Meet Atishi, Kejriwal's brain trust

The AAP leader, who has been recently in the news for supposedly dropping her second name, has been active in reforming the education and health sector, reports Aparna Banerjea. IMAGE: Atishi......

New Hurriyat chief's son joins Hizbul Mujahideen

The son of Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, the newly elected chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, has reportedly joined the Hizbul Mujahideen, the Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Saturday. “Junaid......

As rains paralysed Mumbai, people slept in offices, train stations

Just before the first light of dawn at 4:30 am, office goers stranded at their workplaces -- which got converted into makeshift dormitories for the night – made their way to the Churchgate......

Maoists attack Odisha station to oppose PM's visit

IMAGE: Doikalu railway station in Rayagada district of Odisha was ransacked by Maoists on Friday morning. Photograph: ANI Maoists attacked a railway station in Odisha’s Rayagada......

Meet K Krithivasan, TCS' CEO-designate

He has played a key role in helping customers in banking, financial services, and insurance, with digital transformations, change management cycle acceleration, value delivery, technology strategy......

Tighter rules for Indian H-1B applicants

It has been the preferred visa for Indian IT companies and has helped them keep costs down and gain a margin advantage over multinational players by sending engineers to the US. Illustration: Uttam......

Meet Girish Chandra Murmu: PM Modi and Amit Shah's go-to man

A 1985-batch IAS officer with a reputation for industriousness, Murmu is currently special secretary in the revenue department. There was one crucial way in which Gujarat cadre bureaucrat Girish......

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon in India to take on Amazon

Besides Jeff Bezos-led Amazon, Walmart-owned Flipkart is also facing a threat from Asia’s richest man and RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani, who is also betting big to grab a share of the......

Varalakshmi: I always wanted to become an actress

Varalakshmi Sarathkumar, daughter of Tamil actor-politician Sarath Kumar made her debut in Kannada cinema with Manikya last week. Varalakshmi plays the role of a village belle in the film. The......

Review: Thegidi is an exciting thriller

Thegidi, directed by debutant P Ramesh is an exciting investigative thriller revolving around a massive insurance scam, writes S Saraswathi. The latest to jump on the bandwagon of short filmmakers,......

'Kalyana Samayal Saadham is not a regular romantic comedy'

Popular VJ-turned-actor, Lekha Washington, started her career as a theatre artist, and went on to work in films in all South Indian languages.    She became known nationally after......

'If I am not shown in Mardaani, who will Rani's Shivani fight with?'

'I was very nervous working with Rani Mukerji in Mardaani initially because she is such a senior actor.' Meet Tahir Raj Bhasin. Mardaani is not only Rani Mukerji's show. The film marks the debut of......

Yashasvi joins elite list of Indians to score 600 or more in a Test series

IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates his half-century on Day 2 of the fourth Test in Ranchi. Photograph: BCCI Opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal on Saturday became only the fifth Indian to score 600 or......

'The lessons have stayed...': Sachin remembers coach

The legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar fondly remembered his childhood coach, Ramakant Achrekar, on what would have been his birth anniversary on Sunday. Tendulkar, taking to the platform......

Happy 35th Virat Kohli! A look at his mind-boggling stats

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI/X Virat Kohli, the iconic Indian batter celebrates his 35th birthday on Saturday. From his early days, leading India to an U19 World Cup victory in 2008 and making......

PIX: Bachchan Sr & Jr, Ameesha, Rohit's fiancee cheer for Mumbai

  Bollywood mega star Amitabh Bachchan was yet again at the Wankhede stadium to cheer for Mumbai Indians in Tuesday's Indian Premier League match against Chennai......

PHOTOS: Team Piku spotted at Wankhede!

  Mumbai Indians edged past Kolkata Knight Riders by five runs and boosted their hopes of making it to the play-offs in the Indian Premier League, at Wankhede stadium, Mumbai, on Thursday.......