The Sunday Indian was launched in October 2006. And in just a few years, it became the leading weekly newsmagazine in the country. Now, with editions in 14 languages including English, Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Bengali, Urdu, Punjabi, Assamese, Oriya, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi & Bhojpuri it has become the most widely read publication in India. The Sunday Indian has rapidly emerged as number one weekly news magazine for high quality conscious and discerning readers across the country. It has been providing credible news from different parts of India as well as the world. Without any doubt, it is India’s favorite news magazine. This is one of the first news magazine in the world to be published simultaneously in 14 different languages. It carries supplements like Media Watch and Governance Watch in all the markets it is circulated in. It is with a circulation of 1.0 million every week and a readership of more than 10 million.
As a current affairs news magazine, it covers domestic and international news from politics, business, sports, crime and human interest. Apart from topics of politics and political economy, it also covers a wide range of topics including Arts, books, cinema, Science and English language and many more. This magazine judges Indian journalism for integrity and ability to bring unbiased and incisive perspective to questionably the most dynamic, yet difficult, region in the world. It is now a household name and the flagship brand of India's leading multi-dimensional media group. The Sunday Magazine heavily criticizes misrepresentations and false advertisements. This weekly gives a prominent place to various issues of development and hindrances in the Indian states.Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Friday, 17 June 2011
Today's Top News - The Sunday Indian
Mad run for students as forms go unsold
As more than fifty per cent of the admission forms of PTC colleges have gone unsold in Gujarat, the state is going to hold the admission process of 450 PTC colleges from June 20. For about 35,000 seats, only 14,460 admission forms have been sold so farBadal rules out early elections in Punjab
Setting at rest the speculations about early Assembly elections in the state, Punjab Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal, on Friday denied such move. The elections in the state are due in February next.Police justifies its crackdown at Ramlila Ground
Justifying the crackdown at Ramdev's fast site, Delhi Police files its reply in the Supreme Court on Friday saying that the crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his followers had to be carried out as protest at Ramlila Maidan is illegal.'Bring law to prevent attacks on journalists'
Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Eknath Khadse has demanded from the state government early enactment of a law to protect journalists in the wake of increased attacks on them in the recent years.Farmers' Rights Day on Rahul's birthday
With a view to garner support of the rural masses, the Congress is planning to celebrate Rahul Gandhi's birthday by holding a 'chaupal' in every panchayat of the state to hear grievances of farmers on June 19.JKNPP to campaign for reorganisation of J&K
In a bid to reorganise J&K, Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) on Friday said it will campaign for the re-organisation of the state by carving out three separate Assemblies and independent executive authority for each of the regions.US vows to kill new al-Qaeda chief
The United States has vowed to hunt down and kill new al-Qaeda "emir" Ayman al-Zawahiri like it did in the case of his predecessor Osama bin Laden.BJP, Cong slug it out in MP bypoll
Victory in the June 25 bye-election for the Jebera Assembly constituency in state's Damoh district has become crucial for Opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh, but winning is equally important for the ruling BJP also, in view of the changed political scenario in both the parties.Maoists burn construction materials, trucks
Armed Maoists burned down an office of Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation (BSBCC) at Sheohar and two trucks at Gaya district in Bihar at the fag end of a 24-hour shut down that ended midnight on Thursday night.Central law to protect journalists on anvil: Govt
In a bid to protect journalists and taking lessons from the murder of journalist J Dey in Mumbai recently, government on Thursday said it was planning to bring a central law to protect journalists.Sri Lanka releases Tamil Nadu fishermen
Sri Lanka on Thursaday has released four Tamil Nadu fishermen, arrested and remanded in judicial custody for intruding into Lankan waters, a top coast guard official said.In AIADMK regime, transfers only 'routine': Karuna
Reacting harshly to the transfer policy of the Tamil Nadu government, DMK President M Karunanidhi on Thursday said one should view such transfers only as 'routine' in the AIADMK regime.Mamata to discuss WB financial crisis in Delhi
To discuss the financial crisis in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and deputy chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia in New Delhi next week to seek assistance from the Central government.'Rahul is capable of becoming a good PM'
Rahul Gandhi has got "all the qualities and capabilities" that are required to become a "good" Prime Minister, Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Thursday said.Sarabjit meets his sister at Pak jail
Indian national Sarabjit Singh, on death row in Pakistan, had an emotional reunion with his sister Dalbir Kaur after three years in a prison in this eastern Pakistani city on Thursday.US vows to kill new al-Qaeda chief
The United States has vowed to hunt down and kill new al-Qaeda "emir" Ayman al-Zawahiri like it did in the case of his predecessor Osama bin Laden.
"He (Zawahiri) and his organisation still threaten us. As we did both seek to capture and kill and succeed in killing bin Laden, we certainly do or will do the same thing with Zawahiri," Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters at a Pentagon news conference.
Mullen on Thursday said he was not surprised by the news reports that Zawahiri, who is carrying a USD 25 million reward on his head, has succeeded bin Laden.
Al-Qaeda has named al-Zawahiri as its new chief following the killing of long-time leader bin Laden by US commandos in May 2 raid in Pakistan.
In his last press conference as the Secretary of Defense, Gates said he is not sure it's a position anybody should aspire to be the al-Qaeda chief, under the circumstances.
"Bin Laden has been the leader of al-Qaeda, essentially since its inception. In that particular context, he had a peculiar charisma that I think Zawahiri does not have. I think he was much more operationally engaged than we have the sense Zawahiri has been," he said.
"We should be mindful that this announcement by al-Qaeda reminds us that, despite having suffered a huge loss with the killing of bin Laden -- and a number of others -- al-Qaeda seeks to perpetuate itself, seeks to find replacements for those who have been killed, and remains committed to the agenda that bin Laden put before them," Gates said.
"He (Zawahiri) and his organisation still threaten us. As we did both seek to capture and kill and succeed in killing bin Laden, we certainly do or will do the same thing with Zawahiri," Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters at a Pentagon news conference.
Mullen on Thursday said he was not surprised by the news reports that Zawahiri, who is carrying a USD 25 million reward on his head, has succeeded bin Laden.
Al-Qaeda has named al-Zawahiri as its new chief following the killing of long-time leader bin Laden by US commandos in May 2 raid in Pakistan.
In his last press conference as the Secretary of Defense, Gates said he is not sure it's a position anybody should aspire to be the al-Qaeda chief, under the circumstances.
"Bin Laden has been the leader of al-Qaeda, essentially since its inception. In that particular context, he had a peculiar charisma that I think Zawahiri does not have. I think he was much more operationally engaged than we have the sense Zawahiri has been," he said.
"We should be mindful that this announcement by al-Qaeda reminds us that, despite having suffered a huge loss with the killing of bin Laden -- and a number of others -- al-Qaeda seeks to perpetuate itself, seeks to find replacements for those who have been killed, and remains committed to the agenda that bin Laden put before them," Gates said.
Monday, 13 June 2011
M.F. Hussain lived forever
The world mourns for him, so does Chennai. Although the great Indian artist of our times, M.F. Hussain, left us, he will be arround for ever. He was impressed by the soul stirring songs of legendary 'carnatic vocalist' M.S. Subbhulakshmi and painted her in his own colorful way. Under the portrait, he even signed his name in Tamil.
Sharan Apparao, who runs the famous Apparao gallery in Chennai, shares with The Sunday Indian her friendly ties with Hussain. She proudly remembers how Hussain made a portrait of her:
“We started our gallery in 1984 and one of the first shows featured the works of Hussain. I was young and naïve. I telephoned him and went to meet him. He was utterly warm and charming. In those days there was no craze for modern art like today. There was just a genuine love for any art activity those days. So he agreed and that was the beginning of my career as an art gallerist.
He was a fun loving person. In 1984 when I met him I had a moped. He asked me to take him on it. Needless to say I was surprised. Sensing that he said,"Yes come on, it will be like Hindi movies, they will think the father in law has run away with the daughter in law... let's go on mount road of chennai" he laughed. So there we were, zipping up and down the roads of Madras.
This incident will always personify the spontaneity and never say die attitude that was reflected right through his life. It is this openness and desire for LIFE and love of 'the new' that made him never grow old. It never ever occurred to me that he was old. His mind was always young and always open to new things. He was always ready for an experiment and he had a great sense of humor.
He spoke in a muffled tone, often words were lost and one has to strain to catch the nuances of his speech which often had some tongue-n-cheek comments. We spent many afternoons wandering around. And one day at 3 in the afternoon he said ''..Ok, I am hungry. Let's go to your house for lunch”. I knew my cook would growl at the time, so I called my mother and said, "I am bringing Husain home and we both have not had lunch". So she rustled up some aloo puri for us. While we were sitting around he said ''Ok get me some materials, let me do some drawings for you”.
He started doing large dramatic lines on canvas and just then the electricity went off, But he continued.. The heat of madras did not bother him; he just drew away till the Aloo puri came and when my mom came to call us to the table she found him sprawled on the carpet creating these works and he laughed and said..."See.... ! what a slave driver your daughter is!”
And since then the name has stuck with my mom and she often calls me a slave driver when I sound dominating.
The last time I saw him was in Bombay when I went to give him the auction catalog which had the red Bharat mata painting on the cover.M.F. Hussain lived forever
Sharan Apparao, who runs the famous Apparao gallery in Chennai, shares with The Sunday Indian her friendly ties with Hussain. She proudly remembers how Hussain made a portrait of her:
“We started our gallery in 1984 and one of the first shows featured the works of Hussain. I was young and naïve. I telephoned him and went to meet him. He was utterly warm and charming. In those days there was no craze for modern art like today. There was just a genuine love for any art activity those days. So he agreed and that was the beginning of my career as an art gallerist.
He was a fun loving person. In 1984 when I met him I had a moped. He asked me to take him on it. Needless to say I was surprised. Sensing that he said,"Yes come on, it will be like Hindi movies, they will think the father in law has run away with the daughter in law... let's go on mount road of chennai" he laughed. So there we were, zipping up and down the roads of Madras.
This incident will always personify the spontaneity and never say die attitude that was reflected right through his life. It is this openness and desire for LIFE and love of 'the new' that made him never grow old. It never ever occurred to me that he was old. His mind was always young and always open to new things. He was always ready for an experiment and he had a great sense of humor.
He spoke in a muffled tone, often words were lost and one has to strain to catch the nuances of his speech which often had some tongue-n-cheek comments. We spent many afternoons wandering around. And one day at 3 in the afternoon he said ''..Ok, I am hungry. Let's go to your house for lunch”. I knew my cook would growl at the time, so I called my mother and said, "I am bringing Husain home and we both have not had lunch". So she rustled up some aloo puri for us. While we were sitting around he said ''Ok get me some materials, let me do some drawings for you”.
He started doing large dramatic lines on canvas and just then the electricity went off, But he continued.. The heat of madras did not bother him; he just drew away till the Aloo puri came and when my mom came to call us to the table she found him sprawled on the carpet creating these works and he laughed and said..."See.... ! what a slave driver your daughter is!”
And since then the name has stuck with my mom and she often calls me a slave driver when I sound dominating.
The last time I saw him was in Bombay when I went to give him the auction catalog which had the red Bharat mata painting on the cover.M.F. Hussain lived forever
Today English Newspaper Update Headlines India - The Sunday Indian Online Magazine
Gujrat police expose a fake currency racket
June 13, 2011 14:35Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has started statewide investigation after one labour family from Kutch district was caught with fake currency.Jayalalithaa leaves for Delhi, may meet PM
June 13, 2011 14:27Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa left for a keenly watched two-day visit to Delhi, the first after her AIADMK-led front staged a spectacular comeback to power in the April 13 Assembly polls.Four dead, 12 injured in accident in UP
June 13, 2011 12:43Four persons were on Monday killed and a dozen others injured when a Uttar Pradesh Roadways bus rammed into another bus in Gangaghat area, police said.Kani to stay in jail; SC adjourns her bail plea
June 13, 2011 11:51The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the bail plea of DMK MP Kanimozhi. She will be staying in the Tihar Jail.MPCC delegation meets CM on scribe's murder
June 13, 2011 11:38Urging Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to take urgent and appropriate steps to tackle the growing incidence of attacks on journalists in the state, a delegation of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Monday met Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan at his official residence..CB-CID to probe into Lakhimpur murder case
June 13, 2011 10:55Under a huge pressure from Opposition parties, the Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a CB-CID probe into the alleged rape and murder case of a 14-year-old girl in Lakhimpur district.Afghanistan, Pak to target militant hideouts
June 13, 2011 09:19Pakistan has finally agreed to target and eliminate the hideouts of Taliban fighters and other militants who had refused to take part in peace talks, said Afghan officials.Lokpal bill passage must be discussed: CPI
June 13, 2011 09:00The Communist Party of India leader D Raja on Sunday said that the government should discussed passage of Lokpal Bill in Parliament. As there is a growing demand for introduction of Lokpal Bill by August 15.Cong hits out at Ramdev, Anna, BJP
June 13, 2011 08:51Slamming the BJP, Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev, Senior Congress leader and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday accused them of undermining democratic institutions.No talks with Ramdev, his fast a drama: Digvijay
June 13, 2011 08:49Firing a fresh salvo, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Sunday dubbed as "drama" Ramdev's nine-day-old fast and said there was no need for any further talks with the yoga guru since most of his demands had been met.Bansal defends crackdown on Ramdev's protest
June 13, 2011 08:40Defending the post-midnight police crackdown against yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters, Union minister Pawan Kumar Bansal here on Sunday said that the government will not apologise its action against the protest.
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