New Delhi : We run short of one – rupee notes. Even 2- rupee and 5 rupee notes are hardly in general currency. Coins seem to have replaced the notes of 1,2 and 5 rupees. But the 10 rupee coin has been a failure, as so many announcements made since 2 to 4 years have [...]

(Analysis by P. Ramesh Rao) Mumbai : Indian cricket captain M.S. Dhoni is in danger of rocking two boats. Even since Sachin Tendulkar started making money, other Indian cricketers are running round trees of  fortune. Sachin pays income tax in crores of rupees, and now Dhoni is on the same path. Having their legs in [...]

Mumbai : The historical Jagannath Puri Ratha Yatra was held on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 in great devotion and pomp, without untoward incidents and terrorist attacks, when 8 to 10 lakhs of people pulled the three chariots of Sri Krishna, Subhadra and Balarama on the main streets of Puri, a holy town on the East [...]

Mumbai : When South Africa as a state was under the apartheid reign of a vague white minority that included Dutch and English names, South Africa was a beacon of light in a dark continent that had Congo, Ethiopia and Algeria in it. The whole of Africa was under colonial powers, christianised and anglicized with [...]

Johannesburg : First of all, South Africa was an unlikely place for World Football matches, although World Cup cricket and IPL – 2 were played there. Then it had Mandela N, who could not attend the opening show but managed  to attend the final game in the simplest manner possible when his home country and [...]

Mumbai : True to the oracle of Paul, an Italian Octopus that came to Germany via England, 3 days ago, the Euro Soccer champions, Spain defeated Netherlands(Dutch) by one goal to nil at the fag end of a finals game outside Johannesburg in South Africa to write the name of Spain on the World Gold [...]

Yes, apart from the 75- years old true Dalai Lama, domiciled in India as Nobel Peace  Laureate, there is yet another “Living Buddha” in the communist rationalist, hegemonic Red China, a four – year Lhasa Tibetan child Rosang Doje, as sixth Dalai Lama by lucky dip selection process, in which the 11th Panchen Lama, created [...]

The South African Soccer World Cup Tournament of 2010 is booming in its last 8 as it marches towards an incredible final game on July 11 at midnight (IST). The last 4 are getting drawn up in a suspenseful way. Gone are the star players and their strong coaches. There were 4 South American teams [...]

Mumbai : Sakshi Singh has bowled out World’s No. 1 wicket keeper – batsman of India Mahendar Singh Dhoni, in Dehra Dun on Sunday when the two tied the marriage knot in the presence of their parents and close friends. Dhoni is currently World’s No. 1 cricketer and captain, having won several trophies for India [...]

The short (5’2”) thickset man in a swanky moustache and dancing feet, has been called a second Napoleon by his soccer fans. Accordingly he was banished to St. Helena last week in a quarter final match in Cape Town, against Germany which beat his trainees team hollow, by 4 goals (to zero against). Diego M. [...]