IAS officer Durga shakes up Akhilesh's sarkar

Indian Administrative Service officers in Uttar Pradesh have come out in support of a woman colleague, who was suspended by the Akhilesh Yadav government after she cracked down on the sand mafia in......

UP: Suspended officer seeks revocation, oppn slams govt

An Indian Administrative Service officer, who had clamped down on illegal mining and resolutely taken head on the powerful sand mafia in Uttar Pradesh, has been suspended barely 10 months after she......

'Politicians failed, writers should come forward'

Jnanpeeth and Magsaysay award winning writer Mahashweta Devi is totally disillusioned with the politicians and appeals to writers and other artists to create awareness as Premchand and Satyajit Ray......

More skeletons stumble out of Il&FS closet

What ex-IL&FS top brass got for loans? Foreign trips, private jets and chopper rides. Foreign trips, private jet travels, chopper riders and interior decoration at houses aboard - the probe into......

Cyber security: Why banks may be vulnerable

'There's a huge need for advancements in current security incident logging and monitoring practices.'Advait Rao Palepu reports. Photograph: Kind courtesy pixabay.com Nearly two-and-a-half years......

M&M sells Rs 500-cr worth 50-yr bonds

Auto major Mahindra on Tuesday raised Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) in a 50-year unsecured bond sale programme, becoming the first domestic firm to sell such a long-tenure rupee debt......

Meet Chidambaram's Budget dream team

With tax scholar Parthsarathi Shome joining finance ministry as advisor to finance minister P Chidambaram, the core team for crucial Budget 2013-14, which is set to play a defining role in the......

Rettaichuzhi is worth a listen

Director Shankar's productions have always brought something new to his audiences. His latest, Rettaichuzhi, starring veteran directors Bharathiraja and Balachander has already raised......

Look out New York, here comes Zakir Hussain!

As the tabla maestro Zakir Hussain is heading to New York to perform at a Lincoln Center theatre as part of the Zakir Hussain's Masters of Percussion national tour, he says he is thankful to his......