When Sudha, Narayana Murthy Broke Up

After agonizing over this for weeks, he made a decision.When they met after work one evening, he startled her by blurting out, 'I think we should break up.' A moving excerpt from Chitra Banerjee......

Curfew relaxed in violence-hit Haldwani, night curbs to continue

Authorities have temporarily relaxed curfew in Banbhoolpura of Haldwani city, which was imposed following violence, that broke out on February 8 after an "illegal structure" was demolished as part......

Court Verdict Reopens Question On Hindu Identity

What should be made out of the Madras high court order involving non-Hindus' entry into Hindu temples, when many non-Hindus are among the hundreds of thousands that have been worshipping at these......

List of VIPs invited for Ram temple Event

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, business tycoons Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, and sporting icon Sachin Tendulkar are among India's crme de la crme who have been invited as state guests for......

India one of the toughest markets for Uber: CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

Uber Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dara Khosrowshahi sees India as one of the toughest markets and a standard to succeed in any other part of the world. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters One......

Has Paytm Woken Up Too Late?

Has Vijay Shekhar Sharma given up on the bank?For now, he seems to be on a save-OCL mission. The bank will face its logical end, observes Tamal Bandopadhyay. IMAGE: A cobbler uses Paytm as a mode......

New SC plea says Adani probe panel members have conflict of interest

An expert committee, set up by the Supreme Court to probe allegations against the Adani group following a bombshell report from a US short seller, has members with potential conflict of interest, a......

Weak discretionary spend likely to weigh on IT cos' revenue in Q1

Strong macroeconomic headwinds causing turbulence in the $245-billion Indian IT industry are yet to calm down. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Top Indian IT services companies are likely......

Maharani 3 Review: Lost Focus

Huma Qureshi's Rani Bharti was the ace in the pack, but everything that she does this season smacks more of script conveniences than careful plotting, observes Deepa Gahlot. When the......

What Makes Amitabh Bachchan The Forever Star

In spite of its flaws, I enjoyed reading the book, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.Simply for the joy of digging into the life, in pictures and words, of one of the most enduring stars of Indian......

Remembering Dev Anand

'As soon as the plane touched down and we emerged, barricades came down and his fans rushed towards us.''Then, before my astonished eyes, they had lifted him up and he was being passed along over......

New faces in India's Billie Jean King Cup squad

IMAGE: Seniors Ankita Raina and Karman Kaur Thandi will spearhead India’s challenge in the Billie Jean King Cup. Photograph: Photograph: Ashley Allen/Getty Images Vaidehi Chaudhary was on......

India announces Davis Cup team to face Denmark

IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan were picked for the tie. Photograph: Tata Open/Twitter The All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Saturday announced a five-member team for the......

BCCI introduces A+ category for umpires

IMAGE: Umpires CK Nandan and Nitin Menon. Photograph: BCCI ICC Elite Panel member Nitin Menon is among 10 officials grouped in the newly introduced A+ category of BCCI umpires. The others in......

Nagal returns to Indian Davis Cup team; Sharan dropped

IMAGE: Sumit Nagal last played a Davis Cup tie against Croatia in March 2021 and missed the subsequent matches against Finland (September 2021) and Denmark (March 2022). Photograph: Marcelo......

Davis Cup: Nagal dropped; Yuki back for Denmark tie

IMAGE: Yuki Bhambri in action during the first round match against Matthew Ebden of Australia at the Singapore Tennis Open on February 24, 2021. Photograph: Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images for Sport......