Nambi was framed as a Maldivian woman spurned cop's advances: CBI

The 1994 Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) espionage case, in which former space scientist Nambi Narayanan was falsely implicated, was allegedly created by a then special branch officer of......

'The Magic Continues At ISRO'

'The benchmark was set by Dr Sarabhai.''If there is a problem, everybody would be encouraged to come up with a solution.''The final solution will be the result of all the inputs.''This is passed on......

Guj ex-DGP granted bail in 2002 riots forgery case

The Gujarat high court has granted regular bail to ex-DGP RB Sreekumar in a case of fabricating evidence to frame people in connection with the 2002 riots, nearly two weeks after the Supreme Court......

Gujarat HC judge opts out of hearing Teesta's plea to quash FIR

Justice Samir Dave of the Gujarat high court on Thursday recused himself from hearing a plea filed by social activist Teesta Setalvad seeking quashing of an FIR filed against her by the Ahmedabad......

Lessons from the HSBC money laundering mess

G Sreekumar and L Prakash Sai analyse the many ways the fast-expanding bank got it wrong on money laundering.  The Mexican subsidiary of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)......

10 Classic Malayalam Films On OTT

There's a peevish quality to all the films on this list, which is fitting, because peevishness is the defining characteristic of most Malayalis. These films, even at their saddest, darkest and......

What Makes Kantara And Brahmastra The 'Chosen Ones'

As much as we enjoy and write reams and reams about our amazement at the Kantara climax, 30 years on from now, will we remember these portions more fondly or the ones where Shiva is simply hanging......

Why is Madhavan in a FIX?

Even as Ranganathan Madhavan's directorial film Rocketry opens in theatres this week, he is in a fix. Dr S Nambi Narayanan, the retired Indian Space Research Organisation scientist whose bio-pic......

What you DON'T KNOW about Nedumudi Venu

A Nedumudi Venu character was happiest when moving his head to a piece of music with his eyes closed; or, when inventing off of a note that a co-actor had left unfinished; or, when reciting a poem......

World Jr Girls' chess: Divya Deshmukh has slender lead

IMAGE: With her sixth victory in seven games, Divya Deshmukh swelled her tally to seven points in the World Junior Girls' chess championship and is now half a point ahead of nearest rivals Mariam......

World Jr Chess: Harshit Pawar shocks top seed USA's Mishra

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: International Chess Federation/Instagram Playing the game of his life, India's Harshit Pawar shocked top seed and youngest ever......

Indian chess players Pranav Anand, Ilamparthi win titles

IMAGE: Pranav Anand became India's 76th Grandmaster on Thursday. Photograph: Chessbase India/Twitter India's Pranav Anand and A R Ilamparthi emerged champions in the Open under-16 and under-14......