When Navy Chief Touched His Mother's Feet

On Tuesday, November 30, 2021, Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar took charge as the 25th Chief of the Naval Staff. Present to witness her son rise to the apex of the Indian Navy was his mother......

Sasikala brings EPS-OPS rift out in open

The revived factionalism in the AIADMK, if not curbed now, has the potential to split the party vertically, warns N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Expelled AIADMK leader V K Sasikala, left, offers her......

CBI's preliminary enquiry not accused's right: SC

The Supreme Court held on Friday that Preliminary Enquiry (PE) is not mandatory before FIR registration by the CBI under the Code of Criminal Procedure or Prevention of Corruption Act or the......

Article 370 scrapped, but legal challenge looms

If the apex court agrees to hear the petitions challenging the removal of Article 370, it would be interesting to see if there is an immediate status quo on further proceedings or if it will decide......

Chidambaram meets top bankers to shore up fund inflows

Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday held a closed-door meeting ln Mumbai with top bankers to take stock of the situation in the wake of rupee volatility and ways to shore up foreign capital......

Vijayalakshmi Iyer: Bank of India's saviour?

Bank of India had made rapid strides to replace Punjab National Bank as the country's second largest nationalised bank. Of late the public sector bank seems to be struggling. Its asset quality......

Mehrotra poised to get LIC top job

Decks have been cleared for acting chairman D K Mehrotra to become the regular chairman of Life Insurance Corporation, as the finance ministry has decided to send his name to the Appointment......

Foreign firms abstain from 3G meet; seek clarity

Foreign telecom companies stayed away from a meeting on Monday to discuss the blueprint for 3G (third generation) mobile spectrum auction, while domestic players were riddled with doubts regarding......

Lata Sang, Nehru Cried: The Real Story

Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata Mangeshkar/Instagram Lata Mangeshkar has so many interesting stories to tell about the movies, her long career and from her own life. Many of these are recorded in......

Rajinikanth's Kaala Karikalan: Whose story is it anyway?

As superstar Rajinikanth begins shooting his newest film, Kaala Karikalan, in Mumbai, there is much speculation about which Tamilian ganglord the Thalaivar is bringing to life on......

It's Mohanlal v/s Mammootty v/s Prithviraj this Onam

Exciting times ahead at the Malayalam box office.  This Onam will witness five new Malayalam releases battling it out at the cinemas.Ranjith’s Mohanlal starrer Loham, which released last......

Deepika, Katrina, Esha: Bollywood's SEXIEST calendar girls!

Did your favourite Bollywood star start out as a calendar model too? Find out!Madhur Bhandarkar, who has explored dark themes set in glossy backdrops of films, fashion and high society, is busy......

Vihari: 'For me, every Test match is my last'

'It helps me get into a mindset that I have nothing to lose and play accordingly.'   IMAGE: Hanuma Vihari has made an impressive start to his international career scorin 456 runs in six Tests,......

When Marin's mom waited for Sindhu's mother

IMAGE: Olympic champion Carolina Marin’s mother Toni Martin, left, poses with PV Sindhu's mother Vijayalakshmi. Photograph: Abhijeet Kulkarni/ Twitter. Being hounded by eager selfie seekers......

Indian men, women finish fourth in World Team Chess Championships

IMAGE: Tania Sachdev in action at the World Team Chess Championship. Photograph courtesy: World Chess Team Championships 2017 The Indian men and women missed out on the podium by a whisker as they......

Gupta cruises to Commonwealth Chess Championship title

Grandmaster and former World junior champion Abhijeet Gupta won the Commonwealth Chess Championship after settling for a quick draw with Arghyadip Das in the ninth and final round in New Delhi, on......

Chess: Abhijeet Gupta best Indian in Al Ain Classic

Riding on three back-to-back victories, Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta emerged as the best performing Indian as he finished seventh in the Al Ain Classic International chess tournament that concluded......