Anil Thakraney

I, too, am for talks, but NOT with Pakistan. I think we should spend that energy talking to our people in Kashmir. We should ignore Pakistan (apart from, of course, beefing up our border security, and shooting down the infiltrators like mangy dogs).

Why drop the bar? It's time to take off the heavy-duty FCP boxing gloves -- an open response to Ms. Namrata Balwani
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It is difficult to ignore the milling crowd outside Dishoom, the hot and happening Indian restaurant at the snazzy Covent Garden.

My first visit to the Golden Temple and I am both awed and appalled.

From Big B down, all our celebs are punch-drunk on servility

Goes beyond cancer. It's useful for people who have experienced sudden loss

The marriage of cricket and marketing comes to a (full) head

KBC enacts the winning formula of Slumdog to grab eyeballs

When Bollywood genuflects to the suits, it begins to smell a bit

Get ready to say hello to the real India. Live. And discover if it's happy. Or sad. Or simply hopping mad.