CM change issue 'secret deal' among 4-5 people: DKS

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said he did not want to discuss the CM change issue publicly, as it is a "secret deal" among four and five people in the party, and that he......

IFS was upper caste service, more democratic now: Aiyar

Congress leader and former diplomat Mani Shankar Aiyar called the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) of yore an "upper caste" service, which he claimed is becoming more democratic now with the flavour of......

TN cops tutoring witnesses shocking, says SC, directs DGP to initiate action

Terming "teaching" of witnesses in a criminal case inside a police station as "shocking", the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Tamil Nadu police chief to conduct an enquiry and initiate action......

2nd wife can't complain against husband under IPC 498A: Karnataka HC

The high court of Karnataka has set aside the conviction of a 46-year-old man under Section 498A (married woman subject to cruelty) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as the complaint was by his......

All about Sasikala Inc!

A look at the financials of some of the key companies in the Sasikala clan’s business empire. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Sasikala at the late chief minister's lying in......

How IL&FS crisis has impacted non-banking finance companies

For non-banks, the IL&FS crisis was nothing short of India’s Lehman moment, which has for a foreseeable future reset the sector on multiple grounds. Two and a half years after the......

Will Jet Airways find its wings once again?

A consortium - comprising Imperial Capital, Flight Simulation Technique Centre, and Big Charter - have placed a bid for Jet, while the other consortium is led by Kalorck Capital. Jet Airways has......

How Jet Airways plans to beat slot crunch

Airline pares capacity on routes like Mumbai-Delhi and Mumbai-Bengaluru on weekends, uses freed up slot at Mumbai to fly Amritsar, Patna, Varanasi Jet Airways is introducing weekend-only flights......

Review: Onbadhula Guru is a collection of comic scenes

S Saraswati says Tamil film Onbadhula Guru is a collection of comic scenes put together to make the audience laugh, without putting much thought to the story.P T Selvakumar makes his......

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......

Jyotika bids adieu to films

Surya and Jyothika made their first public appearance a day after their wedding to a rather hostile press. There was pandemonium at the venue when the couple, along with Surya's......

White, School Bus, James & Alice: Big Malayalam movies coming up

Which Malayalam  film are *YOU* are looking forward to? Quite Malayalam films are up for release this May. With few big hits in the first four months of 2016 already, the mood is upbeat......

Pramod-Sukant, Nitesh, Manisha win golds at Indonesia Para-Badminton

IMAGE: Tokyo Paralympics champion Pramod Bhagat teamed up with Sukant Kadam to win the men's doubles SL3-SL4 gold at the Indonesia Para-Badminton International. Photograph: ANI India's......

14-year-old dominates National Games!

Teenage sensation Dhinidhi Desinghu continued her exploits on the pool with her fifth gold as Karnataka continued their domination in swimming with two more top podium finishes at the 38th National......

Spotted: Leander Paes

Reader Sairam R sent us this picture from the USA. 'This photo was taken with Leander Paes at the US Open. In the photo starting from the left -- me (Sairam), Sivakumar, Leander Paes, Prem Kumar......

Srinivasan elected TNCA president for 12th straight time

N Srinivasan was on Sunday elected unopposed as President of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) for the 12th year on the trot. In the 83rd Annual General Meeting and elections of the TNCA,......