Section 2

E P Unny takes an eyeful—and an earful—of H D Deve Gowda and his sons campaigning for the Assembly elections in Karnataka

Section 2

The Sunday Story

North East West South

The killing of judo coach Biranchi Das and the events that unfolded read like a racy thriller

The Krishna and Godavari rivers flow through the region from west to east. The demand for a separate state began soon after the formation of the state in 1956.

How much digital camera can you get for $300 (Rs 12,000)? For years, that low price pretty much guaranteed low picture quality.

If you’re tired of TV soaps, check out the interactive action on the Net

The Big Story

In the age of IPL and carnival cricket, he plays correctly and with the straightest bat.

Sportsline

With his IPL success, Rohit Sharma has jumped the queue to take the tag of Indian cricket’s ‘next big thing’. Our correspondent on the youngster who has retained his grace in this slam-bang format

Half way through the Indian Premier League, Rohit Sharma speaks to Devendra Pandey: about his run-scoring spree, the experience of sharing the dressing room with foreign greats and his uncomplicated batting style.

The irony gradually dawns on us as we speak to Nilesh Kulkarni about him being absent from the Indian Premier League that starts later this month.

Footloose Foreign

It is cleaner than a smoking Beetle. Quieter than a roaring Mini. Able to leap through car pool lanes with a single occupant.

At 24, Guo Jingming is China’s best selling novelist

It’s feisty, it’s funny and in danger of becoming a website where women don’t just let down their hair, they tear each other’s out

Revolymer’s new Clean Gum is the result of polymer research at the University of Bristol, where the company was created as a research spin-out in 2005.

Knowledge

The simplest solution to global warming would be to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

April showers could continue clear through May, and your Burberry and your BlackBerry are already waterlogged.