Assemblies, Parliament meant for debate, not disruption: VP

Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said Assemblies and Parliament are meant for debate, discussion and decision, and not disruptions. Referring to the ugly scenes witnessed in......

Who is Basavaraj Bommai, Karnataka's new CM

Basavaraj Somappa Bommai, a Yediyurappa loyalist, who has his origins in the Janata Parivar, on Tuesday won the race for chief minister's post as the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership decided to......

PM Modi to address nation on Tuesday, last day of 3-week lockdown

The Centre faced growing calls for a less sweeping curbs as an anxious nation awaited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address on Tuesday -- the last day of the 21-day coronavirus lockdown -- after a......

Do you know 5,000 Chinese live in India?

The new entrants are young, enterprising Chinese men and women who want to tap into the promising Indian market, discovers Nikita Puri. IMAGE: Ethnic Chinese perform a lion dance to celebrate the......

Lithium reserves found in Jammu and Kashmir put on bidding block

The central government is expected to complete the auction of the 5.9-million tonne (mt) lithium reserves discovered in the Reasi district of the northern Union Territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir......

GST Council likely to meet early Jan; may discuss rate rationalisation

The Centre is looking to convene a meeting of the all-powerful Goods and Service Tax Council in early January. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The meeting is likely to focus on rectifying......

Despite pandemic, investors are flocking to Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu has cornered around 18.63 per cent of the fresh investments in Q1FY21 and topped the list of state-wise investments. These investments should help create over 67,212 jobs. Illustration:......

A textile tycoon who also spins dreams

Despite presiding over scores of factories in what is today India’s largest garment exporter with 105,000 employees, Harish Ahuja is a modest man with much to be immodest about. He......

Why India likes shows like Mahakali, Naagin 3, Porus...

Mythological and historical shows are lapped up not just by the young, but equally by grown men and women.Ritwik Sharma and T E Narasimhan report. IMAGE: Anita Hassanandani, Surbhi Jyoti and......

The Kannada film that took on Baahubali, and (almost) won!

'A week after RangiTaranga released, multiplexes and single screen theatres were cutting down on the shows despite good collections. Luckily for us, the film spoke for itself and social media......

Shivarajkumar's Aryan releases today

Kannada film Aryan had become the first film in the language to officially announce its release date before getting a censor certificate. The film starring Shivarajkumar, Ramya and Archana Gupta in......

Single screen cinemas on a nationwide strike from February 23

Single-screen cinema theatres across the country and all cinema-related activities in some states will come to a standstill on February 23 following a shutdown call given by the Film Federation of......