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Cong, BJP spar after ED officer caught taking bribe in TN

An Enforcement Directorate officer was arrested for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from a a government employee, the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC), said on......

'India should not wait for the clock to act'

'Keeping the global temperature below not just 1.5 degree Celsius, even 2 degree Celsius is beyond our reach now. Both are impossible.' IMAGE: A woman uses her bag to protect herself from the sun......

MoSha Have Left Nothing To Chance

The five-state assembly elections are seen as a now-or-never, no-holds battle for the Congress, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party lead campaigner Narendra D Modi at a......

Heavy rains lash Chennai, Stalin tells ministers to rush to rain-hit areas

Heavy rains pounded Chennai and other northern coastal regions of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday as a low pressure area developed into a well-marked low pressure area. IMAGE: Rainwater enters the......

'Sam Loved Chhole Bature'

'I am grateful that this film has happened, it makes me so proud of the country and of the Indian Army.'Brandy Batliwala, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's eldest grandchild, on the man behind the......

'It's a tough job to sell life insurance to people'

'We are expected to grow at above 28 per cent this year, higher than the industry.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Shriram Life Insurance Company, a joint venture between Shriram Group and......

Rs 2,000 notes totalling Rs 9,760 cr still with the public: RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said nearly 97.26 per cent of the Rs 2,000 bank notes have been returned to the banking system, and only about Rs 9,760 crore worth of the notes are still......

Demand for workspaces eases on global downturn; shift to office holds hope

The net leasing of Grade-A commercial office space in India will stagnate this financial year at 32-34 million square feet, with global uncertainties brewing caution among key tenant categories,......

Average housing prices rise 13-33% in past 3 yrs

Average housing prices have increased in the range of 13-33 per cent in the last three years across seven major cities on high demand, according to real estate consultant Anarock. Illustration:......

Hospitality icon PRS 'Biki' Oberoi passes away at 94

Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi, the 94-year-old veteran corporate hotelier who redefined India's hospitality industry, passed away on Tuesday. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Oberoi Group The Chairman......

'We are telling the story of our tallest hero'

'The moment the Army approved the script, they told us that they will give their full support and asked us for our full dedication.' IMAGE: Meghna Gulzar's Sam Bahadur tells the life story of......

Salman Khan Is The Only Actor To...

With Tiger 3, Salman Khan has scored yet another movie in the Rs 100 Crore Club (Rs 1 billion). With that, he becomes the only superstar in history to have 17 back-to-back centuries, an incredible......

How Many Centuries Has Katrina Scored?

Will Tiger 3 enter the Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) club? The verdict is not out yet, but the film is still enjoying a good run in theatres. With that, its star Katrina Kaif has got the most movies......

A Must-Watch Film On Domestic Violence

'When I looked closely at people and stories from that region, I realised that the landscape contributes a lot to how people behave.' IMAGE: Chellapandi in Koozhangal. For a film that strips down......

Aamir, Suriya Party With Kamal Haasan

Photograph: Kind courtesy Vishnu Vishal/Instagram Kamal Haasan, who turned 69 on November 7, hosted a birthday party for his friends and family in Chennai. Among his guests were Aamir Khan and......

Vaishali, Praggnanandhaa make chess history

Vaishali becomes GM, joins Praggnanandhaa to form world's first brother-sister Grandmasters duo Indian chess ace R Vaishali joined younger sibling R Praggnanandhaa to become the world's first-ever......

Something to be happy about after disappointing World Cup loss: Gaikwad

IMAGE: Ruturaj Gaikwad believes India’s series win over Australia will bring some joy after the heartbreaking loss in the World Cup final. Photograph: BCCI Dashing opener Ruturaj Gaikwad......

'Rohit and Virat were crying'

IMAGE: Virat Kohli and his team-mates look shattered after the World Cup 2023 final against Australia in Ahmedabad on November 19. Photograph: BCCI/X Ravichandran Ashwin recalled the......

Bumrah 'hurt' by Pandya's return at Mumbai Indians?

IMAGE: Hardik Pandya with Jasprit Bumrah during IPL 2019. Photograph: BCCI Following Jasprit Bumrah's cryptic post on Instagram, former opener Kris Srikkanth claimed the fast bowler might be......

'41 WORKERS. 17 DAYS. THEY BELIEVED'

‘Work of patience, grit and perseverance’: Indian cricket fraternity reacts to Silkyara tunnel rescue The Indian cricket community expressed joy on social media over the successful......

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