Fali Nariman among Padma Vibhushan awardees

Noted jurist Fali Nariman, well-known litterateur Khushwant Singh and former chief justice P N Bhagwati were on Thursday named for the prestigious Padma Vibhushan awards, while leading writer Javed......

T V R Shenoy: Sonia's Kerala crisis

I am fairly certain that Sonia Gandhi would never have been able to identify S Ramachandran Pillai, J Chitharanjan or C O Paulose by face. Yet little did she know that the retirement of these three......

It's back to boom time for Indian IT

Here are some figures for anyone who has doubted the future of the Indian software industry.In calendar year 2003 Cognizant has upped its revenue guidances for the year five times -- each time by......

Playing for keeps

It's a high-tension job for the 20-something employees at Global Vantedge in Gurgaon. With headphones over their ears, they labour deep into the night, hounding customers in different corners of......

Salute Review

Salute explores narratives of police brutality and unethical practices, power-hungry politicians who will stop at nothing and the helplessness of innocent victims of crime, observes Divya Nair.......

Dulquer teams up with Rajeev Ravi

A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry. Ace cinematographer Rajeev Ravi has started shooting for his third venture after Annayum Rasoolum and Njan Steve Lopez.......

Review: Madirasi is stale

Paresh C Palicha says that the comedy in Madirasi falls flat. Jayaram made 'family comedies' in his heyday and today, he is trying to recover lost ground by employing the same formula that worked......

Exclusive first look: Rathinirvedam remake

The 1978 Malayalam classic Rathinirvedam is being remade under the banner of Revathi Kalamandir. The original was written by the late Padmarajan and directed by Bharathan. The new version is being......