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Kerala Chief Secy speaks out against 'being labelled black'

Kerala Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan has spoken out against the colour and gender bias she has faced and how it still persists in society, sparking off a discussion on social media about the......

2 railway officials suspended over graft charges in 'Rail Neer' scam

Railways have suspended two senior officials following searches carried out by CBI and recovery of Rs 20 crore in cash in connection with alleged corruption in supply of packaged drinking water in......

CBI busts Rs 20 crore 'Rail Neer' scam; 2 senior Railway officials to face axe

Railways has said that it plans to suspend two senior officials of Northern Railway, following searches carried out by the Central Bureau of Investigation at 13 locations and recovery of Rs 20......

Nepal cities ban all Indian films over Adipurush dialogues

All Hindi films, including Adipurush, were banned in the Nepal capital Kathmandu and the tourist town of Pokhara on Monday following a controversy over its dialogues, including the mention of Sita......

Coronation Fever Overtakes Britain

The most exciting place to be in the world this week is London as Britain readies itself for Charless III's coronation on Saturday May 6. It's the first coronation in 70 years so you can imagine......

Rupee undervalued as compared to peers

The rupee is undervalued as compared to its peers, shows the latest data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), even as the local currency keeps hitting new lows. Kindly note the image has been......

Indian rupee fared better than currencies of Canada, Korea, Brazil: S

The Indian rupee depreciated a modest 2.9 per cent in the first nine months of the current fiscal, performing better than other currencies like the Canadian Dollar, South Korean Won and the......

Govt borrowing cut expectations fade as coalition govt takes shape

The expectations of a borrowing cut by the government faded among bond-market participants after the general election results because they feel the compulsions of running a coalition may put......

First public-pvt Rail Neer plant set to quench your thirst soon

The first public-private partnership (PPP) initiative in bottled drinking water has taken shape at Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, with a Rail Neer plant set for commissioning. The plant was set up......

When thirst became a crisis in Maldives, IRCTC helped with water

IRCTC's four Rail Neer plants - at Nangloi, Danapur, Palur and Ambernath - have a combined capacity of about 610,000 litres of packaged drinking water a day. Image: IRCTC has four Rail Neer......

Parineeti Names Her Son...

Photograph: Kind courtesy Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha/Instagram Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha have announced their son's name on social media. 'Jalasya rpam, premasya svarpam -- tatra......

'Neer Paravi is about the struggles of fishermen'

Expectations are quite high as the National Award winning director Seenu Ramasamy's Tamil film Neer Paravai gets ready to release on November 30. His last film Thenmerku Paruvakaatru won......

Review: Go watch Neer Paravai!

Neer Paravai is a beautiful record of the lives of a community, their hopes and dreams, and the harsh reality of their lives, writesPavithra SrinivasanAfter his National Award-winning Thenmerku......

5 Patriotic Songs You Must Listen To

There are so many patriotic songs that make us proud to be Indians.Subhash K Jha dips into Bollywood's basket of topnotch songs and comes up with these gems on Republic Day. Ae Mere Watan Ke......

'It was an honour to direct Nandita Das'

It has been a great success for the National Award winning film maker Seenu Ramasamy to persuade Nandita Das who has kept away from films after the birth of her son, to act in his new film Neer......

World Chess Cup: Narayanan, Sadhwani held

IMAGE: As many as 206 players from 82 countries are vying for the Viswanathan Anand trophy at the FIDE World Chess Cup in Goa. Photograph: FIDE/X Grandmasters Raunak Sadhwani and S L Narayanan,......

Neighbour Shreyas gets dosas for Virat

Photograph: Kind courtesy Virat Kohli/Twitter Now that he is a Mumbaikar like us and getting a taste of the Mumbai monsoon, we are delighted to announce that 'Chikoo' Kohli is also getting a taste......