Why 7 Tamil Sikhs Are Contesting The Elections

'I declared myself a Sikh. We want freedom from caste discrimination.' IMAGE: A helicopter showers flower petals over the Golden Temple during the 489th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Ram......

Kerala human sacrifice: Mystery shrouds background of victim

Despite sordid details emerging since the 'human sacrifice' case came to light in Kerala's Elanthoor, details about one of the two victims, appear to remain shrouded in mystery. IMAGE: Police......

DMK goes for the kill in Stalin's Kolathur segment

The Dravida Munnetra Kazagham men are in an upbeat mood in the Kolathur constituency and bullish about their party president M K Stalin's re-election for the third straight time from this city......

Pentagon urges India, China to reduce tension 'through direct dialogue'

The Pentagon has encouraged India and China to engage in a direct dialogue free of any 'coercive aspects'. "We encourage India and China to engage in direct dialogue aimed at reducing tensions and......

Gold is old, credit card users opt for rewards, cashback

Only a couple of years earlier, gold and platinum cards were perceived as enhancing the social status of cardholders. However, customers are now exploring value propositions while selecting credit......

Direct selling agents, RIP

Seema Gupta, a resident of Thane in the outskirts of Mumbai, was hugely successful as a direct selling agent of a large private sector bank. But all that she has now is a huge service tax......

US retail chain's IT dept in Mysore

The tier II city of Mysore will have its first MNC when the IT department of a US retail chain, Target, opens its shop on a 21-acre land at Koorgahalli, close to Infosys Technologies. With an......

Slowdown stings Tirupur's textile exporters

As the sun slowly sets behind the skyline of factory buildings, a group of women enters the Vasantham Textiles mill in this industrial town. They position themselves behind their respective sewing......

Why Veerappan's Story Needed To Be Told

'He killed so many people, doing the kind of horrible things he did, and yet, he believed he was making the right choices.' IMAGE: Veerappan in The Hunt for Veerappan. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Selva's MOST TIRING SCENE in The Family Man

'In the climax, if you see, Manoj Bajpayee and I engage in a fist fight.''It had to be shot in a single take so either of us couldn't make any mistakes.' Among the actors who are winning rave......

Live Telecast review

Live Telecast is probably the worst made horror Web series in recent times, notes Moumita Bhattacharjee. It's disrespectful to watch a series like Live Telecast. Director Venkat Prabhu's blatant......

'It's exciting to work in different languages'

Noted filmmaker Selvaraghavan's new Tamil film Mayakkam Enna is releasing this week. Telugu film star Richa makes her debut in Tamil cinema with this film. In this interview with Radhika......

World U20 Athletics: Silver for Triple jumper Thirumaran

IMAGE: 17-year-old Selva P Thirumaran cleared a distance of 16.15 metres to clinch the silver medal at the World Under-20 Athletics Championship, in Cali Colombia, on Friday. Photograph: SAI......

Keane hat-trick gives Ireland 5-0 win

A Robbie Keane hat-trick secured Ireland's first win in a troubled Euro 2008 qualifying campaign as they beat San Marino 5-0 on Wednesday in their last match at Lansdowne Road before it closes for......

Andhra shuttlers to the fore

Determined to make an impression on home soil, hosts Andhra Pradesh brought themselves within sniffing distance of a gold medal whenboth theirmen's and women's teams movedinto the finals of the......

Euro 2016 qualifiers: Slovakia stun defending champs Spain; England labour to win

Players of the Slovia football team celebrate after their win over Spain on Thursday. Photograph: UEFA Euro/Facebook Holders Spain suffered their first defeat in qualifying for a major tournament......

Czech Republic rout Germany to reach Euro 2008

Czech Republic secured a place at Euro 2008 when they thumped already-qualified Germany 3-0 in Group D on Wednesday. Libor Sionko gave the Czechs a perfect start when he tapped the opening goal......