Islamabad summons US envoy over Biden's anti-Pak remark

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday said Pakistan is "surprised" by the remarks of US President Joe Biden's on the country's nuclear assets and summoned America's Ambassador Donald......

Civic authorities can be criminally prosecuted

The big question is whether the regulators will have the courage to prosecute the bigwigs in the cities.M J Antony reports. Photograph: Reuters   There is hardly any city in the country which......

Perception is we are not serious about corruption: Antony

Against the backdrop of several scams, Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday said a perception has evolved in the public that the government was not serious about eradicating corruption from the......

A wasted year

The National Democratic Alliance government has adopted half measures instead of moving decisively on defence, says Ajai Shukla.   High amongst the reasons why almost a third of India......

IPOs come out of deep freezer as markets revive

More cos could join the likes of Burger King and Antony Waste in giving listing another shot. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Several firms that had filed their offer documents last year......

January likely to see IPOs worth Rs 8,000 crore

RailTel Corporation of India, Indigo Paints, Home First Finance Company, Indian Railway Finance Corporation, and Suryoday Small Finance Bank are among the companies looking to tap the market.......

Market turmoil is bad news for IPOs

Experts said the 20 per cent drop in the market poses a challenge for companies that have set the ball rolling on their IPO plans as valuations will now have to realign. Illustration: Uttam......

Bhopal tragedy: Toxic waste continues to contaminate water

Oliver Twist would feel for the 350 million tonnes of toxic chemicals still sitting inside the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal. In 1984, an accident at the chemical company's plant......

Review: Inga Enna Solludhu is boring

VTV Ganesh’s Inga Enna Solludhu is a total waste of time, write S Saraswathi. Inga enna solludhu..?.. jessie jessie solludha?” This famous line from the film Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya made......

Review: Vithagan is silly

Pavithra Srinivasan feels that Vithgan is a silly movie. The best part about Radhakrishnan Parthiban's (as he's now styling himself) latest venture, Vithagan, is that the head-villain spouts......

Review: Yuvan Yuvathi is disappointing

Pavithra Srinivasan feels Yuvan Yuvathi is mostly just bland and insipid. Post Your reviews here!It's a pity that director GNR Kumaravelan chose not to focus on a feel-good romance and instead went......

Review: Maattraan is not up to the mark

Pavithra Srinivasan says Maattraan is about conjoined twins,but the story is never centred on them.Director K V Anand has excelled, so far, in combining masala ingredients with a fairly serious......

Champions League PIX: Big wins for City, Barca; Atletico stunned

IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday. IMAGE: Manchester City's Erling Haaland is airbound as he heads in a spectacular goal against Sparta Prague at Etihad Stadium,......

PIX: Lille end Real Madrid's unbeaten run; Villa shock Bayern

Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.David strikes as Lille shock Real Madrid IMAGE: Lille's players celebrate winning their Champions League match against Real Madrid......

EPL PIX: United cruise past Forest; Chelsea win

Rashford on target again as Man United cruise past Forest IMAGE: Nottingham Forest's Jesse Lingard with Manchester United's Marcus Rashford after the match. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters England......

League Cup: Rashford strikes as Manchester Utd outclass Forest

IMAGE: Marcus Rashford makes a solo run to score Manchester United's first goal during the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg match against Nottingham Forest, at City Ground in Nottingham, on......

League Cup: Rashford helps United reach last four

IMAGE: Marcus Rashford of Manchester United collides with Steven Sessegnon of Charlton during League Cup quarter-final. Photograph: Naomi Baker/Getty Images Marcus Rashford was on target for......