Workers' kin anxious as tunnel rescue op hits repeated hurdles

"He looked very stressed and impatient and kept asking us when would they come out," Sunita, whose brother-in-law Virender is among the 41 workers trapped inside the collapsed tunnel in Silkyara in......

'It's aar-paar ki ladaai between chacha-bhatija'

'Ajit Pawar's speech leaves no room for reconciliation.' IMAGE: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar addresses the meeting of his faction of Nationalist Congress Party leaders in Mumbai,......

What swung the Congress decision in favour of Siddaramaiah

Vast experience in running the government and mass appeal across the state have favoured Siddaramaiah in the tightly contested race for Karnataka chief minister. IMAGE: Karnataka Congress leaders......

My Father, Mallikarjun Kharge

'What he says, he does.''People say if Khargesahab has said something, it will be set in stone.' IMAGE: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge at a felicitation programme at the Palace grounds in......

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968.At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.They......

The ancient heritage behind our railway bridges

Of the thousands of railway bridges in India, 36,470 are more than 100 years old, and 6,680 are more than 140 years old! But of these, only 21 rank on the Heritage Directorate of the Indian......

Forgot your laptop charger at office? Shipsy it!

Shipsy is the brainchild of Soham Chokshi, a mechanical engineer from IIT Madras and co-founders Dhruv Agrawal and Maharshi Devraj. At a time when some see the fairytale ride for start-up......

The tangled tale of Jindal's waste-to-energy project

Few issues in Delhi whip people into as much of a frenzy as Jindal's Okhla-based waste-to-energy plant. Residents of Sukhdev Vihar in Okhla have been enraged that the plant has been situated a......

Akshay Kumar's Khiladis Over the Years

Khiladi turns 25! Akshay Kumar got his his name Khiladi after the release of Khiladi in 1992. After Khiladi's success, Akki did a series of Khiladi movies. Here's looking at the bankeable star's......

PIX: Shah Rukh's time out with son Aryan

SRK's selfie with son Aryan. Salman-Kareena's impromptu terrace nights. What is making Alia Bhatt cry? Top social media posts from your favourite celebrities. Shah Rukh Khan shared a......

Vote: Predict The Stage winner!

India's first English language talent hunt in the music genre, The Stage, is ready with its five finalists. Judges Vishal Dadlani, Ehsaan Noorani, Monica Dogra and Devraj Sanyal have given......

Review: Mullassery Madhavankutty Nemom P O doesn't impress

Paresh C Palicha feels that Malyalam film Nemom P Ois recycled fare from the 1980's.It is said that there is sometimes a price to be paid for realising our dreams. This is the theme of Mullassery......

How the rivalry between India and Australia blossomed

Down Memory Lane: Riots of 1969, tied Test and mother of all comebacks IMAGE: India's players celebrate winning the Test series in Australia. Photograph: Mark Evans/Getty Images Ashes is......

Pakistan need mentor like Dravid, says Ramiz

‘Rahul Dravid deserves lot of credit for preparing and grooming them so effectively’ ‘They learn such a lot from him not just about cricket but about everything else’......

Rahul Dravid on how to succeed in cricket

'If you want to be a successful cricketer you need to figure out yourself, both on and off the field.' IMAGE: India Under-19 captain Prithvi Shaw. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Prithvi Shaw/Twitter......

India-England trophy can't be named after Tiger Pataudi

The BCCI's decision to turn down a proposal to name the trophy for the India-England Test series after the legendary Tiger Pataudi prompts Faisal Shariff to dwell on the legacy behind the......

Suresh Saraiya, one of the best-loved radio commentators

Haresh Pandya pays tribute to noted radio commentator Suresh Saraiya, who passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday following a heart attack. July 18, 2012, turned out to be a sad day for Hindi cinema and......