Pix: PM, Sonia, Rahul pay homage to YSR

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi paid glowing tributes to the late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy in Hyderabad on Friday.   In the condolence message issued......

Ganesh Chathurthi in the time of swine flu

Times change, so does business. If business has to flourish in adverse conditions, one has to be innovative. Like this case in Bangalore during the dreaded swine flu outbreak. A shopkeeper that......

NIA's major breakthrough: Key Samjhauta accused held

In a major breakthrough in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case, the National Investigation Agency arrested Rajendra (Pahalwan) Chowdhary, suspected to have planted bombs in the Pakistan-bound......

Pay Rs 5,000 and enter India via Nepal!

A few days ago India and Nepal decided to set up a hotline between the two home secretaries to share real-time information pertaining to cross-border crimes and terrorist activities. This move......

Tamil cinema's newest star

Sasikumar has become a man with the Midas touch. The film he directed -- Subramaniapuram -- has become a cult film in Tamil. The film he produced -- Pasanga -- was not only critically acclaimed but......

'Winning a National award doesn't mean I have to restrict myself to performance-based roles'

Priya Mani, the national award-winning actress was first noticed in Telugu in Pellaina Kothalo (even though her debut film Evare Atagaadu sank without a trace). But she slowly started to etch her......

Images: Mixed fortunes for India at the US Open

American wildcards of Carly Gullickson and Travis Parrott stunned defending champions Cara Black and Leander Paes 6-2 6-4 to win the US Open's mixed doubles championship on Thursday. Gullickson......

A year after Vijender's Olympic bronze

It's not everyday that an athlete emerges champion even in defeat. On August 22, 2008, Vijender Singh did just that when he lost his semi-final bout at the Beijing Olympics. But the bronze medal......