Tirumala Tirupati temple to close amid COVID outbreak

The famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala and all other major temples will be out of bounds for devotees while malls and cinema halls would be closed down in Andhra Pradesh till March......

Perceived as kingmaker, Kumaraswamy's kingship short-lived

Kumaraswamy had proved right the adage that politics is the art of the possible, but the science graduate failed to get his chemistry right in keeping the coalition legislators together to ensure......

Opposition anguished over politicisation of sacrifices of armed forces

Twenty-one opposition parties on Wednesday expressed anguish over what they alleged was “blatant politicisation” of the sacrifices of armed forces and urged the government to take the......

Shiv ji ki baraat without a groom

India is mushrooming with Deve Gowda wannabes because being a former prime minister is better than being a former chief minister, says Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata......

'As a manager, Rajan hasn't been very good for the RBI'

'From where prime ministers sit, it makes no difference at all who occupies the governor's post.''Literally anyone with a decent education or work experience can be appointed to the job, which is......

Rajat Gupta steps down as PHFI chairperson

Former managing director of McKinsey & Co, Rajat Gupta, has stepped down as chairperson of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI). Gupta's resignation comes days before the PHFI executive was......

How to invest wisely with little money

Are you always at a loss while planning your finances? Are you aware of the investment options available in the market? How best can you plan your finances? What are the crieria for evaluating an......

The art of making money

January 1, 2007: Resolution: This year I will make my fortune in art. January 2, 2007: Or not at least on the salary BS pays. January 31, 2007: The Osian's auction estimates Jogen Chowdhury just......

The HOTTEST South heroine? VOTE!

Heroines working in the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam film industries are so gorgeous, you'll have a tough time picking the hottest gal. But we decided to put you through the test anyway!......

PIX: Mahesh Babu at a wedding

Shiva, the actor son of producer Sakhamuri Mallikarjuna Rao, popularly known as Mallaiah, got married to Anusha on April 22. The reception was held three days later at Hyderabad's Cyber......

PIX: Taapsee, Kamal Haasan, Prithviraj at IIFA Utsavam awards

Pictures from the glittering IIFA Utsavam awards. The first International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Utsavam awards function took place at Gachibowli in Hyderabad on Sunday, January 24. It was......

Review: Rudhramadevi is unremarkable

Director Gunasekhar deserves applause for his attempt to capture history on screen, but the melodramatic screenplay, never-ending battle scenes and exaggerated performances give an unreal quality......

CWG 2022: How India fared on Friday, July 29

IMAGE: P V Sindhu scored a dominant victory over Pakistan's Mahoor Shahzad in the women's singles as India completed a 5-0 sweep in their mixed team campaign opener at the 22nd Commonwealth Games......

Will Yuvraj go unsold at 2019 IPL auction?

Yuvraj Singh managed just 65 runs in eight games for Kings XI Punjab and no wonder that the team decided to release him. IMAGE: Yuvraj Singh has put himself in the Rs 1 crore base price bracket......

Ranji Trophy PIX: Gambhir makes appearance in final match

A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday Ton-up Bhui, five-star Bhati share honours for Andhra IMAGE: Delhi's Gautam Gambhir (left) in action during the Ranji Trophy match against......

Sports Shorts: India should become sports-playing nation, says Tendulkar

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar appealed to adopt a sport and play in on a regular basis. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com......

Sports Shorts: AFC wants one league in India; Prannoy makes winning start

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday AFC Gen Secretary wants one league in India from next year Asian Football Confederation General Secretary Dato' Windsor......