NTR's daughter Uma Maheswari dies by suicide at Hyderabad home

Kantamaneni Uma Maheswari, daughter of legendary Telugu actor and former chief minister N T Rama Rao (NTR), allegedly died of suicide at her residence in Hyderabad on Monday, the police said. She......

TN govt files criminal defamation case against state BJP chief Annamalai

The Tamil Nadu government filed a criminal complaint in a sessions court in Chennai on Wednesday against state Bharatiya Janata Party president K Annamalai for defaming Chief Minister M K Stalin.......

Blow to OPS as SC allows EPS to remain AIADMK chief

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a Madras high court order allowing Edappadi K Palaniswami to continue as interim general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, establishing......

What the 5 SC judges said in their EWS quota verdict

Following are the important quotes from the Supreme Court judgment upholding the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing 10 per cent reservation to people belonging to the......

'In an election year, markets flourish'

'Historically, the markets tend to perform well during election years as governments aim to increase spending and call attention to growth.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com About 36......

'Building a war chest essential for expansion'

'To sustain our growth trajectory, we must continue to explore and capitalise on growth opportunities.' Photograph: Kind courtesy JSW Infrastructure In preparation for its upcoming initial public......

Some tax treaties could be overridden by GAAR

GAAR will not override the recently revised double taxation avoidance agreements with Mauritius and Singapore. The finance ministry sent positive signals to foreign portfolio investors on Friday by......

Infosys logs on to luxury with world's largest training centre

The ambience prompted Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who inaugurated the 1.44 million square feet mega-structure on Tuesday, to joke that she wouldn't mind "bunking" party politics, at least......

Janhvi-Shikhar Seek Blessings

Photograph: Kind courtesy Janhvi Kapoor/Instagram After showing off a candid side to herself in Koffee With Karan's latest episode, where she shared the couch with sister Khushi, Janhvi Kapoor......

PIX: Rajinikanth, Suriya bid goodbye to Tamil actress Manjula

The Tamil film industry visited late Tamil actress Manjula Vijayakumar's home Alapakkam in Chennai to pay their last respects. The actress had passed away on July 23 at the age of 59. The funeral......

What August 15 means to these stars

As Independence Day approaches, we asked a few Bollywood stars what they thought about India's Big Day. Here's what they said: We begin with Kalki Koechlin,......

Bollywood's on-screen artists

While many a Bollywood character writes poetry, surprisingly few have weilded a paintbrush. We hear Deepika Padukone plays an artist in Imtiaz Ali's latest film, Love Aaj Kal, and decided to take......

CWG: India wins historic gold-silver in men's triple jump

IMAGE: Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker celebrate winning the gold and silver medal respectively in the men's triple jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday. Photograph:......

Renjit Maheswary's Arjuna Award put on hold

Hours before he was to be presented the Arjuna Award, triple jumper Renjith Maheswary was told under dramatic circumstances that he will have to wait for the coveted honour till an inquiry on......

Praveen wins triple jump gold; qualifies for Worlds

IMAGE: Praveen Chitravel, 21m crossed the World Championships qualifying mark of 17.14m with a leap of 17.18m in his second attempt on the concluding day of National Inter-State Senior Athletics......

Lalita Babar 10th in Steeplechase; Maheswary, Nanda flop

IMAGE: India’s Lalita Babar competes in the women's 3000m Steeplechase at the Rio Olympics. Photograph: Paul Gilham/Getty Images Lalita Babar failed to reproduce her fine showing in the......

3 more Indian athletes, including Maheswary, qualify for Rio Olympics

Three track and field athletes, including veteran triple jumper Renjith Maheswary, on Monday booked their berths for next month's Rio Olympics with national record breaking performances in the......