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My Nobel Moments

It was lovely to enjoy the magical atmosphere of celebrating the spectacular accomplishments of extraordinary men and women who had enriched the world of sciences, literature and peace, notes......

'India has a special responsibility...'

'...to bring the Global South and others to the negotiating table on the basis of Gandhi's non-violence so that we can leave a safer world for our children.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi......

'Today it's Canada, it could be something else tomorrow'

'You know the kind of force involved in all of this. They are not good for the country where all of this will happen.' IMAGE: External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Finace......

Get over 'West is bad guy' syndrome: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said the West was not the "bad guy" as it was not flooding Asian and African markets with goods on a massive scale and that there was a need to get over......

Every Ruling Party Like Its Writ To Run

Despite their opposition based on ideology, both the political Right and the political Left possess similar behaviour, observes Shyam G Menon. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Close to......

FabIndia, Aether Ind, 5 others get Sebi's nod to float IPOs

Seven companies, including lifestyle retail brand FabIndia and specialty chemical company Aether Industries, have received capital markets regulator Sebi's go-ahead to raise funds through initial......

Diwali relief for viewers: Zee, Star, Colors drop prices

The move by these broadcasters comes close on the heels of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India announcing a review of its earlier tariff order, announced six months ago, which among others......

RIL may buy more cable companies to push JioFiber plans

Given the fragmented nature of the domestic cable TV market and the need for last-mile connectivity, RIL, said sources, would have to do more to achieve its target of reaching 20 million homes and......

Big corporate donors to the BJP, Congress in FY14

The biggest contribution to the BJP in the last financial year came from the Bharti group-led Satya Electoral Trust. Image: Big corporate donors contributed in excess of Rs 1 crore each.......

Zee dethrones Times Group

Zee, in the news over the past week for various wrong reasons, can take heart from becoming India's largest media group, dethroning the longest-running number one, the Times Group.And, by the end......

'Nobody can take Balabhaskar's place, ever'

'I had always felt he was on par with international musicians.''Everybody realised his worth as a musician only after he left us.' Music lovers were shocked when Balabhaskar passed away after he......

Mohanlal to promote Aamir Khan's Satyamev Jayate

Mohanlal joins Aamir Khan to promote his upcoming television show, Satyamev Jayate. Looking to gain maximum leverage in every region, even in the south, the makers of Satyamev Jayate have......

STAR bets on Aamir's Midas touch in his TV debut

If Big B won your hearts with Kaun Banega Crorepati, Salman Khan made you laugh with Bigg Boss and 10 ka Dam, and Akshay Kumar kept you on the edge of your seats with Khatron ke Khiladi, how could......

When Amitabh shared the stage with Mammootty, Mohanlal

The twitter world is quite a busy one, and Bollywood contributes a great deal to it. Here's looking at the best star tweets of the day. Amitabh Bachchan, who was honoured with the Lifetime......

Telugu star Allu Arjun rocks Malayalam cinema

Telugu star Allu Arjun is now a hot and happening star in Kerala and Karnataka -- something rare for a young star from Andhra Pradesh. Arjun's latest Telugu film Arya 2 is dubbed into Malayalam......

MSK told me 'Sachin believes it was out': Umpire Harper

'You may be disappointed to know that I'm still extremely proud of that decision because I considered the action before me and applied the law without fear or favour.' IMAGE: Australia's Glenn......

Enjoy ICC World Cup in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bangla and Marathi

ICC offers wide range of platforms to tune into World Cup IMAGE: World Cup will be broadcast across seven regional language feeds in India. Photograph: ICC/Twitter To provide cricket fans across......

Have advised Sreesanth to stay calm: Srikkanth

Shantakumaran Sreesanth may have missed the cut in the Indian squad for the upcoming World Cup but the Kerala pacer has come in for praise from selection committee chairman K Srikkanth, who has......

'I must jump 1.92 metres this year'

In clearing 1.88 metres at the Busan Asian Games Bobby Aloysious won the women's high jump silver medal at the continental event. That was in October 2002. A few months before that triumph, at the......

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