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'They snatched her away from us'

'I want the country to know what's happening to our daughter.' IMAGE: Hadiya alias Akhila Ashokan. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives For K M Ashokan, known to the world as 'Hadiya's......

Abuse of PM derogatory but not seditious, says HC, quashes case against school

The Karnataka high court has said abusive words used against the prime minister was derogatory and irresponsible but it does not constitute sedition, while quashing a case of sedition against a......

Brazilian man charged with murder of Indian student in London

A 23-year-old man was on Thursday charged with the murder of Indian student Tejaswini Kontham and the attempted murder of her friend at a residential address in Wembley, north London. IMAGE:......

Kerala college mark row: Scribe, principal booked on SFI leader's complaint

The Kerala police registered a case against five persons including an Asianet News journalist and principal of the government-run Maharaja's College in Ernakulam based on a complaint by student......

Lingayats hold key to electoral outcome in Karnataka

In poll-bound Karnataka, where caste is one of the crucial factors in deciding the outcome of elections, it is key to understand the importance of the influential Lingayat or Veerashaiva-Lingayat......

India's 6 super achievers in Asia's powerful women list

Six Indian women who are very popular in Global Inc have made it to the Forbes 50 most powerful businesswomen list. Image: ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar features frequently in World's most......

Senior family members step down from The Hindu

K Balaji, managing director of Kasturi and Sons Ltd that publishes The Hindu newspaper, and five other senior members of the Kasturi family will step down from their respective positions in the......

How to provide for parents, kids and still save

Naval architect Jayanta Roy, 44, lives with his family in their Kolkata home. There's wife Rupa, 39, son Deepro, 10, and parents, Kalyan Kumar, 65, and Kana, 65. In October 2007, Kalyan had to be......

'China is 20 years ahead of India'

Akhila Srinivasan is the managing director of Shriram Life Insurance Company Ltd, which is part of the Rs 6,000 crore (Rs 60 billion) Shriram Group. She is also one of the key board-level......

Profiling 21 top Indian women CEOs

Debashish Ghosh, a final year MBA student at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, met Nischinta Amarnath, a second-year Economics graduate student at Stella Mary's College, Chennai, last......

Is He India's Finest Director Of Romcoms?

Girish AD doesn't make romantic comedies so much as he elevates the genre, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mamitha Baiju and Naslen in Premalu. I consider Thanneer Mathan Dinangal and Super......

Review: Inimey Ippadithaan is monotonous

Director Muruganand's Inimey Ippadithaan is a poorly-written, uninspiring romantic comedy that revolves around a young man's quest to find the perfect bride, says S Saraswathi. There......

PIX: Look who Shilpa Shetty turned up with at a filmi birthday bash

You'll agree he's quite the cutie too...T-Series head Bhushan Kumar and his actress-director wife Divya Khosla Kumar ushered in their son Ruhaan's birthday over the weekend in Mumbai.Several of......

Review: Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam is interesting

R Parthiepan’s Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam has an entertaining story and is definitely worth a watch, writes S Saraswathi. As actor or director, R Parthiepan has always attempted......

Review: Pade Pade is a neat entertainer

Srikanth Srinivasa says Pade Pade is a decent attempt by a debutant director. Nagaraj Peenya, directing his first film, Pade Pade, has chosen a time-tested story that has been told again......

Nanavati submits slap row report to BCCI

BCCI-appointed Commissioner Sudhir Nanavati, who investigated the slapping row between Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth, submitted a 14-page report to the BCCI in Mumbai on Tuesday. "I have come to......

Top seed Gomes shocked

Top seed Ngyuyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam and G Rohit, Abhijeet Gupta and Rahul Sangma of Inidiawon their first round matches in the Under-14 boys section, while top seed Mary Ann Gomes lost her......

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