When Bhindranwale Was Arrested...

I telephoned Chief Minister Darbara Singh and asked him why this carefully thought-out plan had suddenly been aborted.The Chief Minister sounded very agitated and all he said was that this was not......

'Centre can't abdicate its responsibility'

'The Centre and state need to take a unified approach and take concerted action before this matter assumes menacing proportions because unemployment, the drug trade and the levels of frustration......

Delhi govt transfers 12 IAS officers after raid on Sisodia

In a bureaucratic reshuffle, a dozen IAS officers were shifted between departments on Friday, hours after a Central Bureau of Investigation raid at Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's residence......

Why Did TN Governor Omit Dr Ambedkar's Name?

According to state government sources, not only did the governor insert some corrections, but he also initialled the final draft after those corrections had been made, reveals N Sathiya Moorthy.......

ED arrests former NSE CEO Ravi Narain in money-laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday arrested former NSE CEO and MD Ravi Narain in a money laundering case, officials said. Photograph: PTI Photo His role is being investigated by the federal......

NSE 'dark fibre' case: Sebi exonerates Ravi Narain

In May 2019, Sebi had penalised the NSE as well as two of its former heads - Narain and Chitra Ramkrishna - for allowing Sampark to provide the dark fibre connectivity to stock brokers, despite not......

Ravi Narain quits as NSE vice chairman amid Sebi probe

NSE Vice Chairman Ravi Narain has put in his papers amid regulators intensifying their probe into alleged lapses in high-frequency trading offered through the exchange's 'co-location' facility.......

Sebi to tweak 'fit & proper' regime for bourses, clearing corporations

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is mulling changes to the 'fit & proper' criteria for market infrastructure institutions (MIIs), such as stock exchanges, in a bid to segregate the......

Which Malayalam movie will YOU watch this weekend?

A look at the week's releases. It’s  going to be a crowded day at the theatres this weekend, with four new Malayalam films releasing: cinematographer-director Rajeev Ravi's......

Desingu Raja: Unconvincing plot, great comedy

Director Ezhil attempts to infuse a dose of humour into a tale of enemity, writes S Saraswathi. Vemal and Bindu Madhavi, the hit pair from Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga which recently crossed the......

Narain: Tamil cinema's next big thing

The release record of a recent Tamil film called Chithiram Pesuthadi is truly unbelievable. When the film, directed by Mishkin, was first released without any publicity, it sank without a trace......

Djokovic withdraws from ATP Player Council polls

IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic had formed a breakaway players' body called the Professional Tennis Players' Association (PTPA) but repeated the assertions he made several times this year that the......

India at the Asian Games: Ghosal gets squash silver; bronze for Bindra

India's Saurav Ghosal. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images Saurav Ghosal squandered a two-game advantage to narrowly miss out on becoming the first Indian squash player to win a gold medal at......