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Azharuddin begins new innings as Telangana minister

Congress leader and former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin was sworn in as a minister in Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy's cabinet on Friday. IMAGE: Mohammed Azharuddin signs the register after taking......

Is Azharuddin to start a new innings under Revanth Reddy?

Speculation mounted on Wednesday that former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin is likely to be inducted into the Telangana Cabinet. IMAGE: Congress MPs Mohammad Azharuddin (right) and KC......

19 killed in Telangana as state bus collides with lorry

At least 19 people, including a 41 day old girl child, were killed and and 22 others injured when a gravel-laden tipper lorry collided head-on with a government bus in Ranga Reddy district of......

ISRO working on 40-storey-tall rocket to launch 75-tonne payload

ISRO Chairman V Narayanan on Tuesday said the space agency has been working on a rocket as high as a 40-storey building to place a 75,000 kg payload in low earth orbit. Photograph: ISRO Delivering......

'For The First Time, We Will Be Able To Say A Particular Caste Is More Backward Than The Other'

'For the first time in this country, perhaps the first time anywhere, we are going to use backwardness index.''It is a fundamental shift in the discourse in the country's social justice.' IMAGE:......

A relentless fight to protect Amazonia from oil extraction

Latha Jishnu discovers how indigenous communities in Ecuador are fighting to protect Amazonia from oil extraction We are slicing through the brown, swirling waters of the Napo at a fast clip.......

Who's afraid of Synthia?

Venter's patent application for his synthetic cell creation has set off a frenzied debate on monopolies in genetic research, writes Latha Jishnu. Every time Craig Venter erupts on the scene, there......

Why Roche lost a patent battle in India

The Valcyte case is vital as it bars incremental innovation and recognises the right of patient groups to oppose patents, says Latha Jishnu. Patent challenges may be routine and as frequent as......

How India can bring down cost of medicines

Ecuador is issuing compulsory licences to bring down the cost of patented medicine. Is India likely to follow suit? Latha Jishnu analyses. Latin America never fails to surprise. Its unfettered......

Column: India's appalling environment laws

The Lafarge mining case has highlighted how clearance procedures at all levels are compromised, writes Latha Jishnu. David Copperfield, described by Forbes as the most successful magician in......

Keep smiling, Jishnu!

In one of his final posts, Jishnu explained how just a smile could can make a significant difference in life. After battling cancer for almost two years, Malayalam actor Jishnu Raghavan passed away......

Bhediya Review: Howlarious!

Bhediya is an easy, entertaining, watch, applauds Sukanya Verma. We've come a long way since Amrish Puri and Rahul Roy's farcically feral transformation into predators in Jaani Dushman and Junoon.......

First Look: Bharathan's Nidra being remade by son Siddharth

Legendary director Bharathan's 1981 film Nidra is being remade by his son Siddharth Bharathan. The shooting of the film is going on in Chalakudy right now. It's the story of a girl who marries a......

First Look: Kunchacko Boban in Ordinary

Debutant director Sugeeth's Malayalam film Ordinary is about a bus journey to a high-altitude village. The relationship between the various passengers takes a different turn at a certain point......

'Awards are not important at all'

'Awards in India are not important because Indian awards don't increase or decrease your money nor do they have any influence in the kind of films you are offered.' Manoj Bajpayee discusses his......

Bengaluru Torpedoes crowned PVL champions

IMAGE: Bengaluru Torpedoes players celebrate after winning the Prime Volleyball League Season 4 final against Mumbai Meteors, in Hyderabad, on Sunday. Photograph: Prime Volleyball/X Bengaluru......

PVL: Meteors climb atop with win over Torpedoes

IMAGE: Mumbai Meteors finished the league stage of the Prime Volleyball League atop the points table. Photograph: Prime Volleyball/X Mumbai Meteors breezed past Bengaluru Torpedoes to go top of......

Indian football: 10-man FC Goa hold SC East Bengal

IMAGE: FC Goa failed to hold on to the lead and SCEB found the equaliser in the 65th minute. Photograph: ISL/Twitter SC East Bengal (SCEB) failed to make use of a numerical advantage to......

Sai Dutt, Sikky Reddy oust seeded rivals

Top junior shuttlers Guru Sai Dutt and Sikky Reddy ousted seeded rivals to enter the men's and women's singles quarter finals of the 1st Tata Open Prize Money All India Badminton tournament on......

Strong start by Indian shuttlers

India made a strong start in the individual events of the Asian Junior Badminton Championships with all but one of its players advancing to the third round in the singles competition in Incheon,......