India swings into action as reports say 50 students forced into slavery in UK

The Indian high commission in London on Friday appealed for students to contact the mission for help and counselling amid fears that over 50 of them may have become victims of modern slavery while......

Will realise the dreams of Constitution makers: Victoria Gowri

Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri took oath as additional judge of the Madras high court on Tuesday, minutes before the Supreme Court rejected a petition challenging her appointment over her alleged......

Aberrations have crept in media, it must find solutions: PM

Favouring self-regulation by media, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said some aberrations had crept into the "fiercely independent" journalism and it should itself find ways to remove......

Malayalam Manorama editor becomes WAN-INFRA chief

Jacob Mathew, executive editor of the Malayala Manorama Group of Publications, has been unanimously elected to be the president of WAN-IFRA at its annual general meeting in Dublin, Ireland. He is......

Many dreams of Tata Group will come true in 2015

Vistara'a launch, the steel plant at Kalinganagar and e-commerce venture are the ones most awaited for Ratan Tata may have cut the chord with Tata Group to fulfill his dream of promoting e-commerce......

Future Retail guilty of financial irregularities, says Amazon

US e-commerce giant Amazon has written to the independent directors of Future Retail Limited (FRL), including Gagan Singh, Ravindra Dhariwal and Jacob Mathew, and its audit committee, providing......

Why is Tata losing out to rivals in steel, auto and power

Image: Ratan Tata (R) and Tata Group Chairman Cyrus Mistry attend the launch of a new website for tech superstore Croma in Mumbai.Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters With Adani Power......

Tata Group has written down $2.2 bn under Mistry

When Tata Steel this month announced a non-cash write-down of Rs 1,577 crore (Rs 15.77 billion) for its Benga (Mozambique) project investment, the total write-offs made by Cyrus Mistry since taking......

Kunchacko Boban vs Prithviraj in the theatres!

Which film would YOU like to watch this weekend? It's going to be a star-studded weekend in Kerala, with two multi-starrers releasing in theatres. Director Anil Radhakrishnan Menon's Lord......

Mohanlal teams up with Sidharth Bharathan

A lowdown on the Malayalam film industry.   Actor-filmmaker Sidharth Bharathan, who is recuperating following a serious car accident, is reportedly working on a project with Mohanlal in the......

Review: Malayalam film 1983 is worth a watch

Debutante director Abrid Shine depicts the transformation of Indian society towards the importance of sports in his film 1983, writes Paresh C Palicha. The 1983 Cricket World Cup win for India......

IOC criticises BCCI for attacking press freedom

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has come down heavily on Indian cricket authorities for preventing a section of the international news media from covering the ongoing Test series between......

Dutee and Hima's bid to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

Hima, Dutee named in 4x100m relay team for World Athletics Relays IMAGE: Adille Sumariwalla said the AFI was happy that its focus on women's 100m sprinters in the national camps has paid......

Worlds: Indian relay teams, Shivpal fail to qualify for finals

IMAGE: India was aiming for an Olympic qualification as the eight finalists get an automatic berth for next year's Tokyo Games. Photograph: AFI/Twitter The Indian men's and women's 4x400m relay......

Back injury puts Hima Das out of World Championships

IMAGE: Hima Das has been experiencing lower back pain after competing at the Asian Games last year, and pulled out of the individual 400 metres heats during the Asian Championships in Doha in......

Hima named in World C'ships team as relay runner

IMAGE: India’s 4x400m mixed relay team at the 2018 Asian Games, comprising Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Hima Das, Poovamma Raju Machettira and Arokia Rajiv, celebrate after the finish, at the BK......