2 arrested after BMW knocks down woman in Mumbai

Police arrested two persons after a woman travelling on a scooter with her husband was fatally knocked down allegedly by a BMW car in Mumbai's Worli area in the early hours of Sunday, an official......

Carnatic Music Goes From Raga To Rage

They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not......

Finding Aaron: A Lost-And-Found Miracle

John and Tamilarasi had their newborn stolen eight years ago, and lost all hope of ever finding him.Now they have got him back, though not fully. Not yet.A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com narrates their......

'What happened at Kalakshetra should be an eye-opener'

'Such a struggle at Kalakshetra is unprecedented.' IMAGE: Students stage a protest in Kalakshetra. Photograph: Screen grab, kind courtesy nrithyapillai's video/Twitter In 1936, when dancer Rukmini......

Maran cremated with state honours

The mortal remains of former Commerce Minister and DMK ideologue, Murasoli Maran, were consigned to flames on Monday evening at Besant Nagar in south Chennai, with full state honours.A gun salute......

Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan bid goodbye to Tamil lyricist Vaali

The cream of the Tamil film industry turned up to pay homage to the late lyricist. Prominent members of the Tamil film industry attended the funeral of the late lyricist Vaali at......

Rekha skips Ganesan's funeral

Gemini Ganesan's daughter Rekha did not attend her father's funeralthis afternoon."She is shooting for a film in Kulu-Manali, and therefore did not come for the funeral," the family said.The......

Vishy Anand's mother passes away

Chess wizard Viswanathan Anand's mother, Sushila Viswanathan, passed away in her sleep in Chennai on Wednesday. She was 79. Her last rites will be performed on Thursday at 10 am, at Besant Nagar......