TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

IL&FS arm's investment in Chennai Super Kings under ED lens

The ED is contemplating a special audit of the account in the backdrop of rating agencies downgrading various debt papers of IL&FS. Photograph: Reuters The Enforcement Directorate’s......

Birth of a new super king

Chennai Super Kings, one of the most charismatic teams in the Indian Premier League, is also its most controversial. N Sundaresha Subramanian & Urvi Malvania examine how it is reinventing......

Travel companies bet on fixed departure packages

You had to cancel that Europe trip as the rupee tanked. And, just when you thought of flying to Kerala instead, the airfares zoomed almost 30 per cent. Add to that the eight per cent increase in......

CSK scores for India Cements

India Cements and its brands such as Coromandel, Sankar and Rasi may be household names in the South, but in the North and West, the cement bags sport the tagline - 'From the house of CSK'.India......

Coming Up: A Rs 400 Billion Auction For IPL/ICC Rights

Broadcasting and digital companies are ready to join the country's biggest ever auction of sports rights next year. IMAGE: Celebrations as Chennai Super Kings win IPL 2021.Photograph: BCCI  ......

CSK Chairman L Sabaretnam dead

L Sabaretnam, director and chairman of Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited, and a cement industry veteran, died here on Sunday following a brief illness, family sources said. He was 80. Sabaretnam......

Raina replaces Rayudu in ODI squad for England tour

IMAGE: Suresh Raina got picked over Rishabh Pant because of his experience. Photograph: BCCI With the 2019 World Cup in mind, the Indian selection committee on Saturday brought back veteran......

Selectors in a dilemma after Rayudu fails YoYo Test

IMAGE: Ambati Rayudu celebrates his century for Chennai Super Kings during IPL-11. Photograph: BCCI The Indian selection committee has its task cut out when it zeroes in on the replacement for......

IPL-11: How the teams measure up

Rediff.com's Harish Kotian previews IPL-11. The Indian Premier League is all set to kick off. The hugely followed Chennai Super Kings are back in the fold along with inaugural champions Rajasthan......