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IFS was upper caste service, more democratic now: Aiyar

Congress leader and former diplomat Mani Shankar Aiyar called the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) of yore an "upper caste" service, which he claimed is becoming more democratic now with the flavour of......

Sasikala rejects TN panel report on Jaya death, 'ready to face' probe

Expelled All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Sasikala has said that she is ready to face all enquiries against her over the death of former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa.......

Countdown to counting in high-stake polls keeps all parties on tenterhooks

Political parties were bracing for the assembly election results on Thursday in the crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and politically volatile Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, sending out feelers......

Deeply upsetting: Prince William, Kate on floods in Kaziranga

Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton expressed concern and distress over the devastation caused in Assam's Kaziranga National Park by flood which has killed many animals and affected......

Get well soon: TN prays for SP Balasubrahmanyam

From celebrities to general public, Tamil Nadu came together and prayed on Thursday for the early recovery of veteran playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam, who continued to be critical and is on......

What to do if your MF is exposed to DHFL

Take a call to stay put or opt our based on whether you think the company will be able to find a strategic investor, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Debt funds, as......

Would you like your fruit drink frozen, no sugar?

Coke draws up Rs 11k-cr plan to sell frozen fruits, juices. Firm also considering launching frozen Fanta and Coke. Coca-Cola India is launching a fresh category in its portfolio by introducing......

Rise and fall of the Dosa King

His blind faith in astrology took him down a tragic path that has now come to define his life.T E Narasimhan reports. The life of P Rajagopal, the founder of Saravana Bhavan who passed away on......

Is DeMo destablising the Media?

How has the note ban affected newspapers and the rest of the media?Vanita Kohli-Khandekar finds out.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Is demonetisation the villain in Indian media's growth......

'RBI will link further cuts to inflation, fiscal stance'

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) India's central bank kept its key repo lending rate unchanged at 6.75 per cent on Tuesday, as widely expected, after consumer inflation picked up to a four-month......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......

12 Films by Rajinikanth: The Actor, Not Superstar

If you'd like to know more about Rajini the actor, Saisuresh Sivaswamy offers a wide selection. Everybody knows Rajinikanth's fabled rise from the bottom of the rung to superstardom. And even if......

Priya Mani on her National Award win

Tamil actress Priya Mani, winner of the National Award for Best Actress for her role in Partuthiveeran, owes her success to the film's director, Ameer Sulthan. "I owe the success to Ameer, as I......

Shamili to play Kunchacko Boban's heroine in next

A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry. Almost 18 years after he romanced Shalini in the hit film, Aniyathipravu, Kunchacko Boban will play hero opposite her younger......

Meet the men who want to marry Rakhi Sawant

Rakhi Sawant has men pouring in from all over India, wanting to marry her live on television, in her upcoming show, Rakhi Ka Swayamvara. And Rakhi has quite a varied choice -- from a policeman in......

Sports Shorts: Indian cagers go down fighting to Asian champions Iran

India went down fighting after taking a surprise first-half lead over reigning continental and defending champions Iran in a Group A game of the 5th FIBA Asia Cup Basketball Championship in Wuhan,......

Sports Shorts: Kenya's Chepkoech smashes women's steeplechase world record

IMAGE: Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech celebrates winning and in the process setting a new Women's 3000m Steeplechase World Record at the Diamond League in Monaco at Stade Louis II, on Saturday.......

Readers wishes to Ganguly

Name:KanakMessage:i wish the tiger of Indian team a very very Happy B'day.get into ur b'day boots and enjoy the day. enjoy the day.......

'When brothers go hand in hand they are unmatchabl

USER: Atreya Banerjee1. Virender Sehwag2. Sachin Tendulkar3. Inzamam ul Haq4. Saurav Ganguly5. Rahul Dravid6. Yuvraj Singh7. Abdur Razzaq8. Wasim Akram9. Shoaib Akhtar10. Zaheer Khan11. Saqlain......

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