BMW hit-and-run: Sena leader asked son to flee, cops tell court

Mumbai police on Monday said Rajesh Shah, father of absconding prime accused Mihir Shah in the BMW hit-and-run case, instructed the latter to escape from the spot after the incident, in which a......

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......

When the British arrested Annie Besant, who, with Tilak, demanded Home Rule

Dr Annie Besant, an Englishwoman, was part of India's freedom movement. 100 years ago, she was placed under house arrest by the British in a bungalow in Ooty.It was here she unfurled the Home Rule......

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......