Vijaya Kumar

Rediff.com » News » Vijaya Kumar

News for Vijaya Kumar

News
Business
Movies
Sports

'Unapologetically Indian' In New York

'I always cook from my heart,' says New York Chef Vijaya Kumar who won his third Michelin Star recently. IMAGE: Chef Vijaya Kumar at his South Indian restaurant Semma in New York. All photographs:......

Is Arundhati Roy Scared Of The Really Powerful?

'Arundhati Roy is like a ballerina performing on a high wire, cool, supremely at ease but conscious of all the adoring eyes on her,' notes P Vijaya Kumar. IMAGE: Arundhati Roy signs her new book......

Bengal Rape Survivor's Dad Decries 'Aurangzeb's Rule'

The alleged gang rape of a second-year medical student in West Bengal's Durgapur has sparked massive outrage, snowballing into a major political storm, with the survivor's father likening Bengal to......

'I Love Muhammad' campaign: Cleric among 39 held after violence

In a major crackdown, police arrested 39 people, including local cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan, in connection with the violence during the 'I love Muhammad' campaign after Friday prayers in Bareilly,......

Will BJP Be The New Congress?

Only in the event of the RSS managing to force Modi into accepting a consensual candidate, will the party not continue to 'being' the 'next Congress', observes Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay. IMAGE:......

BoB, Dena, Vijaya Bank merger: Employees have nothing to fear

Vijaya Bank assured employees that the service conditions ‘will remain unaffected and staff benefits retained’ Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com In an effort to soothe nervousness......

BoB-Dena-Vijaya Bank merger: What it means for their customers

The combined entity is set to be the third largest bank in India, behind State Bank of India and ICICI Bank.Somesh Jha & Abhijit Lele report. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The brand names......

Infy, AP rural BPO push to create 1,000 jobs

The rural development department of Andhra Pradesh government and Infosys BPO Limited signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday for setting up rural BPO centres in 22 districts across the......

BPL launches LED lantern for rural market

Lighting solutions company BPL Techno Vision on Thursday launched its rechargeable Light Emitting Diode lantern 'BPL Chirag' for the domestic rural market. In first phase, the product has been......

Foxconn workers arrested for trying to make forced entry

More than 150 employees at Hon Hai Precision Industry Co's India factory were arrested on Monday as they attempted to force entry to the mobile phone plant earmarked for closure at the end of the......

Sky Force Review: Failed Noble Attempt

'I eagerly await the day when we can experience a truly great Bollywood movie rooted in pure historical facts, one that authentically showcases the essence of our armed forces for Indian......

Sky Force Review: The Jingoism Is Toned Down

The nationalism of Sky Force is low key -- which is its weakness, as well as its strength -- and it does not manipulate the audience into a pre-decided hate-the-enemy response, observes Deepa......

Varun Dhawan's Body Double Becomes A Star

'I've had a 10-and-a-half year journey behind the camera and people don't know who I am.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Veer Pahariya /Instagram Sky Force may not have become the hit debutant Veer......

2024: The Best South Films

'Content' is an ugly word used to tie together a myriad of stories out there but the market seems to respond to it. Audiences seem to prefer experiential, novel stories over stale, formulaic films.......

PIX: Rajinikanth, Sonakshi, Anushka at Lingaa music launch

The music of Rajinikanth's upcoming film Lingaa was launched recently at the Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai. The superstar was present, along with his leading ladies Sonakshi Sinha and Anushka......

AFI adds 3 more athletes to Asian Games team

IMAGE: Priti Lamba was added to the squad for the upcoming Asian Games. Photograph: Kind courtesy Priti Lamba/Instagram Haryana's 3000m steeplechaser Priti Lamba was on Monday added to the......

Dussehra Greetings From Kohli, Shami, SKY...

Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami, Mithali Raj, Surya Kumar Yadav among others tweeted their wishes for Dussehra. Virat Kohli: 'May the light always prevail. Happy Dussehra to you and your loved ones.'......

Vijay Hazare Trophy round-up: Karnataka win thriller; Delhi beat Kerala

A round-up of Vijay Hazare Trophy matches played across the country on Saturday Ganesh Sathish stars in Vidarbha's 68-run win over Haryana IMAGE: Tamil Nadu’s Dinesh Karthik in action during......

Delhi uncertain to host Queen's Baton Relay for 2014 CWG

Uncertainty loomed large over Delhi hosting the Queen's Baton Relay for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as the Indian Olympic Association has sought the deferment of the event from October......

Sports Shorts: Anish wins India's 3rd individual gold in Jr. World Cup

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday IMAGE: India's Anish Bhanwala on the podium with his gold medal at the ISSF Junior Shooting championships in Sydney on......