5 women among 9 killed, 10 hurt in TN firecracker factory blast

Nine workers, including five women, died and 10 others were injured in a blaze at a fireworks-manufacturing unit in Sivakasi on Thursday, a senior police official said. IMAGE: Police inspecting......

Can Modi Win A Simple Majority?

2019 was the BJP's breakout year, when it stretched the boundaries of what was thought possible and ended up with 303 seats on its own steam.Now it is forced to play defence, on a pitch queered by......

A Tale Of Two Poorams

If you have an appetite for crowds and the visual spectacle of many focused on one task or activity, a pooram will engage you, notes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: The materials used on caparisoned......

Modi hails EC for 'violence-free' LS polls in first 2 phases

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated the Election Commission for conducting the first two phases of Lok Sabha polls with hardly any violence and asked the people to come out in......

Have You Heard Of Crotonville?

The top-notch faculty at Crotonville, including Noel Tichy, Ram Charan, Vijay Govindarajan, along with GE's top leaders Jack Welch, Gary Reiner, Bill Conaty, Jeffrey Immelt and Susan Peters,......

Nilekani-backed people+ai rolls out AI strategy...

An initiative of Nandan Nilekani’s EkStep Foundation, people+ai on Tuesday unveiled its vision for the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in India, dubbed ‘Adbhut India’......

Wage Pact: Will Bankers Make More Money?

Postings to places at an altitude above 1,000 metres but less than 1,500 metres, between 1,500 and 3,000 metres, and above 3,000 metres entail different rates of allowances -- the higher the......

Godrej Split Handled With Admirable Dignity

'Business families like the Godrej group are increasingly realising that an amicable settlement is better.''Else, the wealth of all shareholders gets destroyed.' IMAGE: Clockwise: Jamshyd N......

Kya Kool Hai Hum Director Sangeeth Sivan Passes Away

IMAGE: Sangeeth Sivan's last post on Instagram was on April 28, and it read: 'Post in progress @tusshark89 @anands1810. #loadingahorrorcomedy #bollywood #films #moreupdatessoon #kapkapiii.' Seen......

Watch Baahubali, Now In Animation

IMAGE: A scene from Baahubali: Crown of Blood. S S Rajamouli says he has been toying with the idea of making an animation film for some time now. The director hopes to venture into 'newer'......

'I'm Somebody You Don't Mess With'

'You treat me like eye candy and I will leave you like you're a wrapper.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Alankrita Sahai/Instagram Alankrita Sahai joins the long list of beauty pageant contestants, who......

Meet Suhagan Chudail

Ananya drops a picture... Huma gets clicked by Akshay... Divyanka votes... Photograph: Kind courtesy Nia Sharma/Instagram Nia Sharma gets us excited about her new show, Suhagan Chudail, which will......

Not Bollywood, it's Chhole-bhature and unconditional love that pulls Brian Lara to India

IMAGE: The legendary Brian Lara opened up about his love for India. Photograph: BCCI A smiling face at every corner, adulation that reminds him of family and to top it all off, a spicy, delectable......

Chess: International Master Varugeese Koshy passes away

Photograph: Nitin Narang/X International Master, renowned trainer and a mentor to many aspirants, Varugeese Koshy, has passed away. He was 66. Koshy leaves behind two sons and his wife. Koshy had......

Abhishek Sharma exciting talent for Indian cricket: Head

IMAGE: Abhishek Shamra and Travis put up a record stand for the opening wicket to power SRH to a crushing win over LSG. Photograph: BCCI The destructive Travis Head has called his Sunrisers......

Jaiswal has got very good chance of breaking my records: Brian Lara

IMAGE: The legendary Brian Lara believes Yashasvi Jaiswal can break his records. Photograph: BCCI Yashasvi Jaiswal's Test career is just nine games old but the great Brian Lara feels if there is......

Important to bowl on good length at death: Kuldeep

IMAGE: Kuldeep Yadav celebrates after dismissing Donovan Ferreira. Photograph: BCCI Delhi Capitals left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who returned match-winning figures of 2/25 against......