Shettar finally lives his chief-ministerial dream

The last time he was in contention to become the chief minister of Karnataka, Jagadish Shettar through his office had even sent a couple of his portfolio shots to newspaper offices thinking that it......

Indo-US dialogue: After the euphoria, skepticism

The first unofficial US-India Strategic Dialogue organised by The Brookings Institution and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce in Washington, DC threw up some hard questions.In the first......

'It's just another Rambo film!'

Thu Mar 20 16:07:00 2003 Name:BalasubramaniamEmail:balu71@rediffmail.comYour Views:The people of Iraq are behind him strongly and he has done a fair job in progressing the country. Unless there is......

Raju pressured Satyam board

Satyam Computer Services founder B Ramalinga Raju had made trips to the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, to Visakhapatnam and even the United States, to convince the independent directors on......

Satyam staff get offers but with 50% pay cut

Employees of Satyam Computer Services are in a quandary over looking for jobs outside the company. Some admit that consultants are offering them jobs, but at salaries that are almost half their......

Satyam staff get offers but with 50% pay cut

Employees of Satyam Computer Services are in a quandary over looking for jobs outside the company. Some admit that consultants are offering them jobs, but at salaries that are almost half their......

Meet N Prasad, the turnaround specialist

N Prasad's vision is to transform Matrix Laboratories into a highly respected global corporate entity based out of India by 2010 and also enhance stakeholders' wealth. And, he seems to be well on......

Which Tamil film will YOU watch this weekend?

A look at the week's releases. The year so far has been good for the Tamil cinema. And it might just get better this weekend. There are exciting promising movies coming up, and viewers will be......

Review: Bhaya.com gives a good scare

After making a couple of horror films, Vemagal Jagannatharao has come out with yet another one titledBhaya.com which he has written the story and screenplay for. And even though it is scarier than......

Exciting Kannada releases this week!

Check out the movie releases, and make your pick! Four Kannada films will be releasing today, on January 23, a week after the Sankranti festival. Most of the films are directed by newcomers barring......

Chellidharoo Sampigeyaa is a neat entertainer

S Narayan's Kannada film Chellidharoo Sampigeya inspired by Krishna Vamshi's Telugu flick Chandamama, is a neat film with a simple and straight forward narration. The director is clear about his......

Rastogi, Bhambri in quarter-finals

Top seed Karan Rastogi and No 6 Yuki Bhambri, both of India, registered comfortable second round victories to ease into the quarter-finals of the CCI-ITF US$15,000 men's Futures tennis tournament......

Rastogi, Bhambri in CCI-ITF Futures QF

Top seed Karan Rastogi and No. 6 Yuki Bhambri, both of India, registered comfortable second round wins to ease into the quarter-finals of the CCI-ITF US$15,000 Men's Futures tennis tournament, at......

Hazare: Karnataka rout Andhra; UP, Gujarat win

Karnataka win by 53 runs; leggie Gopal shines IMAGE: Karnataka skipper Manish Pandey rallied the innings. Photograph: PTI Karnataka dished out a clinical show as they beat Andhra Pradesh......

Ranji Roundup: Mumbai-Saurashtra match ends in exciting draw

A round-up of Ranji matches played on Tuesday IMAGE: Vidarbha bowler Akshay Karnewar in action against Gujarat during the Ranji Trophy cricket match at VCA Stadium, in Nagpur. He took 5 wickets.......

Ranji Roundup: Gambhir, Rana hit tons after Ishant picks five

IIMAGE: Gautam Gambhir. Photograph: Tony Marshall/Getty Images New Delhi: Gautam Gambhir started his new season in the right earnest with a patient century as Delhi made a pedestrian Assam attack......