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Actor Dileep grilled for 2nd day in sexual assault case

The interrogation of actor Dileep and others continued at the Crime Branch office in Kochi for the second consecutive day on Monday in a case registered against them for allegedly threatening......

Beretta gun, Gwalior link and Mahatma Gandhi's murder

"… The conspiracy to murder Mahatma Gandhi was not the handiwork of a lone wolf or a few fanatic members of the Hindu Mahasabha. Most importantly, it was not conceived just a few weeks......

The gentle giants of Sonepur

Asia's oldest and largest cattle fair may soon lose its star attraction.Report, Photographs: M I Khan IMAGE: An elephant at the Sonepur cattle fair. Neighing horses. Heavy-lidded cattle,......

Sankararaman murder case: Kanchi Shankaracharya, 22 others acquitted

In a huge relief to the pontiffs of Kanchi Sankara Mutt, Jayendra Saraswathi and Vijayendra Saraswathi, a local court on Wednesday acquitted them in the murder case of a temple official in......

Naxal who attacked police station is Sai Baba devotee now

Philip M Prasad was a dreaded Naxalite in the late 'sixties who led the attack on the Pulpally police camp in northern Kerala and killed a few policemen. But today, Prasad has devoted himself to......

Swiss bank money: India's approach is all wrong

It was a slap on the face for the Indian government when it was told by the Swiss banks that India was not welcome on a 'name-fishing' expedition. According to various studies that have been......

What an Idea sir

For a long time, only those who spent hours in front of the television set, gorging junk snack food, qualified as couch potatoes. It was an unhealthy lifestyle, a sure recipe for disaster.......

Helping India's micro-entrepreneurs

They may be selling bananas, pav bhaji, cosmetics, cigarettes or just about anything else either on a pushcart going round streets or simply by standing at the roadside. Now, these street vendors......

Economy: BJP, Cong, Left promise the moon

BJP's plans a low-tax, low-interest regime For the Bharatiya Janata Party, the first 100 days would see its government initiating measures to bring back Indian money stashed away in secret tax......

DE Shaw to invest Rs 630 cr in amusement park

Private equity major DE Shaw is investing Rs 630 crore (Rs 6.3 billion) in Noida-based International Amusement Ltd (IAL), the promoters of Appu Ghar. This is the country's first private equity (PE)......

'Do we really know our partner?'

'One often assumes that after being in a marriage for a while, one knows their partner really well.''But do we really know what they want? What they need? What they seek.' In an ongoing series,......

Remembering Appu The Movie Star

To remember Kannada movie star Puneeth Rajkumar, who visited the Sakrebailu elephant camp in Shivamogga sometime before his sudden and tragic death on October 29, a baby elephant was named after......

5 Puneeth Movies You Must Watch

Puneeth Rajkumar was a movie star literally his entire life. He acted in his first film when he was just six months old. If you were to ask me, Premada Kanike would actually be my favourite amongst......

Maralli Baa, Appu

'He always had this big, goofy grin on his face and would speak to me with complete attention, something I was not used to as a shy child who kept to herself.'Amala Dasarathi recalls her encounters......

Puneeth Rajkumar's TOP 5 SONGS

Puneeth Rajkumar was never trained in classical music, but he sang songs for his movies from the time he was a toddler! It is a trait he probably picked up from his famous father, Dr Rajkumar. As......

Have RCB Won The IPL?

Anyone watching the scenes in the Royal Challengers Bangalore dressing room after they beat the Rajasthan Royals by 4 wickets and 5 balls to spare at the Wankhede stadium on Tuesday night would......

First Look: Mascot for 2011 Cricket World Cup

"Appu", the elephant was the mascot of the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi and almost threedecades down the line, the pachyderm has been chosen to perform the same role at the ICC Cricket World Cup......

Understanding the Australian

Soon after the second Pokhran nuclear tests, the western world was outraged. America was quick to apply sanctions. In an insufficiently recalled incident, a bumptious Australian army official......

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