You dismissed the subject in just 10 words: Chidambaram cautions govt on inflation

Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday cautioned the government against taking inflation lightly, saying every family is hit hard by price rise and asked why the Reserve Bank of India......

78 Opposition MPs suspended from Parliament

As many as 78 opposition members -- 33 in Lok Sabha and 45 in Rajya Sabha -- were suspended from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Monday for disrupting proceedings in both the Houses of Parliament.......

MP suspensions halve strength of INDIA bloc in RS, reduce by one-third in LS

Opposition INDIA bloc lost almost half its strength in Rajya Sabha and one-third in Lok Sabha as 78 MPs in total were suspended on Monday for unruly behaviour and disregarding the directions of the......

Criminal bills 'copy-paste', Hindi names objectionable: Oppn in Parl panel

The Opposition MPs in a parliamentary panel who gave dissent notes on the three criminal bills said they were "largely a copy and paste" of the existing laws and opposed their Hindi names, saying......

SAT sets aside Sebi penalty on Cairn India in share buyback case

The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has set aside capital markets regulator Sebi's order that imposed a penalty of Rs 5.25 crore on Cairn India for making a misleading announcement regarding......

Nick Walker is new CEO of Vedanta Cairn Oil and Gas

Vedanta's Cairn Oil & Gas on Thursday announced the appointment of Nick Walker as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the company. In a statement, the company said the appointment is effective......

Domestic crude oil producers get marketing freedom, exports not allowed

In a move that may boost the Indian hydrocarbon industry and bring more investments into the sector, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to give marketing freedom to domestic crude oil......

Investors could find BPCL's work culture delightful

'BPCL has always been spoken about as a multinational company though it is State-run... this sets our work culture also apart.'Amritha Pillay reports. Photograph: Sivaram V/Reuters In 2016, when......

Ready FOR Mani Ratnam's PS-1 Epic?

Hopefully, Hindi and non-Tamil audiences that have been patronising gangster movies from the South will give this fabulous looking historical a chance, says Deepa Gahlot. After Raavan, no Mani......

Review: Indru Netru Naalai is a total entertainer

Debutant director Ravi Kumar deserves all the credit for Indru Netru Naalai, writes S Saraswathi. Science fiction and comedy sounds like an unusual combination, but it seems to have worked......

PS-1: Mani Ratnam's Magic Works Again, Yet...

Ponniyin Selvan has everything going for it, yet, there is something missing for a wholesome film experience, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan-1.......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......

Arvind Bhat in Australian Open pre-QF

National champion Arvind Bhat made it to the pre-quarter-finals of the Australian Open badminton tournament after beating Iran's Kaveh Mehrabi in the second round in Melbourne on Wednesday. Arvind......