After SC rap, TN guv administers oath to DMK MLA Ponmudy

Senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader K Ponmudy was on Friday sworn in as Minister by Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, a day after the Supreme Court's nudge. IMAGE: DMK MLA leader K Ponmudy was......

Court Verdict Reopens Question On Hindu Identity

What should be made out of the Madras high court order involving non-Hindus' entry into Hindu temples, when many non-Hindus are among the hundreds of thousands that have been worshipping at these......

Ammonia gas leak in fertilizer plant in Chennai; 52 hospitalised

The leak of ammonia gas from a subsea pipeline linked to a fertiliser manufacturing unit in north Chennai led to local residents suffering shortness of breath and nausea, authorities said on......

Cyclone Michaung paralyses Chennai, revives fears of 2015 flood

Cyclone Michaung wreaked havoc across Chennai and its neighboring districts, inundating the city, causing disruptions in flights and trains, and startling residents with a video capturing a......

Dark-fibre case: Sebi penalty against NSE quashed

The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on Thursday quashed the markets regulator Sebi's order imposing a fine of Rs 7 crore on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in the dark-fibre case.......

'We want to be No. 1 in affordable housing by FY26'

'This segment has performed very well for us and this is reflected in our bounce rate which is about three to four per cent.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Shriram Housing Finance......

Private equity dealings at listed firms to face shareholders' test

The special privileges granted to private equity (PE) investors by listed companies are set to go through shareholders’ test. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Under new rules introduced......

Dark fibre case: Sebi slaps Rs 7 cr fine on NSE, Rs 5 cr on Chitra and Subramanian

Sebi has imposed a penalty totalling Rs 44 crore on 18 entities, including the National Stock Exchange, its business development officer Ravi Varanasi, former MD and CEO Chitra Ramkrishna and her......

Why Gulzar missed the Oscars

Gulzar has been penning beautiful songs for Hindi movies through the years. But it took a Slumdog Millionaire -- and A R Rahman's brilliant music in it -- to get Gulzar his first Oscar nomination.......

Prannoy in Round of 16 at Australian Open

IMAGE: India's HS Prannoy had it easy against Brazil’s Ygor Coelho in the Round of 32 match at the Australian Open Super 500 badminton tournament in Sydney on Wednesday. Photograph: Arnd......

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......

PICS: Neeraj, Mithali, Chhetri, Sreejesh get Khel Ratna honour

Paralympic gold-winners Avani Lekhara, Sumit Antil, Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, Manish Narwal were also given the Khel Ratna at a dazzling awards ceremony on Saturday. IMAGE: Tokyo Olympics gold......

Hockey captain Manpreet added to Khel Ratna winners

IMAGE: Manpreet Singh was originally recommended for the Arjuna award but he joined veteran goalkeeper P R Sreejesh as the second hockey player in the list of awardees for the highest sporting......

Will coach Shastri re-apply for fresh term?

India have not won a major ICC event under Ravi Shastri's guidance though the team did make history by winning a maiden Test series in Australia earlier this year. IMAGE: India's head coach Ravi......