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'There are different ways in which some are lucky through their lives. My great boon has been serendipity,' says Subir Roy.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com I was overjoyed when I cast my first......

Indian shot dead in Kansas bar, shooter yelled 'get out of my country'

The shooter, Adam Purinton, reportedly got into an argument with Srinivas Kuchibhotla and his colleague Alok Madasani over racism, and shouted 'get out of my country', 'terrorist' before......

Indian origin scientist honoured in Australia

An Indian origin scientist has been awarded the Australian prime minister's science prize for his research work on flight skills of honeybees and applying them to robotic aircraft. Mandyam......

Survivor of two disasters

Flight Lieutenant Srinivasan of the Indian Air Force was in the midst of two of the worst disasters to strike India in recent history - the tsunami last year and the earthquake in Kutch, Gujarat,......

Wipro Q2 net profit climbs 21.2%; announces 1:1 bonus share

IT company Wipro on Thursday reported a 21.2 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit to Rs 3,208.8 crore for the second quarter of FY25. Srini Pallia, Wipro CEO. Photograph: Kind......

Q1 result review: Outlook positive for IT companies, challenges persist

The first quarter results (Q1FY25) of Indian IT services hint towards better fiscal growth than the preceding year, but as the management commentary said, “there is still some time for the......

Srini Pallia's job as Wipro CEO: Drive growth, stem senior-level exits

Wipro has once again chosen to bet on an insider who has grown through the ranks to lead the company. Photograph: Courtesy, Wipro Srini Pallia has spent over three-decades at Wipro and it’s......

Wipro's Q1 net profit rises 4.6% to Rs 3,003.2 cr; revenue falls 3.8%

IT major Wipro on Friday posted a 4.6 per cent year-on-year rise in its consolidated net profit for the June quarter at Rs 3,003.2 crore. Photograph: Abhishek N Chinnappa/Reuters The Q1 FY25......

Topiwaala is a political satire

Director M G Srinivas, 27, is lucky to be making his debut with Upendra as his lead actor in the Kannada film Topiwaala. Srini (as he is popularly known), who has been a choreographer running his......

Looking at Simply Kailawesome

A film is being made on Kannada's witty playwright T P Kailasam. RJ and theatre and film (Prem Kahani, Just Math Mathalli and Chiru) actor M G Srinivas has now directed a 45-minute film titled......

'Bandipotu is a crime comedy'

'The comedy in Bandipotu is as much visual and slapstick as it is verbal.' 'The challenges in filming a comedy are numerous. I had to plan shots in such a way that the actors’ comic......

Review: Ashta Chamma

What's in a name one may ask? But it's all in the name for Lavanya, the protagonist of Mohankrishna Indraganti's Telugu film Ashta Chamma. Seeking Inspiration from Oscar Wilde for just the central......

Dalit teen athlete in Kerala sexually abused by over 60 men

IMAGE: At least 62 potential perpetrators have been identified, with cases registered against 40 individuals under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Photograph:......

21 units accept Lodha Reforms as Srini-Thakur join hands

With the Supreme Court verdict already out, 21 state units have confirmed in writing to accepting Lodha Panel’s reforms and implementing them, even as former presidents N Srinivasan and......

Srini to meet with select BCCI units on Feb 5

Barred by the Supreme Court from contesting the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s elections, president-in-exile Narayanswami Srinivasan has called some of the affiliated units for an......

'Finally, they have shown the door to Srini'

Former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi hailed the Supreme Court's observation that N Srinivasan should step down as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India to facilitate a......

'IPL's retention policy orchestrated by Srini for his own agenda'

Banned former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi again took to micro-blogging site twitter to attack BCCI president N Srinivasan accusing him of "orchestrating the retention policy" to suit......