Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

Institute of national importance can also be a minority one: SC on AMU

There is nothing "fundamentally inconsistent" with a minority institution being an institution of national importance (INI), the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while hearing arguments on the vexed......

HC junks Twitter's plea against govt's account blocking orders

The Karnataka high court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by Twitter Inc., challenging several blocking and take-down orders of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, holding......

My Travels For Gauri Khan's Grandma

There were Vedic mantras engraved along with prayer songs for Lord Shiva, Lord Rama and Lord Krishna.Neither the government nor the people of Faisalabad demanded that the carvings be removed.I felt......

IBM bets big on India, to open more software development centres

US tech giant IBM is betting big on the India growth story and plans to open more software development centres in the country as it looks to partner with the government in its digitisation journey,......

Can Malavika Hegde turn Cafe Coffee Day around?

V G Siddhartha's wife has the support of the employees, but the challenges ahead of her are tough.Samreen Ahmad reports. IMAGE: A Cafe Coffee Day outlet in Bengaluru. Photograph: Anushree......

Abhijit Banerjee and the mystique of the Nobel Prize

Does Abhijit Banerjee's Nobel Prize help India reduce extreme poverty, asks Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Professor Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics. Photograph: Brian......

Bengaluru's infrastructure mess taints Karnataka's future

Bengaluru dominates Karnataka's economy and its infrastructure mess compounds the problems, with policies lagging need and expectations, says Raghu Krishnan. The ninth of a 11-part series......

Ranbir, Alia join the Kapoors for Christmas brunch

The annual Christmas brunch is a tradition begun by Shashi Kapoor and invariably members of Bollywood's earliest dynasty gather at his eldest son Kunal Kapoor's home in Juhu on Christmas day.......

COMING UP: Entertainment, entertainment, entertainment!

The last two months of the year have plenty of entertainment to offer. Besides films, there are quite a few Web series coming up. Some of them have spilled over to the next year, giving us......

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade. IMAGE: A scene from Bulbul Can Sing. As the second decade of the young century comes to an end, it is time to look at how......

Mahesh Babu's step-mother passes away

Veteran Telugu actress, film-maker G Vijaya Nirmala died on Thursday, June 27 'I regret to inform you that my mother, senior artiste, prominent producer and director Dr A G Vijaya Nirmala passed......

Sports Shorts: Bhaker-Anmol win air pistol mixed gold

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: Manu Bhaker and Anmol after their mixed air pistol gold at the ISSF Junior World Cup on Tuesday. Photograph:......

Working Committee meet adjourned over Srinivasan's presence

BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur and IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla at the IPL Governing Council meeting, in Kolkata. Photograph: PTI High drama was witnessed at the Board of Control for Cricket in......

BCCI committees for 2011-12

Following are the various committees and sub-committees of the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the year 2011-12, selected at its 82nd AGM, in Mumbai, on Monday. Working Committee for......

Saina Nehwal conferred Khel Ratna

Badminton ace Saina Nehwal, whose phenomenal rise was highlighted by three top-flight international titles recently, was on Sunday conferredthe coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratnaat a glittering......

Khel Ratna for Saina, Arjuna for Jhulan

Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal's name for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the country's highest sports honour, was approved by the government which announced the list of all the Arjuna and other award winners......