How Tamil Nadu BIG SHOTS fared on counting day

Riding on an anti-incumbency wave, Jayalalithaa-led All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam front on Friday stormed to power handing a crushing defeat to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-Congress......

Police open fire after India-Pak match

One person was killed in police firing as tension prevailed in several parts of Ahmedabadafter India's victory over Pakistan in the World Cup Group 'A' league match on Saturdaynight.Police......

10 smartphones that will blow you away in 2016

The iPhone 7 and the 7 Plus are the annual releases expected in September. Image: iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus hit the markets in 2015. Photograph, courtesy: Apple Inc     The past few......

Bengal vs Tamil Nadu: Which state ranks better?

Chennai and Kolkata, where I equally divided my school days, are two of my favourite places. I like to recall them as Madras and Calcutta, with their unique cultures, habits, beliefs and practices.......

One ratio every investor must understand

Return on Equity ratio is one of the most important ratios that every investor must understand. This is because it is used to measure the efficiency with which a company utilises the equity......

Ajay Bijli: The big picture man

It isn't difficult talking to Ajay Bijli. What's hard is getting through to him. One can't blame him, not with the workload he has to tackle on a daily basis, not when his brand PVR reported a......

Dead celebs earn fat pay cheques

Elvis may have left the building, but that hasn't stopped the cheques from coming in. Business magazine Forbes has released its annual list of highest-earning dead celebrities, and The King heads......

Damon rules over Catwoman

While the Halle Berry-starrer Catwoman gasped for life over the weekend, the amnesic hero in The Bourne Supremacy grabbed the top spot at the box office with a mind-boggling $53 million gross,......

'Time to make amends': Aus captain Cummins warns Team India

Australia captain Pat Cummins is looking at the upcoming five-match Test series against India as a chance to 'make amends' for the successive series defeats at home against their fierce rivals.He......

WOW Moments From Paris Olympics!

The Paris Olympics had it all -- glamour (cuing for Snoop Dogg here), humour (the inventive Internet producing memes after memes) and some controversy too -- Vinesh Phogat's disqualification and......

'How is this possible?' Hassan completes gruelling Paris run with marathon gold

IMAGE: Sifan Hassan of Netherlands crosses the finish line at Invalides to win gold. Photograph: Lisa Leutner/Reuters Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan sprinted through the finish of the marathon and......

PIX: Mo Farah signs off illustrious career with fourth-place finish

IMAGE: Running great Mo Farah brought the curtains down on an illustrious career with a fourth place finish at the Great North Run half-marathon in Newcastle. Photographs: Lee Smith/Reuters......

PIX: Records shattered, dreams realised at athletics Worlds!

American Lyles delivers with 100m world gold IMAGE: Noah Lyles of the US crosses the line to win the men's 100m final. Photograph: Marton Monus/Reuters Noah Lyles has been talking up his 100......