It's Ramadan time

The holy month of Ramadan -- the 9th month in Islamic calendar -- when more than 1.5 billion Muslim across the globe observe fasting during the day and offer special prayers during the night -- on......

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......

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,......

Kanishka judge says racism possible in inquiry

Justice John Major, who's heading the Air India Inquiry, bearings for which are now in progress in Ottawa, is wondering whether racism may have played some part in the Air India tragedy. It's 'hard......

New emission norms may see Fiat driving out of India

Despite the romance around the car and its early models, Fiat in India will also be remembered as a brand that frittered away the first mover advantage, says Shally Seth Mohile. Photograph:......

Secret behind Philips' success? It's 'Made in India'

Soon after its incorporation in 1930, Philips had realised that to be successful in India it could not depend on imports and by the 1970s, it had multiple manufacturing units across the country.......

The incredible journey of car makers in India

The total number of passenger vehicles (cars and utility vehicles) sold annually in the 1970s was 32,000 units - less than even one week's sales today.  Image: The waiting period for a......

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,......

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:......

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......

Rishi Kapoor Wasn't Prepared For Death

'Some months before his death, when I had inquired about his health, he was annoyed that people assumed the worst.''"I am not going anywhere," Rishi snapped as only he could.'Subhash K Jha......

Sethuraman back in the reckoning at World Junior Chess Championship

Indian Grandmaster S P Sethuraman came back into the reckoning for top honours after defeating Duda Jan-Krzysztof of Poland in the seventh round of the World Junior Chess Championship in......

Gujarathi, Grover scripts wins at World Junior Chess

Indian Grandmasters Vidit Gujarathi and Sahaj Grover maintained a clean slate, defeating Tomas Laurusas of Lithuania and Vyacheslav Lozhnikov of Kazakhstan respectively in the second round of the......

Asian Chess: Negi sixth after fourth round win

Indian Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi put his second round debacle behind and defeated Mongolian Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan to jump to joint-sixth after the fourth round in the Asian Chess Championship in......

Asian chess: Negi, Gupta back in contention

Grandmasters Parimarjan Negi and Abhijeet Gupta got back in contention with victories over Nguyen Anh Dung of Vietnam and Irwanto Sadikin of Indonesia respectively, in the third round of Asian......

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......