We need a new India, Modiji!

'The time has come to substitute the present Constitutional set-up with an alternative democratic framework,' argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

Padma Vibhushan for Rajnikanth, Sri Sri, Dhirubhai

Superstar Rajinikanth, founder of the Reliance empire late Dhirubhai Ambani, Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and media baron Ramoji Rao have been chosen for Padma Vibhushan, the......

Padma Awards 2016: Sri Sri, Anupam Kher, Saina Nehwal honoured

A bevy of stalwarts from different walks of life, including founder of Reliance Industries late Dhirubhai Ambani, former Governor Jagmohan, actors Anupam Kher and Ajay Devgn and badminton star......

Vajpayee inaugurates Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Friday lit the ceremonial lamp at the India Gandhi Indoor Stadium marking the beginning of the three-day celebrations of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.The......

Infy's top leadership sees pay revision, COO may take home Rs 8 cr

The country's second largest IT firm, Infosys, on Friday said it has revised the pay packages of its top leadership, including Chief Operating Officer U B Pravin Rao and Chief Financial......

Infosys builds tool to predict attrition

The company said attrition of high performers had declined to 11.2 per cent during the quarter Infosys, India’s second largest software company, has built a predictive tool to identify......

Infosys to increase staff salary by up to 12%

Restricted stock units can be an effective tool to curb employee attrition and retain key talent Infosys on Friday said it would raise the salaries of its employees in India by 6-12 per cent while......

Koo is finally a true Indian company

Koo has so far raised $4.1 mn in Series A funding from existing investors Accel, Kalaari Capital, Blume Ventures and 3one4 Capital. Giving an exit to its sole Chinese investor Shunwei Capital,......

Hrithik Roshan's Top 25 Songs

A singer. A soldier. A superhero. A maths teacher. A Mughal emperor. A conman. A workaholic. A quadriplegic. An actor. An avenger. From saviour of aliens to Shah Rukh Khan in a mask, Hrithik......

'I am the godfather of disco'

'You make a hit, everything is fit.' IMAGE: Bappi Lahiri at home. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and......

When Rafi sang for Hanuman, Manna for Ravan...

'Rafi was singing for Hanuman and I was singing for Ravan.''C Ramachandra corrected Rafisaab and he became red in the face.''I asked Anna (Ramachandra), "How could you do this?"''He replied, "How......

PIX: Shankar, Sivamani party with Louiz Banks

Legendary Jazz musician Louiz Banks turned 75 on February 11, and musicians from all over India came over to celebrate him. Louiz Banks admires his glass, while wife Lorraine and daughter......

Ranji Trophy: Mayank's century gives Karnataka lead over Gujarat

IMAGE: Mayank Agarwal played a captain's knock. Photograph: BCCI Karnataka skipper Mayank Agarwal played a captain's knock of 109, as his side took a 64-run lead on Day 2 of their Group C......

Ranji Roundup: Anmolpreet's ton puts Punjab on top

A round-up of Ranji matches played on Tuesday IMAGE: Punjab batsman Anmolpreet Singh hits a shot. Photograph: Swapan Mahapatra/PTI Anmolpreet Singh cracked an unbeaten century as Punjab grabbed a......

Ranji Roundup: Mukund's century help TN; Mumbai bundle out Chhattisgarh

Mukund's century, stand with Indrajith help TN to 215 for 3 A patient century by Test discard Abhinav Mukund and his 155-run partnership with captain Baba Indrajith (86) helped Tamil Nadu......

1964 - India's first tyrst with the Olympic flame

As the capital gears to receive the Olympic torch with much fanfare on June 10, some old timers recollect the flame's first journey through India in 1964."There were no TV channels and no live......

National squash: Smooth sailing for men's seeds

The top 16 seeds in the men's section, including Saurav Ghosal and Gaurav Nandrajog of Delhi, sailed into the second round, evens as the women side saw a few upsets in the 55th Senior ICL National......