Can This Techie Win Thiruvanathapuram?

Whether Rajeev Chandrasekhar wins or not, Thiruvananthapuram will likely never see such an interesting contest again. IMAGE: Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, campaigns......

CIC pulls up EC for not replying to RTI query on EVMs

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has expressed "severe displeasure" over the Election Commission (EC) not furnishing a reply to an RTI plea that had asked the poll panel about the action......

'As long as one is friendly with the BJP...'

'One is happy. The moment one starts criticising the BJP, ED, IT and CBI comes to one's house.' IMAGE: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the......

Carnatic Music Goes From Raga To Rage

They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not......

India Inc's missing whistle-blowers

Domestic corporate scandals of recent vintage, such as Global Trust, Satyam, IL&FS or YES Bank, to name a few, have all been the result of implosions rather than employee revelations, says Kanika......

The Pension Challenge Confronting India

When we look at the pension expenditure of the states, so far, there has been no gain from the NPS reform.Pension expenses as a share of total state revenue expenditure rose from 4% in 1991-1992 to......

How Regulators Can Stop Being Puppets

'All regulatory agencies must be made Constitutional bodies like the Election Commission, the Supreme Court, and the CAG.''That way they will become independent of the minister,' recommends T C A......

Ilker Ayci is first foreign-national to head Air India

Tata Sons on Monday announced the appointment of former chairman of Turkish Airlines Ilker Ayci as the chief executive officer and managing director of Air India. The Air India board met on Monday......

Gandhi Godse - Ek Yudh Review: Idea Gone Astray

A movie that seeks to explore 'alternate history' can't be so superficial, sighs Utkarsh Mishra. Over a decade ago, with my limited reading on the subject, I often tried to explore the idea of......

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......

Do You Know This INCREDIBLE Actor?

'I have been an actor since age three.' IMAGE: Geetanjali Kulkarni in the War Room segment of Unpaused: Naya Safar. Geetanjali Kulkarni is the kind of rare, self-effacing actor whom you tend to......

'The artist in me does get dissatisfied'

'In the whole of my career, some ten-twenty characters might have really satisfied me.' IMAGE: Nedumudi Venu in Madhura Raja. This interview with the legendary actor Nedumudi Venu, who passed into......

'Family comes first': Steyn defends Kohli's decision

IMAGE: Dale Steyn voiced his support for star batter Virat Kohli amid the chatter around his absence from the Test series against England. Photograph: Exa Alexander/Reuters Star cricketer......

'We kept it simple and the pitch did the rest for us'

India captain Rohit Sharma said India can take pride in their performance after defeating South Africa inside two days of the 2nd Test at Newlands in Cape Town on Thursday. SCORECARD IMAGE:......

Wrestlers were warned for creating ruckus: Police FIR

IMAGE: Wrestler Sangeeta Phogat is taken forcibly in police van. Photograph: PTI Protesting wrestlers ignored police warning that creating a ruckus during the opening of the new Parliament......

Wrestlers' protest disrupted: Forced to relocate from Jantar Mantar

Wrestlers will be allowed to protest at any suitable place other than Jantar Mantar: Delhi Police IMAGE: Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia and his wife Sangeeta during their protest......

Umpire Erasmus to stand in 100th ODI in Paarl

'We are all servants of the game, but sometimes when milestone are reached, we are recognised, which is really nice.'   IMAGE: Marais Erasmus has been officiating at the highest level since......