New Pamban bridge built to withstand stronger cyclones than 1964

The New Pamban Bridge inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, can withstand cyclones of greater intensity than the one in 1964 which substantially damaged the old......

Saluting P V Narasimha Rao For 1991!

It is thanks to the policy of liberalisation conceived by Manmohan Singh and enforced by P V Narasimha Rao that the Indian economy has now become the world's 5th largest economy by nominal GDP,......

N-reactors: 'India uses more robots than Japanese'

Dr Vallampadugai S Arunachalam is a former science adviser to five Indian prime ministers and 10 defence ministers. He was the most high-profile Indian participant and speaker at the major 2011......

Would Putin Have Attacked Had Ukraine Kept Its N-Bombs?

Would Ukraine be such a pushover if it had that nuclear stockpile?, asks Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: A pro-Russian soldier drives an armoured vehicle in the separatist-controlled village of Bugas in the......

Valli Arunachalam issues legal notice to Murugappa family members

The development comes after the shareholders of Ambadi Investments, the holding company of the Rs 38,100-crore Murugappa Group, voted against the induction of 59-year-old Valli Arunachalam, the......

Govt branches out: One highly beneficial neem tree for 10 Indians

The central government plans to increase the number of highly beneficial neem trees in the country from the existing one tree for every 50 Indians to one tree for every 10 Indians to meet the......

Insurance claims drop 30-35% during Chennai floods compared to 2015

Yet another first week of December brought familiar scenes of rain, storm, flooding, power outages, and fallen trees. Photograph: ANI Photo When Cyclone Michaung wreaked havoc, leading to the......

Succession saga at Murugappa Group gets murkier

Valli Arunachalam had alleged that the group promoters have a gender bias against women getting into the family business and, hence, she and her sister were denied a berth on AIL’s board.......

Seen Swara Bhaskar's Wedding Card?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Swara Bhaskar/ Twitter After a flash wedding announcement on February 16, Swara Bhaskar and her husband Fahad Ahmad are all set for two days of wedding celebrations in......

Twinkle Returns To The Movies!

IMAGE: Twinkle Khanna, second from right, with Producers Atul Kasbekar, left, Tanuj Garg, second from left, and Sameer Nair, right, with Sonal Dabral, seated, who will film Twinkle's story Salaam......

The Many Avatars of Rajinikanth

Amazing characters. One superstar. More than four decades ago, a star called Rajinikanth was born in the movies. His movies turned to gold instantly, and his fans have been increasingly steadily,......

Are you ready for Akshay's Padman?

Get ready for Akshay Kumar! R Balki's new film Padman, with Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte, has got a release date. Based on Arunachalam Muruganantham's story, the film will......

Sindhu, Shastri, Geeta pose with sanitary pad

IMAGE: Periods are normal, said PV Sindhu. Photograph: PV Sindhu/Instagram The PadMan challenge, which has spread like wildfire on the social media, is related to the upcoming film 'PadMan'......