disappear and his ...

Neeraj Kumar explained the modus operandi of the fixers: "There was an agreement between the bookies and the players that in a certain over they would give away a minimum amount of runs. The bookies also gave the players directions that they have to ...

During a shoot at Film City, Mahesh Bhatt approached Sadashiv Amrapurkar and verbally sketched a picture of Maharani, the eunuchpimp and criminal mastermind who rules the flesh trade in his 1991 film, 'Sadak'. The actor was intrigued. "I had played ...

I've always maintained that I learn something new every day and never has it been truer than on one recent day when the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT-Madras, celebrated World Heritage Day. I was delighted to discover that the Department was ...

In the world's biggest democracy, male politicians love wearing white, a colour associated with austerity and purity. Sudha G TilakLast Modified: 02 Apr 2013 11:41 In the world's biggest democracy, male politicians love wearing white, a colour ...

The society's attitude towards women has visibly changed with time and now is not a very pleasant time to be a woman in India, says author Shobhaa De. "From the time I was a middle class daughter to the time I began playing the role of a mother I ...

Author Shobhaa De is agitated after a recent encounter with sexual harassment in the capitals Bengali Market. On her recent visit, when she was buying traditional sweetmeat from the market, three well-dressed men brushed past her, at least five times. Unko ...

NEW DELHI: Sexual harassment of women is not seen to be serious in India, with lewd remarks about a woman being treated as ched-chad and meant to be taken lightly as mischief, writer and commentator Shobhaa De says. Throughout mythology, teasing a ...