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6-inch lifeline pipe reaches trapped men in Silkyara, to send food and oxygen

Rescuers on Monday pushed a six-inch-wide pipeline through the rubble of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel, a breakthrough that will help them supply larger quantities of food and possibly allow live......

Republic Day Tableau: Why Tamil Nadu Feels Bitter

There is a deep-seated sense of rejection that the new generation Tamil youth have felt for a decade and more now, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: A tableau from Tamil Nadu takes part in the......

Bon appetit: French chef serves insects as meals

Pasta made with mealworm flour, sweet potato, and sauteed insect larvae -- are just some of the dishes you will be served at Parisian chef Laurent Veyet's restaurant -- Inoveat. Laurent Veyet's......

For Rohingyas, Tamil Nadu offers succour during lockdown

Tucked away in a calm suburb of Kelambakkam, the air in the Rohingya Muslim refugees camp was abuzz with preparations by several men for making porridge to break the daily Ramzan fast. ......

Chidambaram spends 1st day in Tihar reading scriptures

Former Union minister P Chidambaram spent his day in Tihar Jail on Friday reading religious scriptures, meeting his son Karti and his lawyers, and having regular food served in the prison, sources......

'18% GST on parathas, as they are not ready-to-eat'

The controversy over the goods and services tax (GST) rate on food products refuses to die. Now, the Gujarat-based authority of advance rulings (AAR) has ruled that 'parathas' would attract 18 per......

Vandana Maurya's story: From a biotech researcher to a social worker

India is witnessing a radical transformation where highly qualified youngsters are giving up cushy jobs to make a difference in the lives of poor people in rural areas. Manu A......

Mohan Meakin eyes mineral water comeback

Mohan Meakin, maker of the world's largest-selling dark rum, Old Monk, plans to expand its non-alcoholic division, with a comeback into mineral water with its brand, Golden Eagle.Golden Eagle was......

Sangeeta Pendurkar's plans for Kellogg India

Marketing pharmaceuticals, financial services and fast moving consumer goods. Been there, done that. Now, a new dawn breaks for Sangeeta Pendurkar, 43, who takes charge mid-month as managing......

Kerala set to woo tourists with monsoon packages

Gearing up for the South West Monsoon, which is not far away, ayurveda and tourism industry in Kerala are all set to woo tourists with rejuvenation packages and never before offers to beat the lean......

Saudi Vellakka: Every Face Counts

I thought Saudi Vellakka a glancing, loving depiction of the judicial system as a pageantry filled with performers trying to do right by everyone, do everything by the book, and failing despite......

'I got more praise than the hero'

Movie veteran Chandrashekhar, best known for films like Cha Cha Cha, Surang and Street Singer and playing the role of Arya Sumant on the television serial Ramayan, passed into the ages on June 16,......

Review: Mira Nair's Queen Of Katwe is a ray of inspiration

Queen Of Katwe feels almost like Mira Nair is making a Bollywood film in Africa, notes Raja Sen. Comprehension is a beautiful thing. Cinema wows us by opening our minds to the unexpected and the......

'When I die, I want people to cry for me'

'Until Humshakals, it was all good. Then, that film did not work and after that, the offers weren't good. That's when you wish you were from the industry, that someone would be producing......

'I got more praise than the hero'

Image: Chandrashekhar. Photographer: Pradeep Bandekar 'Shakti Samanta was a very honest man. I have done four films with him. He was very sick before he died; nobody was allowed to see him in......

The Indian Tigress is ready to fight!

'I want to win the MMA World championship.' IMAGE: Ritu Phogat will enter the ring for her first MMA bout in eight months when she takes on Cambodia's Nou Srey Pov in The One: Inside the Matrix......

PT Usha was forced to eat rice porridge with pickle at 1984 Olympics

IMAGE: Incia's iconic track and field athlete PT Usha. Photograph: Reuters/File India's track superstar PT Usha has made a stunning revelation in an interview. The star athlete recalled that......

An inspiring story from CWG...

England's double Olympic champion Laura Trott, who has been suffering with a kidney infection, claimed gold in a dramatic women’s 25km points race at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday.......

Boycott reckons groundsmen should prepare pitch suited to England

Disappointed by the “lifeless” pitch which produced a draw in the opening India-England Test, former captain Geoffrey Boycott said decks like the one in Nottingham will turn the home......

Blackout curtains will let London athletes sleep in

If the sun shines on the London Olympics athletes will not have to worry about being woken up early by its rays thanks to blackout curtains installed in every apartment in the Games village. The......

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