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Tagore Letters Fetch Rs 5.9 Cr

'Most of Tagore's important correspondence is held in institutional archives. So offerings like this in the public domain are few and far between.' IMAGE: Rabindrath Tagore, Boulogne, France,......

Chevalier de la Legion honour to Dhruv Sawhney

France on Saturday conferred the Chevalier (Knight) de la Legion honour on Dhruv Sawhney, chairman and managing director of Triveni Engineering, in recognition of his outstanding contribution......

Why Oppenheimer Liked Hinduism

'Hinduism meshed with his sense that the world was paradoxical and puzzling.' IMAGE: Robert Downey Jr as Lewis Strauss and Cillian Murphy as Dr J Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's film.......

Modi can play key role in Ukraine-Russia talks: French journalist

There is a need for someone who can bring Ukraine and Russia to the table for talks and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi can play a key role in facilitating the negotiations between the two......

Tharoor lost Cong prez poll but score many political points

Amid questions over his future, many political observers believe he has enhanced his political stature and it will not be easy for his critics and rivals in the party to pull him down. IMAGE:......

France bestows Chevalier de la Legion on Premji

Azim Premji, chairman of IT major Wipro, was conferred the highest French civilian honour for his outstanding contribution to developing the information technology industry in India, his economic......

Tracing the journey of auto industry pioneer Keshub Mahindra

Keshub Mahindra, a pioneer of Indian auto industry and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd chairman emeritus, died on Wednesday morning. Mahindra, 99, breathed his last on Wednesday morning at home peacefully,......

Rahul Bajaj honoured with France's highest award

France has awarded its highest civilian award, 'Knight in the Order of the Legion of Honour', to Rahul Bajaj, Chairman of Bajaj Auto.On behalf of France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, French......

Arun Nanda gets highest civilian French award

Mahindra and Mahindra's executive director Arun Nanda has been conferred the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur, the highest civilian award of France. He will be presented with the order at a......

'Shaji Karun Was The Last Real Master Filmmaker'

'He was a tremendous artist of a very high order, gone too soon.''He not only reshaped the visual language of Indian Cinema through his cinematography in Aravindan's films, Shaji sir gave us all a......

What Made Shaji N Karun A Master Film-Maker

With Piravi, Shaji N Karun joined the select group of great masters of film.Malayalam once upon a time used to produce such films.Today, it is only mindless violence, politics and grotesque......

Tamil film industry overjoyed with Chevalier Kamal Haasan

Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan was the first Tamil actor to be honoured with the coveted Chevalier Award in 1995. Two decades later, Kamal Haasan has been conferred with the same title and......

You can't fool the audience!

How could a familyinvolved with films for several decades let the grandson of the late Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan debut in a film like Success? Dushyant, Sivaji Ganesan's grandson, wasreluctant to......

'They can call me Junior, not Sivaji'

Had he not helped bring out a book on his grandfather, the late Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan, Dushyant would not have become Junior Sivaji.Acting was never on 20-year-old Dushyant's agenda.Dushyant had......

PIX: Arsenal stun Bayern Munich, go top; PSV whip Liverpool

Arsenal are now the only team in the UEFA Champions League with a maximum 15 points and look all but assured of a place in the last 16. A summary of Wednesday's action. IMAGE: Jurrien Timber......

CL PIX: Bayern sink PSG; Liverpool stun Real Madrid

Diaz shines and sees red as Bayern beat PSG in Champions League IMAGE: Bayern Munich's Luis Diaz is shown a red card by referee Maurizio Mariani. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters Bayern Munich......

PIX: Real Madrid, Bayern script fighting wins

IMAGES from football matches played across European Leagues on Saturday. IMAGE: Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior celebrates with Arda Guler on scoring their second goal against RCD Mallorca at......

PSG stars dominate Ballon d'Or shortlist

IMAGE: Paris St Germain players celebrate after winning the Champions League. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Nine players from treble-winning Paris St Germain have been nominated for the men's......

PIX: PSG thrash Lille; Atletico go top of LaLiga

A summary of Saturday's action in Ligue 1, LaLiga and Bundesliga. IMAGE: Desire Doue celebrates scoring Paris St Germain's fourth goal against Lille at Parc des Princes, Paris, on Saturday.......