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Menon to brief NSG troika ahead of Vienna meet

On the eve of the Nuclear Suppliers Group's extraordinary plenary meeting to decide on nuclear commerce with India, Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon will brief the current chair Germany and two......

Governor-CM Rifts: Democracy At Risk

Governors must be impartial, fair, and above narrow politics to uphold the values and spirit of the Constitution.But in a rapidly changing political culture where the unstated rule is to crush the......

Is The BJP Stung By Rahul's Walk?

Nowadays, our politics is habituated to sitting on a high pedestal, hobnobbing with world leaders, generating impressions of a superpower and returning to earth for the purpose of winning......

Why Modi Won't Do Away With Sedition Law

In the last ten years, 96 per cent of the sedition cases against 405 individuals pertained to making critical remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi......

Singapore executes mentally disabled Indian-origin drug trafficker

Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, a mentally challenged Indian-origin Malaysian man found guilty of drug trafficking, was executed in Singapore on Wednesday, his family said, after a top court dismissed a......

Digital transactions will soon exceed cash in India: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed hope that digital transactions will soon surpass cash as Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is increasingly becoming the most preferred payment......

'Cheaper, faster, safer': India, Singapore launch real-time payments link

In the first such collaboration for India, the country’s flagship payments platform, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), and Singapore’s PayNow payment system have launched a......

Yardley gives Wipro the premium edge

The heritage brand's journey from Bond Street to Sarjapur Road will give a facelift to Wipro's fast moving consumer goods portfolio, write Bibhu Ranjan Mishra & Ravi Menon. From UK's premier......

Infy CEO on business growth, salary hikes

Infosys Technologies beat its own revenue guidance with better-than-expected second quarter (July-October) results, indicating an overall improvement in business and demand. The company also said......

The worst seems to be behind us: Infy CEO

Anticipating an economic recovery and renewed client demand in 2010, Infosys Technologies has stepped up hiring during the third quarter (October-December) of 2009-10. In an interview with Mahesh......

Bazooka Review: Mammootty Can't Save This Thriller

Watching Bazooka is like trying to figure out a long drawn-out puzzle that never makes sense, observes Arjun Menon. Bazooka, the debut directorial effort of Deeno Dennis, the son of legendary......

Marco Review: Gore Fest

The action entertainer Marco is a well shot, gnarly bloodfest that packs some lackluster thrills, notes Arjun Menon. Another day, another lesser effective wannabe 'Pan Indian' action film is out......

Jayam Ravi in Gautham Menon's next

The latest updates from the Tamil film industry. After the spectacular success of Thani Oruvan and Bhooloham, Jayam Ravi is all set to team up with director Gautham Menon for his next film. The......

Aattam: The Play Wins Top National Award

IMAGE: Zarin Shihab in Aattam: The Play. Malayalam film Aattam: The Play has won the award for Best Feature Film. Sooraj R Barjatya was judged Best Director for the Hindi movie Uunchai at the......

Guruvayoorambala Nadayil Review: Prithviraj, Basil Elevate Bromance

Guruvayoorambala Nadayil is a no-holds-barred, silly comedy that will keep you glued to the screen even when the going gets tough towards the end but the smile on your face will not leave, observes......

Umpire Menon only Indian in ICC's Elite Panel...

IMAGE: Nitin Menon is the only Indian in the 11-member Elite Panel of Umpires. Photograph: BCCI India's Nitin Menon has retained his place in the ICC Elite Panel and is set to make his maiden......

India's Menon youngest umpire to enter ICC Elite Panel

IMAGE: Umpire Nitin Menon during an Indian Premier League match. Photograph: BCCI India's Nitin Menon on Monday became the youngest ever to be included in the International Cricket Council's Elite......

Umpire Anil Chaudhary to make debut during England Tests

IMAGE: Anil Chaudhary has so far officiated in 20 ODIs and 28 T20 Internationals as on-field umpire. Photograph: BCCI India's three ICC-panelled umpires will be up for their biggest assignment so......

Declining officiating standards among Indian umpires

This year's Ranji Trophy had been marred by umpiring howlers and fatigue was a reason cited by many for the bloopers. IMAGE: Umpire S Ravi is in the eye of a storm after failing to call a no-ball......

Why Indian umpires face a huge challenge post COVID-19

'Not just umpiring decisions, factors like aggressive appealing and bad light also come into play often and there the neutral umpires are more likely to take an unbiased call sub-consciously than......