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......

SC to hear on Nov 29 plea against delimitation panel for J-K constituencies

The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it will hear on November 29 a plea challenging the government's decision to constitute a delimitation commission for redrawing the legislative assembly and Lok......

SC to hear Shiv Sena's plea against floor test at 5 pm

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear at 5 pm a plea by Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu challenging the Maharashtra governor's direction to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi......

Don't Delay Appointing Service Chiefs!

If the government of the day would like to set in place a smooth and well-planned changeover and facilitate the incoming chief to chalk out his action plan well in advance, the announcement of a......

Govt expands credit lifeline for MSMEs amid 2nd Covid wave

The Centre has also removed the loan outstanding ceiling of Rs 500 crore. IMAGE: A worker operates a lathe machine as he makes a steel cutter at a manufacturing unit in Noida. Photograph:......

GoAir's IPO plan flies in the face of logic

The market buzz is that the GoAir promoters are hoping for a valuation that is at least a little more than double its closest rival SpiceJet.Anjuli Bhargava reports. Photograph: Regis......

Tatas' independent directors highest paid in industry

Five of the 10 best-paid independent directors belonged to the Tata group, followed by four from Reliance Industries and one from Wipro.Shally Seth Mohile and Dev Chatterjee report.Illustration:......

150 years on: How the Tatas flew with their dreams

The Tata empire turns 150 this year.R Gopalakrishnan, former director, Tata Sons Ltd, imagines a conversation among the group's founder Jamsetji, his son Dorabji, his successor, Nowroji Saklatwala,......

Coming Movies In March

After the lull in January and February when only a handful of movies hit the screens, it's going to be a rather crowded March in the theatres.   Operation ValentineRelease date: March 1......

The Best Political Biopic? VOTE!

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's biopic Main Atal Hoon reveals the pitfalls of making films on political figures: The maker has to be careful not to offend any followers. It often results in bland......

Indian Police Force Review: This Is No Singham!

Rohit Shetty's strengths have been action and humour; the former he delivers in spades, but the latter is totally lacking in Indian Police Force, observes Deepa Gahlot. When the creator of......

Shah Rukh Joins Bollywood's BALD and BEAUTIFUL

Hair is elemental in a Bollywood movie star's beauty. From songs dedicated to reshmi zulfein to entry scenes full of dreamily flying silky tresses, the fixation is loud and clear. In such a limited......

I had begged Saina not to leave my academy: Gopichand

'I had literally begged her (Saina) not to go. But by then she had been influenced by others and had already made up her mind' IMAGE: Saina Nehwal with coach Pullela Gopichand. Photograph:......

Why no state funeral for Ramakant Achrekar?

'It is somebody's mistake and communication gap. I as a government representative, I'm sorry. This is very sad' IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar, right, rides in the truck ferrying coach Ramakant......

Sports Shorts: Wilder draws with Fury to retain WBC heavyweight title

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday IMAGE: Deontay Wilder reacts after knocking down Tyson Fury during the WBC World Heavyweight Title bout at Staples Centre, Los Angeles......

Here's the Sports Minister's advice to Asiad-bound athletes

IMAGE: India hockey player Sardara Singh and other members of the Indian contingent for the Asian Games 2018, during their send-off ceremony in New Delhi on Friday. Photograph: Ravi Choudhary/PTI......

'India should aim double digit medals in 2020 Olympics'

IMAGE: Shuttlers Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu with their coach P Gopichand during an interactive session organised by FICCI Ladies organisation (FLO), in New Delhi. Photograph: Kamal......