TN govt files criminal defamation case against state BJP chief Annamalai

The Tamil Nadu government filed a criminal complaint in a sessions court in Chennai on Wednesday against state Bharatiya Janata Party president K Annamalai for defaming Chief Minister M K Stalin.......

Will Supreme Court verdict help EPS win by-election?

Though another 75 candidates are also in the fray, the Elangovan-Thennaruasu fight has become a prestige battle for the DMK and AIADMK, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Edappadi K Palaniswami,......

Blow to OPS as SC allows EPS to remain AIADMK chief

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a Madras high court order allowing Edappadi K Palaniswami to continue as interim general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, establishing......

EWS quota not violative of Constitution's basic structure, 50% ceiling not inflexible: SC

In a landmark verdict on Monday, the Supreme Court upheld the 10 per cent reservation introduced in 2019 for economically weaker sections (EWS) in admissions and government jobs that excluded the......

'In an election year, markets flourish'

'Historically, the markets tend to perform well during election years as governments aim to increase spending and call attention to growth.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com About 36......

'Building a war chest essential for expansion'

'To sustain our growth trajectory, we must continue to explore and capitalise on growth opportunities.' Photograph: Kind courtesy JSW Infrastructure In preparation for its upcoming initial public......

The extraordinary story of Radha Daga and Triguni Food

'One’s dreams never end. If you don’t dream, you don’t exist. You need to dream to look forward to in life.' Radha Daga, who went from a textile exporter to food entrepreneur at......

Some tax treaties could be overridden by GAAR

GAAR will not override the recently revised double taxation avoidance agreements with Mauritius and Singapore. The finance ministry sent positive signals to foreign portfolio investors on Friday by......

PIX: Rajinikanth, Suriya bid goodbye to Tamil actress Manjula

The Tamil film industry visited late Tamil actress Manjula Vijayakumar's home Alapakkam in Chennai to pay their last respects. The actress had passed away on July 23 at the age of 59. The funeral......

What August 15 means to these stars

As Independence Day approaches, we asked a few Bollywood stars what they thought about India's Big Day. Here's what they said: We begin with Kalki Koechlin,......

Bollywood's on-screen artists

While many a Bollywood character writes poetry, surprisingly few have weilded a paintbrush. We hear Deepika Padukone plays an artist in Imtiaz Ali's latest film, Love Aaj Kal, and decided to take......

Vegam music review

Tamil film Vegam (speed) is produced by actor, director, theatre person, and 'comedy king' S Ve Shekher with his wife Uma Maheswari, under the aegis of their production company Commercial......

CWG: India wins historic gold-silver in men's triple jump

IMAGE: Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker celebrate winning the gold and silver medal respectively in the men's triple jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday. Photograph:......

Praveen wins triple jump gold; qualifies for Worlds

IMAGE: Praveen Chitravel, 21m crossed the World Championships qualifying mark of 17.14m with a leap of 17.18m in his second attempt on the concluding day of National Inter-State Senior Athletics......

Another year of utter disappointment for Indian athletics

An overview of India's underwhelming performance in athletics in 2016 IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra the omly bright light for India in an otherwise dull year. Photograph: Facebook Indian athletics had......

Lalita Babar 10th in Steeplechase; Maheswary, Nanda flop

IMAGE: India’s Lalita Babar competes in the women's 3000m Steeplechase at the Rio Olympics. Photograph: Paul Gilham/Getty Images Lalita Babar failed to reproduce her fine showing in the......

Will India's track and field athletes live up to expectations?

34 member athletics contingent is in Rio to put up some promising show IMAGE:  Indian discus thrower Vikas Gowda. Photograph: Getty Images . For a discipline that has given Indian athletes......