ED summons actor Prakash Raj in Rs 100-cr ponzi case

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned actor Prakash Raj for questioning in a money laundering case linked to an alleged Rs 100-crore ponzi and fraud case against a Tiruchirapalli-based jewellery......

Yechury's body handed over to AIIMS amid 'Lal Salaam' chants

Wrapped in the red flag of the Communist Party of India-Marxist veteran Sitaram Yechury's body was donated to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences authorities in New Delhi on Saturday for......

B S Prakash: 'A good man left us well before time'

'Those who worked with him or came to know him rated him as one of our best, with a sharp intellect, unfailing courtesy and ready wit.'Ambassador T P Sreenivasan fondly remembers Ambassador B S......

Time To Establish Diplomatic Relations With Taliban

The Taliban government in Afghanistan is not going anywhere.That being the case, why is the hesitation to establish formal diplomatic relations with the Taliban? asks Lieutenant General Prakash......

How Padmini helped Premier drive around hurdles

Despite government controls, Walchand Hirachand Group cracked the market Image: Premier Padmini; Photograph: Mr Choppers/Wikimedia Commons Long before the iPad got invented in Cupertino,......

India-origin billionaires to build 1,200 houses in Nepal

Two Indian-origin billionaires in the UK have offered to build 1,200 quake-resistant houses in the affected villages of the country. Mukesh Kumar Sehgal, managing director of UK-based SISMO......

Top Indian IT firms form consortium to bag projects in China

India has consistently asked China to open up its market for IT and pharmaceuticals. In a significant initiative to break into the highly-regulated Chinese market, five top Indian IT firms have for......

Kamal Haasan: His scripts both awe and inspire me

Noted playwright, actor and director Girish Karnad passed away at his residence in Bengaluru on Monday. Celebs from all walk of life paid their respects to the departed legend. Kamal Haasan:......

'I am happy with whatever Dharamji did for me'

'Dharamji's mother Satwant Kaur was warm and kind-hearted.''I remember how she came to meet me at a dubbing studio in Juhu after I had conceived Esha.''She hadn't informed anyone in the house.''I......

PIX: Shahid, Alia's SHANDAAR turn on TV

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Alia Bhatt recently joined her Shaandar costar Shahid Kapoor on the sets of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa to promote the film. Kapoor......

Harvinder, Preeti flag-bearers for Paralympics closing ceremony

IMAGE: Harvinder Singh scripted history by becoming the first Indian archer to win a gold medal at the Paralympics. Photograph: ANI Gold medal-winning archer Harvinder Singh and sprinter Preeti......

India's Ambassador to Brazil B S Prakash on Rio's Olympic win

Rio de Janeiro won the bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games and will be the first South American country to host the world's greatest sporting event. B S Prakash, India's ambassador to Brazil,......

Saif signs up as OGQ brand ambassador, pledges Rs 20 lakh annually!

(Left to right): Prakash Nanjappa, Rahi Sarnobat, Heena Sidhu, Saif Ali Khan, Shweta Chaudhary, Jitu Rai and Sanjeev Rajput Saif Ali Khan promises to raise money for Olympic Gold Quest for the......

Meet Taapsee Pannu's badminton ace boyfriend

IMAGE: Taapsee Pannu with Leander Paes, Chung Hyeon and Mathias Boe. Photograph: Mathias Boe/Instagram Bollywood star Taapsee Pannu has been tight-lipped about her love life. The Thappad actress......

PHOTOS: Lt. Col Dhoni's day out in Kashmir

India cricket captain and goodwill ambassador of the Indian army Mahendra Singh Dhoni spent his second day in Kashmir interacting with officers, troops and hospitalised jawans.......