An earnest and upright diplomat to battle for UN reform

At a critical time in the history of the United Nations, when the global order itself may be reshaped, following a devastating pandemic, India has chosen an experienced, charming and upright......

Meet team Narendra Modi 2.0

The new Council of Ministers comprises of 25 Cabinet ministers, 9 Ministers of State (Independent Charge) and 24 Ministers of State. A total of 58 ministers were sworn in on Friday along with......

Congress in poll mode, sets up 3 key panels for 2019 elections

Gearing up for the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the Congress on Saturday formed three crucial committees to look after coordination, manifesto and publicity in the polls, with the old guard......

Indicted by Lokayukta, Kerala minister K T Jaleel resigns

In a setback to the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front government in Kerala, Higher Education minister K T Jaleel resigned on Tuesday, days after the Lokayukta indicted him for......

A quiet, studious, boy none of his school teachers remember

'Ever since I heard the news, I have been trying to recollect his face. Unfortunately I have not been able to.' 'It seems he was a very quiet, studious boy.' 'I still do not know how I might have......

Bengaluru's infrastructure mess taints Karnataka's future

Bengaluru dominates Karnataka's economy and its infrastructure mess compounds the problems, with policies lagging need and expectations, says Raghu Krishnan. The ninth of a 11-part series......

National Spot Exchange payment crisis fears ebb

After National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) this week suspended trading in forward contracts, the Forward Markets Commission (FMC), the commodities market regulator, on Friday sought to allay fears......

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,......

Mammootty looks younger than his son Dulquer?

The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry. The recently released first look poster of Mammootty’s forthcoming film White has the handsome hero romancing Huma Qureshi.......

Sumit Nagal soars to career-high ranking

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sumit Nagal/Instagram Olympic-bound Sumit Nagal continued his ascent in the ATP singles chart, climbing to a career-high ranking of 68. The 26-year-old rose five spots in......

Ridiculous! Tennis legend slams players for snubbing India

'It's ridiculous that people would not play for whatever reason. No matter what, no matter who's in the federation, no matter who's captain or whatever, you should definitely play for the country'......

Kiwis will be tough: Krishnan

India's non-playing captain Ramesh Krishnan expects the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group tie against New Zealand, beginning at the South Club in Kolkata from Friday, to betough and......

Krishnan confident of victory

India's Davis Cup team captain Ramesh Krishnan is confidenthis boys willbe able to "pull it off" against Japan in the Asia-Oceania Group-I first round Davis Cup tie, starting in Delhi on......

Bopanna-Ebden beaten in Monte Carlo Masters

India's Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden lost their Round of 16 men's doubles match to Mate Pavic of Croatia and Marcelo Arévalo of El Salvador 3-6, 6-7(6-8) at the......