Rahul Gandhi Meets A Living Legend

Legendary novelist, film director and movie script writer M T Vasudevan Nair turned 90 last week. The Jnanpith awardee had an unlikely visitor at his home in Malappuram on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.......

CBI interrogates Satyendar Jain in Tihar jail

The Central Bureau of Investigation interrogated Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in Tihar jail in New Delhi in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam, his lawyer said on Wednesday. IMAGE:......

COVID-19: 'Maharashtra is putting up a fight'

'But to see the effects of that, it will take a week or two more.' IMAGE: A health worker collects a swab sample at a railway station in Mumbai, March 17, 2021. Photograph: Francis......

Sheena Bora Case: Peter celebrates another birthday in jail

It will be his fifth birthday in jail as an undertrial. He was arrested two days before his birthday in 2015.Tuesday also marked Peter's fourth year in jail.Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the......

Claiming money that is rightfully yours

Priya Nair finds out how investors of mutual funds, shares, unclaimed bank deposits, insurance policies can redeem long-forgotten investments.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The online......

Fewer bells ring for apparel exports this Christmas

With Bangladesh and Vietnam giving a tough competition to India, Christmas may not be as merry for apparel exporters as last year. According to industry players, exports have been dwindling by 8-10......

700 units fear loan crisis in Tirupur

The Madras High Court order for closure of over 700 dyeing and knitting units in Tirupur may trigger huge loan defaults.Repayment of loans worth about Rs 20,000 crore would be hit if operations......

PNB chief leads race for RBI Dy Governor's post

Punjab National Bank Chairman and Managing Director K C Chakraborty has emerged as the frontrunner for the post of the fourth deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Sources said that......

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......

2023 At The Movies: A Double Take

It was a year of so many contradictions and contrasts that it became dangerous to talk about movies, people lost their heads discussing Friday releases, psychiatrists began dabbling in film......

'I worked on my butt for months'

'I am one of three actors in the country to have an Emmy nomination, and that is the thing to take away from here.''Not what happened to my career.' IMAGE: Sobhita Dhulipala and Arjun Mathur in......

Love Family Dramas? There's So Much To Choose From!

Indian audiences have always favoured family dramas. One of the earliest popular serials on Doordarshan was Hum Log. Later, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi and Dekh Bhai Dekh became family comedy classics. When......

IPL: Williamson, Bravo among big names let go

IMAGE: Kane Williamson was let go by SRH possibly due to their lacklustre performances under his captaincy. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images IPL giants Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday......

Krishnappa Gowtham ready to soar under Dravid's wings

Photograph: Kind Courtesy IPL/BCCI Krishnappa Gowtham was nicknamed 'Bhajji' by his teammates during his early years and he has adored Ravichandran Ashwin's cricketing philosophy but the......

IPL preview: Struggling KKR face Punjab in must-win game

Meanwhile, Kings XI Punjab are also in a tricky situation. A win will take them closer to play-offs but a defeat will mean that Mumbai Indians will be breathing down their neck. IMAGE: Kolkata......

Sehwag puts his money where his mouth is

Will get money's worth if Gayle, Yuvi can win even two games, says Sehwag IMAGE:  Kings XI Punjab director of cricket operations Virender Sehwag, right, with co-owner Preity Zinta.......

Playing for the country is Dhoni's biggest motivation

'The day I am not able to run as fast as I am right now, I will know where the guns will be coming from.' 'The composition looks good; the fast bowlers, the spinners, everyone. So it looks like a......