DMK ex-member Jaffer Sadiq, partners invested Rs 40-cr drug money films: ED

More than Rs 40 crore allegedly earned from drug trafficking was "injected" by now-sacked Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam functionary Jaffer Sadiq and his linked entities into sectors like film......

BJD-BJP Alliance: Wishful Thinking

Although the BJP has never been ballistic about the BJD and Narendra Modi has avoided being critical of Naveen Patnaik, the BJP is optimistic that the party can improve its electoral fortunes in......

ED probes money laundering in drug case linked to DMK ex-functionary

The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case to probe an international drugs trafficking racket that allegedly involves an arrested former functionary of the Dravida Munnetra......

Can Modi Achieve 'DMK mukt' Tamil Nadu?

'If he has not achieved a 'Congress mukt Bharat' even now, the question of his creating a 'DMK mukt Tamil Nadu' does not arise,' points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party Supremo......

Did the world dodge a bullet in the crash of 2008?

The flawed response to the crisis has fed a us-vs-them mentality in which the banker, the expert, the coastal entrepreneur, the immigrant, the foreigner are all villains. The crisis was not that......

Cash Crisis: Day 8: Aaj ki Taaza Khabar!

IMAGE: Hiraba Modi, the prime minister's mother, after she exchanged Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 at a Gandhinagar bank.   Demonetisation: Real estate resale market hits a wall Activity in the sale......

Markets end lower on caution ahead of Yellen speech

Tata Motors was the top gainer on better-than-expected June quarter revenues Benchmark indices ended flat on caution ahead of the US Federal Reserve's stance on key policy rates at a meeting......

Robots are coming to India? Few lessons we must take from China

Of late China has become the largest market for robots. At the end of 2014, the estimated stock of robots in China was about 180,000, says Subir Gokarn. Everybody has a favourite robot from......

'So Many Landmark Indian Films Are Crying Out To Be Restored'

'...and showcased in their original beauty.' IMAGE: G Aravindan's classic Thamp. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film Heritage Foundation Shivendra Singh Dungarpur promotes the cause of film restoration......

'Godard is never of the past'

'He provokes you intellectually so hard that you really break out of your shell and come up with something creative.''He can extract a creation out of you, such is the power of Godard and his......

Koozhangal At The Oscars: 'Years of effort paying off'

'We didn't expect the film to be recognised at this level; we focused on making an honest and simple film.''We didn't have any expectations even like being appreciated at festivals.' For debutant......

Tamil film 'Koozhangal' is India's official entry for Oscars

Tamil drama Koozhangal ("Pebbles"), directed by filmmaker Vinothraj PS, has been selected as India's official entry for the 94th Academy Awards. The movie follows an alcoholic abusive husband who,......

FIR under POCSO Act against WFI chief Brij Bhushan

IMAGE: While the first FIR against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh pertains to allegations of a minor wrestler and was registered under POCSO Act, the second was......

Homosexuality is damage in the mind: Qatar WC official

Qatar is a mistake,' says former FIFA President Sepp Blatter IMAGE: Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter speaks to the media after a trial at the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona,......

Cricket on the big screen means green tills for Inox, PVR

IMAGE: The Inox-PVR merger plans to serve fans a big screen cricket bonanza. Photograph: Inox Twitter Cinema and cricket, the two 'religions' of the country will play out on the big screens on......

Soccer: Police launch probe after Bodo coach attacks Roma staff

IMAGE: Roma coach Jose Mourinho was also unhappy with the artificial pitch in Norway, blaming the synthetic surface for defender Gianluca Mancini's injury that forced him to be withdrawn on......

How chess became prodigy Praggnanandhaa's calling

IMAGE: Touted as the one for the future when he became an International Master at the tender age of 10 years and nine months in 2016, R Praggnanandhaa has made giant strides and on Sunday he......