TTD confirms animal fat in laddus, Jagan breaks silence

The Tirupati Laddu row intensified on Friday with the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which is managing the super-rich temple, backing Chief Minister N Chandra Babu Naidu's claim that the......

Venkaiah Naidu, Vyjayantimala, Chiranjeevi awarded Padma Vibhushan

Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, megastar Konidela Chiranjeevi, famous actor of yesteryears Vyjayantimala Bali are among personalities who have been honoured with Padma Vibhushan in the......

Opposition leaders shine at Kumaraswamy's swearing-in ceremony

Janata Dal-Secular’s H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday took the oath of office at a mega-gathering, attended by Congress president Rahul Gandhi, his mother Sonia and strong regional leaders like......

'Crisis Manager' M Nageswar Rao new interim head of CBI

The 1986 batch Odisha cadre IPS officer has been described as a competent officer and is known for his acumen in handling disasters. The 1986 batch Odisha cadre IPS officer M Nageswar Rao, who has......

India's first textile city likely to come up in Andhra Pradesh

The textiles sector is India’s largest organised employer and critical for the prime minister’s dream of creating jobs India’s first integrated textiles city is likely to come up......

Big business and the political process

In the late seventies and early eighties, it was fashionable for business and financial journalists to be mildly left. That fitted in with the prevailing political conviction of the time that Big......

British trade secretary to visit India next week

Britain will urge India to further open up the insurance and legal services during the three-day visit of secretary of state for trade and industry Patricia Hewitt to New Delhi commencing......

Why Jaitley is optimistic about investments in India

India is back in the reckoning at the global centre-stage and the huge build-up in positive sentiments among investors should soon start converting into real investment flows on the ground, Finance......

PIX: Nagarjuna, Allu Arjun at Chiranjeevi's daughter's reception

The big fat wedding reception of actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi's daughter Sreeja was held at the Park Hyatt hotel in Hyderabad on March 31. It was indeed a grand affair as celebrities......

Does Priyanka love Rhinos?

Or does Priyanka Chopra's love for Assam go beyond that? Priyanka Chopra is the latest actor to join the list of actors promoting different Indian states. The Quantico actor will reportedly promote......

Just who is Chiranjeevi?

Chiranjeevi, whodominated the Telugu film industry for more than two decades, will be following the footsteps of the legendary N T Rama Rao who floated the Telugu Desam Party on May 28, 1982. The......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 50 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

Pro Kabaddi: Aamir Khan sings National Anthem as U Mumba win thriller

IMAGE: Aamir Khan, right, with Rana Daggubatti during a Pro Kabaddi League match. Photograph: Pro Kabaddi/Twitter Defending champions U Mumba managed to pull off an exciting 27-25 win over hosts......

Bedridden Olympian and Dronacharya awardee Salam facing dire times

Former India footballer and hero of the 1956 Olympic team, Syed Abdus Salam is bed-ridden and facing a financial crisis. The 75-year-old has been bed-ridden for the last three years and is on......