TM Krishna row: Madras Academy 'not to change decision'

A storm is brewing in the Carnatic music circle over the Music Academy Madras's decision to give its prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi Award to Carnatic vocalist T M Krishna this year, which was......

Article 370: Justice Kaul suggests a reconciliation panel

Supreme Court judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul on Monday recommended setting up of an 'impartial truth and reconciliation commission' to probe and report on human rights violations by both state and......

Same-sex marriage: How far can courts go, asks SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said Parliament undisputedly has the legislative power over issues raised in pleas seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriage and pondered over the 'interstices' left......

Now 'ownership' of Sena Bhavan and Saamana in focus

With the Election Commission recognising Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's faction as the real Shiv Sena, it remains to be seen whether his group also stakes claim to the party......

NSEL case: CBI files criminal case against Jignesh Shah, Sebi officials

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday registered a criminal case against MCX (Multi Commodity Exchange) Stock Exchange; its promoter Jignesh Shah; senior Securities and Exchange Board of......

Women on night shift: A lesson from Tamil Nadu

The move to allow women to work the night shift, by amending the Factories Act, has been opposed in Delhi by the Mahila Congress, the Indian National Congress's women's wing, and the All India......

ICICI Holdings to offload 5% stake

ICICI Holdings, which will control the insurance and mutual fund business of ICICI Bank, will go in for private placement of a 5 per cent stake to raise around $500 million. It has appointed JP......

Consumers' drive for cars costs bikes dear

A quiet change in the preferences of urban consumers for passenger cars together with hardening of interest rates has been a key reason for the slowing down of two-wheeler sales, which has become......

Can you recognise this actor?

Here's a hint: He made Judi Dench go weak in the knees. Richa Chadha is directing a short film, starring her beau Ali Fazal, comedian Aadar Malik and Satyajeet Dubey. The short film -- produced by......

Kalki: I will always have a connect with Anurag Kashyap

'I can’t talk to the media about why Anurag and I split because it would be like writing an entire book to understand and do justice to it,' Kalki Koechlin tells Sonil Dedhia. Kalki Koechlin......

PHOTOS: Stars attend premiere of Ankur Arora Murder Case

The film Ankur Arora Murder Case saw a low turnout of stars at its premiere held at PVR Juhu, a western suburb of Mumbai. Based on a real life incident, the film has been directed by Suhail Tatari......

Ajay Devgn's All The Best in rough waters?

Ajay Devgn and All The Best director Rohit Shetty may have a winner on their hands but the film has Kannada director Hemanth Hegde fuming. Hegde claims that All The Best is a plagiarised version of......

'What we are seeing today is 'who the accused is' matters'

'The law is neither able nor willing to function the way the legal machinery is envisaged.' IMAGE: The Image That SHOCKED India: Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and her cousin Sangeeta Phogat being......

'Hockey sex scandal panel has no legal sanctity'

Legal experts feel that the five-member committee constituted to probe charges of sexual harassment against M K Kaushik, former chief coach of the Indian women's hockey team, has no legal......

Sri Lanka breeze into WT20 final

Electing to field, the West Indies must have been quietly pleased watching the Sri Lankan openers struggle for the first three overs. But Tillakaratne Dilshan decided he had enough of playing with......

Ashutosh, Vivek in second round

Second seed Ashutosh Singh and fifth ranked Vivek Shokeen scripted identical facile victories to romp into the second round of the Indian Oil Servo National Grasscourt Championshipsin Kolkata on......

Sharath Kamal storms into semis

Defending champion Achanta Sharath Kamal stormed into the men's singles semi-finals after a cakewalk against Cai Xiao Li of Singapore in the 17th the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships in......