Akshaya Patra raises $41,000 for children

The Akshaya Patra Foundation USA's Chicago chapter raised over $41,000 to educate poor children in India during its annual Food for Education benefit at Waterford Banquets in Elmhurst, May 1.......

Candidates with a difference in Hyderabad

Jayprakash Narayan, an Indian Administrative Service-officer-turned-activist, will contest the forthcoming assembly elections from Kukatpally constituency in Hyderabad. Narayan, popularly known as......

Broadcasters feel the pinch as carriage fee rises

Come April and the fee that TV channels pay to independent cable operators and the multi-system operators (MSOs) is set to go up by 40-50 per cent. While there is no audited figure for the carriage......

'Kalyana Samayal Sadham is a proper masala film'

After the innovatively picturised song of the romcom Kalyana Samayal Saadham became a huge hit, the film directed by debutant Prasanna R S has become hot in the market. The film was also......

Alam Ara: A milestone in Indian cinema

Eighty years ago,Indian cinema achieved a landmark on this day when director Ardeshir Irani made Alam Ara, the first ever Indian film with sound. The film also marked the beginning of filmi......

'Dasavathaaram will be mind-blowing'

Suresh Krissna is one director who has directed some of the biggest names in South Indian cinema like Kamal Haasan, Rajnikanth, Chiranjeevi, Vishnuvardhan and Mohanlal to name a few. As the......

Prasad, Sandeep settle for bronze at Youth World boxing

Lalitha Prasad (49kg) and Sandeep Sharma (75kg) had to settle for a bronze medal after losing in the penultimate round of the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Armenia on Thursday. While......

3 Indians in semis of Youth World boxing

Lalitha Prasad (49kg), Sandeep Sharma (75kg) and Narender Berwal (+91kg) assured themselves a medal after advancing to the semi-finals of the the AIBA Youth World Championships at Yerevan, Armenia.......