Articles by Vignesh Radhakrishnan
He goes nuclear again: The worst Parrikarisms of all times
His latest off-the-cuff remark, this time on India’s nuclear doctrine, has again led to a controversy and possibly an embarrassment for the government at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has landed in Japan, the country which is the worst sufferer of nuclear weapons, to sign a nuclear deal.

Updated on Nov 11, 2016 03:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
Ashwin tops charts: No Test spinner in last 100 years has a better strike-rate
When spinner Ravichandran Ashwin caught Trent Boult off his own bowling in Indore on Tuesday evening, it was a befitting end to a game he dominated and also won for India, who crushed New Zealand again to win the Test series 3-0.

Updated on Oct 11, 2016 07:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
Watch: When a field became a chess board and machines its pieces
Farmers in a Spanish village invited two players for a game of chess and replicated their moves on a giant field using tractors and other agricultural machinery as pieces, sometime last week.

Updated on Sep 05, 2016 03:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
Here are 20 questions asked in a Class 1 talent exam. Can you answer 5?
We have presented all the 20 questions in a quiz format. Have a go at it. Tweet to us a screenshot if you get more than 10 correct.

Updated on Sep 02, 2016 08:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
No defence, minister: The worst Parrikarisms of all times
This is not the first time the defence minister has been overtly candid with his comments, many of which have attracted criticism from various quarters.

Updated on Aug 16, 2016 08:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
Kanyakumari to Kashmir, ex-army man on a mission to spread Bose’s message
Fifteen years after retiring from the army, ‘Robin’ Gopalakrishnan Nair is riding across the length of the country on his motorcycle to enlighten people about Bose’s contribution to India’s independence.

Updated on Aug 12, 2016 02:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
Kabali review: It’s a clash between signature styles of Rajinikanth, Ranjith
What kind of a film do people expect from Rajinikanth? Do they expect a thriller? Perhaps a revenge drama or a gangster saga? A romantic comedy maybe? Or a cocktail of all these? If you liked him in films such as Aarilirundu Arupadhu Varai or Thalapathi, then you will love him in Kabali.

Updated on Jul 23, 2016 10:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
Kabali quick take: Rajinikanth shines in this emotional roller-coaster
Kabali is almost as big as Rajinikanth - but not quite. Not because it’s a bad movie, but because nothing - not even Rajinikanth himself - can top Rajinikanth.

Updated on Jul 22, 2016 01:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
Marcus Willis: Why a Federer loss may not be a sad affair this Wimbledon
Leicester City, Iceland and now Marcus Willis - Is 2016 the year of the underdogs?

Updated on Jun 28, 2016 04:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
Cause, symptoms and cure: What is the Harlequin disorder?
India’s first recorded case of a baby born with Harlequin Ichthyosis - a rare genetic disorder - died on Monday morning after it developed breathing problems at a private hospital in Nagpur.

Updated on Jun 14, 2016 08:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
Modi visited more nations than Obama in first two years in office
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day visit to the US, has visited more countries and flew more air miles than American president Barack Obama in the first two years of their tenures, according to their flight logs.

Updated on Jun 08, 2016 05:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
Over 2000 Indians got HIV due to unsafe blood transfusions in 18 months
Around 2000 Indians were infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) after getting botched blood transfusions, in the last 18 months, according to data shared by the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) on Tuesday.

Updated on Jun 01, 2016 08:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
‘I had free sex’: Activist Kavita Krishnan, mother take on FB troll
CPI(ML) Polit Bureau member Kavita Krishnan and her mother Lakshmi ignited a debate on social media and teamed up to tackle a Facebook troll over women’s rights and consensual sex.

Updated on May 18, 2016 12:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
Once CSK teammates, Dhoni and Raina set for face-off this IPL
It will be interesting to see how players who rubbed shoulders with each other on the field until last year suddenly turn rivals. It will be a delight to watch players who used to share secrets to plot opponents’ downfall spill the beans to their new coaches.

Updated on Apr 08, 2016 07:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
Stat analysis: What happens if India lose to Pakistan today?
India’s WorldT20 title hopes may end on Saturday if they were to lose against Pakistan in Kolkata.

Updated on Mar 19, 2016 05:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
Are you an alert consumer? Answer these questions to find out
March 15 is observed as World Consumer Rights Day by the Consumers International (CI), a world federation of consumer groups.

Updated on Mar 15, 2016 02:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
T20 stats: Is Suresh Raina’s batting position hurting his form?
India’s second most experienced T20 player Suresh Raina, who has 57 matches and 1162 runs in his kitty, is struggling.

Updated on Mar 10, 2016 01:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Vignesh Radhakrishnan
Oceans absorbed heat equal to 2 bn times a Hiroshima bomb since 1997
Oceans around the world have absorbed man-made heat energy to the tune of two billion Hiroshima-style atomic bombs in the last 18 years, a study released last week claimed.

Updated on Jan 26, 2016 01:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
Bihar polls: Political battle ends, online war continues
As Bihar’s poll battle ended on Sunday with the JD(U)-RJD combine securing a comfortable win, social media exploded with debates on issues as diverse as pollsters getting things wrong and a BJP leader’s remarks about the role of “foreign powers” in the election.

Updated on Nov 08, 2015 03:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , New Delhi
Vignesh Radhakrishnan and Rezaul H LaskarIs India in danger zone after recent earthquakes in Afghanistan, Nepal?
Monday’s earthquake in Afghanistan was likely triggered by the same colliding of tectonic plates that caused Nepal’s devastating temblor earlier this year – an indication the Himalayan region is seismically very active now, a top Indian seismologist has said.

Updated on Oct 27, 2015 12:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , New Delhi
Zia Haq and Vignesh RadhakrishnanWill Kejriwal’s plan to fast-track cases help Delhi women?
How easy would it be to set up fast track courts and how efficient are they in India? Will setting up fast track courts make the national capital a safer place for women?

Updated on Oct 20, 2015 05:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan
In pics: First women fighter pilots from around the world
Meet some of the first female fighter pilots from around the world

Updated on Oct 08, 2015 06:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
Jail on campus? Chennai college's rules for girls slammed
A Chennai engineering college circular purportedly containing various dress and ethics codes for girl students has gone viral on social media, leading to a furore over the ‘draconian’ rules.

Updated on Sep 22, 2015 06:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
Delhi dialled '100' more than the rest of India: NCRB
The total number of distress calls received by police over phone in Delhi exceeds those from the rest of India by a huge margin, according to the latest data from the National Crimes Record Bureau.

Updated on Aug 31, 2015 05:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
Online threat: Hacker claims test results on Indore varsity portal can be tampered with
The websites of several leading varsities, including Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya of Indore and Mumbai University, are vulnerable to hacking that can alter sensitive information stored on their databases, according to a white hat hacker.

Updated on May 29, 2017 10:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, Indore
Hacker claims Madhya Pradesh varsity’s results can be altered
The websites of several leading varsities, including Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya of Indore and Mumbai University, are vulnerable to hacking that can alter sensitive information stored on their databases, according to a white hat hacker.

Updated on Aug 18, 2015 08:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
Indian hackers bring down Pak websites on Independence day
A group of anonymous Indian hackers, called 'Hell Shield Hackers', claimed on Saturday to have taken down around 100 Pakistani business websites as a "tribute to Indian jawans" on the occasion of Independence Day.

Updated on Aug 15, 2015 11:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
Unilever misinformed to save face: 'Kodaikanal' rapper Sofia
Sofia Ashraf opened up to HT in an e-mail where she talked about the song, the issue, conflict of interest and much more.

Updated on Aug 07, 2015 07:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
27,581 Indians died in railway accidents in 2014
A total of 27,581 Indians died in 2014 in railway related accidents, the latest data by the National Crime Records Bureau shows.

Updated on Aug 03, 2015 02:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi
Yakub Memon hanging: For every execution, 1250 were commuted
According to the statistics provided by the National Crime Records Bureau, for every execution carried out 1,250 death sentences were commuted in India between 2004 and 2013.

Updated on Jul 31, 2015 12:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vignesh Radhakrishnan, New Delhi