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Venkaiah Naidu, Vyjayantimala, Chiranjeevi awarded Padma Vibhushan

Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, megastar Konidela Chiranjeevi, famous actor of yesteryears Vyjayantimala Bali are among personalities who have been honoured with Padma Vibhushan in the......

Those Who Could Not Be Rashtrapati

Two women candidates; Lok Sabha Speakers; Chief Justices; A Chief Election Commissioner; drafters of the Constitution; the RBI's first Indian governor; a farm leader who unsuccessfully contested......

IMA puts out names of 382 doctors martyred in war against Covid

Taking exception to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan not mentioning the death of healthcare workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association has published a list......

'Modi and Shah are more chatur than Gandhi'

'This is the first time a majority ruling government is nominating a Dalit for President.''So, the moral credibility definitely will go with the BJP, particularly Narendra Modi.' IMAGE: Kancha......

If history has its way, presidential polls will see a contest

Of the 14 presidential elections held in the country so far, the only one which saw a candidate getting elected without a contest was the seventh poll, which Neelam Sanjiva Reddy won unopposed.......

Why bank branches are important even in Digital India

Despite the increasing adoption of digital transactions in the past three to five years, brick-and-mortar interaction across geographic catchments remains a potent distribution channel. Though the......

10 things to know about Gita Gopinath, IMF's new chief economist

On October 1 Indian-American Gita Gopinath was appointed chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. Announcing her appointment, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde hailed the......

The carrot for tax compliance

The tax department’s various initiatives to coax individuals to pay taxes haven’t succeeded in the past. This time too, making on-time return filing a status symbol might not work......

IT: Cheery forecast fails to lift mood

The information technology industry body, Nasscom, has pegged a better growth rate for FY14. But the industry does not seem convinced.On Tuesday, Nasscom announced at its 21st Leadership Summit......

Cognizant's V-C stumped by its growth

Like many in the industry, Lakshmi Narayanan, the vice-chairman and ex-chief executive of Cognizant Technology Solutions, is surprised at the speed with which the Nasdaq-listed company has......

Karthi stuns in first poster of Kashmora

S Saraswathi gives us the latest updates from the Tamil film industry. The first look poster of Kashmora was released earlier this week and Karthi's stunning avatar as a bald manic warrior seems......

Review: Jigarthanda is a fun ride

Jigarthanda is an engrossing gangster film with a series of bizarre twists and turns that keeps you guessing, writes S Saraswathi. Director Karthik Subbaraj seems to have a fascination for......

First Look: Santosh Sivan in Makaramanju

Noted director Lenin Rajendran's upcoming Malayalam film Makaramanju has been in the news ever since the project was announced. It tells the story of legendary painter Raja Ravi Varma at a......

Will Kaizad Gustad's Mumbai Central be made?

A lot has been said and written about Nadia Khan's death on the sets of Kaizad Gustad's thirdfilm, Mumbai Central.The 27-year-old British national died on May 25 atMumbai's Mahalaxmi station. Khan,......

Harika loses, drops to second

Dronavalli Harika suffered a setback in the eighth round and lost her lead in the girls' under-18 event of the World Youth Chess Championships in Batumi, Georgia.Harika lost the crucial encounter......

Parimarjan Negi wins Nat. sub-junior chess

India's youngest International Master-norm holder Parimarjan Negi of Delhi clinched an all-important victory against overnight sole leader K Vijay Keerthi in the crucial ninth and final round to......

Five-gold haul for India

India capped their superlative performance in the Asian Youth chess championships at Kozhikode on Friday by winning five of the six gold medals at stake, their clean sweep being prevented by the......

India on course for clean sweep

With three Indians assuring themselves of gold medals in their respective age-groups, and a number of others in the lead atthe end of the sixth and penultimate round on Thursday,India look set for......

Indian players poised for the kill

Indian players set themselves up for thekill by moving intothe sole lead in allcategories, except the boys' under-12, in theAsian Youth chess championship, at the end of the fifth round in......

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