Prestigious South Chennai LS seat to see fierce triangular fight, here is why

Home to some top-notch educational institutions and IT companies, the prestigious South Chennai Parliament seat is set for a 3-way direct fight involving two women leaders and a former MP as the......

Ram temple opening: Ambanis, Bachchan among state guests

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani and his family as well as Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan are among those who feature in a select state guest list of invitees to the consecration of the Ram temple......

BJP's 2nd list for Chhattisgarh has 13 losing candidates from 2018

The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has pinned its hopes on the old guard to ensure victory in next month's assembly elections in Chhattisgarh as it gave tickets to 11 sitting MLAs and......

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

‘Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the......

Emotix, a Mumbai-based startup launches personal robot for kids

The robot can hold long conversations, track the child's mood and is controlled from an app on the parents' smartphone For generations, filmmakers have dreamt up stories of sentient robots as best......

Best and worst performing stocks in 2015

Pharma, infotech, FMCG and textile firms lead; interest rate sensitives like banks, realty, capital goods and infra remain laggards. Mid-cap stocks stole the show yet another time in 2015, after a......

Markets at 3-month closing high on FDI reforms, Greece proposal

Markets ended at 3-month closing highs amid a broad-based rally led by financials after the cabinet on Thursday approved composite caps in several sectors. Meanwhile, the narrowing of trade deficit......

Remembering Amar Bose: The label 'Great Man' fits him to a T

Sree Sreenivasan recalls his encounters with the pioneer of sound who passed away on Friday and gives a sense of how many lives he touched -- in big and small ways. There are two......

Ram Setu Review: Bizarre!

Ram Setu is silly and boring, sighs Deepa Gahlot.  Anyone who is acquainted with the Ramayana or has even read the Amar Chitra Katha version, would know of the episode in which Lord Rama's......

'Humans, visit at your own risk,' warns Kriti Sanon

Kajol's pleased with herself... Shanaya's having fun in Dubai... Sophie is festive-ready...   Photograph: Kind courtesy Kriti Sanon/Instagram Kriti Sanon introduces us to Dr Anika, who is......

Samrat Prithviraj Review

Akshay Kumar plays the part with enthusiasm, like he was just waiting to get into the costume of a historical hero, observes Deepa Gahlot. When ads of a film proclaim that it is about the last......

Guess Who Akshay Kumar's Hero Was!

No, it was not Prithviraj Chauhan. IMAGE: Akshay Kumar and Manushi Chhillar at the Prithviraj Chauhan statue at Qila Rai Pithora in Delhi. Photograph: Kamal Singh/PTI The education ministry needs......

Numbers game: No stopping Ashwin, Kohli

Virat's 248 runs in the second Test, the highest by an Indian captain against England.Ashwin, only the second Indian bowler to take 50 wickets in consecutive years.Rajneesh Gupta looks at the......

Number Crunching: Figure out the history of England-India Tests

India and England face-off on Wednesday in the first Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, with an eye on the Pataudi Trophy. Under Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's last overseas Test series win was......

India-England Test cricket dossier

India and England renew cricketing rivalry in a four-Test series, the first of which begins in Ahmedabad on Thursday. India,having suffered a0-4 series whitewash when they had visited England......