Page 8 - Aabhas Sharma

All rise to the King

Finding the next Michael Jordan is quite futile as Jordan is not only the greatest basketball player of all-time but is also arguably the greatest athlete of all-time

Call on hold

The Delhi Traffic Police now plans to prosecute drivers who talk on mobiles when behind the wheel. Will this move curb traffic violations?

Jatt di film

The Punjabi film industry is going through an explosion, with a film releasing every third day. The author catches the action.

Few stop for Metro shops

A huge IT store at Nehru Place is the latest of Metro station retail outlets. But while two million commuters use the Delhi Metro daily, luring customers to these shops is a challenge

Budget problems for Kolkata Big Two

Best foot forward

Cliches can click

Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani follows the beaten track, yet scores high on entertainment, says Aabhas Sharma

The road runner

Ranjan Lakhanpal is fighting a losing battle for disowned spies

Chemical cloud

From traditional heroin and cocaine to OTC medicines, drugs hang heavy over Punjab's future with 70% of youth believed to be affected by the problem. The author travels across the state to find out ho

Low on zom, high on com

While it disappoints on the gore factor, Go Goa Gone's witty screenplay, catchy soundtrack and wacky zombie killer are impressive

Ferguson in the book

There are several books on Sir Alex Ferguson's life and career, but the best one is yet to come

Woods, putters and bananas

Apart from the irons, woods and putters in golfer Digvijay singh's bag, you will always find an energy bar or two

Four stories, one star

Stardom, fandom, music, dance, emotion and drama - Bombay Talkies pays tribute to all facets of Hindi cinema

An era ends at Barca?

Heritage lost in time

Delhi's Bengali Club, once a thriving cultural hub that hosted Rabindranath Tagore and Ravi Shankar, now lies in a dilapidated state

Unbeaten at 40

Is it possible to play international cricket in your 40s? Or is Sachin Tendulkar a rare case? The author speaks to fitness experts to find out

Bookies' boys

Bedi's bag of clicks

Anuradha Desai is mismanaging an EPL club

Blackburn sits four points away from slipping to the third tier of English football