Australia assures safety of Indians, says Krishna

Union Foreign Minister S M Krishna on Wednesday said that he has been assured safety of Indian students by the Australian government after a spate of attacks on them recently. India......

Go India Go!

I missed India's independence by over 16 years. My father, who must have been in his early 20s on that momentous day, apparently joined Ram Manohar Lohia's Socialist movement, only to be badly......

From Stalin to Putin, a man of all seasons

To join the Soviet foreign office under Stalin and to die as a revered diplomat under Putin is to be a man for all seasons. To be the Soviet deputy chief of mission in Washington for 11 years,......

What you won't hear on Mann Ki Baat

'Modi maintains what has been called a 'strategic silence' on controversial topics,' points out Amulya Ganguli.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Narendra D Modi has asked those who listen to......

From Premier Padmini to the lovely SB1100!

Look at this car carefully. If I was to tell you that this fanatical piece here, in actuality, is a Fiat Premier Padmini, would you believe it? Wouldn't you just sit there, mouth wide open,......

The world's top 10 BPO hotspots

Notwithstanding the controversies surrounding outsourcing, India continues to remain the world's favourite BPO destination.In spite of what the naysayers predict, there is little doubt that for a......

Premier launches Rio at Rs 5.25 lakh

Premier Ltd, formerly Premier Automobiles Ltd, on Wednesday re-entered into the passenger car segment with the launch of a compact sport utility vehicle. The vehicle, Rio, is priced between Rs......

How Padmini helped Premier drive around hurdles

Despite government controls, Walchand Hirachand Group cracked the market Image: Premier Padmini; Photograph: Mr Choppers/Wikimedia Commons Long before the iPad got invented in Cupertino,......

Aamir-Salman's Superhit Evening

Sooraj Barjatya hosted a screening of his son Avnish's directorial debut venture Dono, which also launches the careers of Sunny Deol's son Rajveer and Poonam Dhillon's daughter Paloma. Film folk......

From Jamshedpur to Khuda Jaane!

Shilpa Rao owes her singing career to Shankar Mahadevan. If he hadn't suggested her name to director Nikhil Advani during Salaam-e-Ishq, she may have remained in Jamshedpur, where she was......

10 Tamil Romantic Films On OTT

In the mood for romance, but don't know which movies to watch? Tamil cinema has a lot to offer on OTT, and Arjun Menon lists his favourites. Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (2014)Director: A U Arun......

Om Puri: The Chronicler Of Cities On The Boil

'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen,' notes Sreehari Nair on the legendary actor's birthday. IMAGE:......

IPL: Rajasthan trounce Bangalore by 7 wickets

Lee Carseldine (left) of the Rajasthan Royals celebrates the dismissal of Rahul Dravid, caught by wicketkeeper Naman Ojha for naught, during their Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 match in......

Images: Dirt bikers rev it up in Jaipur

Pramod Joshua was the star performer in the first round of the Gulf Cup Dirt Track racing in Jaipur on Sunday. The 28-year-old TVS Racing rider from Bangalore won the four glamour events of a long......

Israel launches 'Jewish Olympics' in festive opening

The 18th Maccabiah Games, popularly known as the "Jewish Olympics", began on Monday with a burst of song, dance and fireworks, and tight security for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Organisers......

Sharapova glad to swap cocktails for racket

Maria Sharapova began Act II of her storied career on Monday when she shrieked her way into the second round of the French Open with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Anastasiya Yakimova of Belarus.......

World team chess: Indian girls crush Vietnam 4-0; sole 2nd

Grandmaster Koneru Humpy maintained her all-win record as Indian girls blanked Vietnam 4-0 to maintain the sole second position after the end of the fifth round of the World Women Tam Chess......