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TN governor, CM in spat over missing line in Tamil anthem at Hindi event

Singers missed a line from Tamil Nadu's state anthem during its rendition in an event presided by Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi in Chennai on Friday and it led to a war of words between Chief......

Kuwait fire: Mourning Kerala families await official word

Even as the families of suspected deceased persons from Kerala mourn the loss of their loved ones in the Kuwait fire incident that claimed several lives, many of them are yet to receive any......

Wayanad rescuers fight crippling odds to move over 1,500 to safety

The construction of a Bailey bridge to connect the landslide-hit areas, where several people are believed to be stranded, alongside the deployment of sniffer dogs and over 1,000 rescuers from......

This Rs 55 crore wedding is like nothing you have ever seen!

One has often heard of the ‘Big, Fat Indian wedding’. Well, this wedding beats the others hands down. NRI businessman Ravi Pillai spent Rs 55 crore on his daughter Dr Arathi Ravi......

The winners of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards

The recipients of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, presented by President Prathibha Patil at the valedictory function of the 6 th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, at Vigyna Bhavan in New Delhi on......

Ravi Pillai: Amazing journey of 'Ambani of the Gulf'

Ravi Pillai, is the founder-managing director of the Bahrain-based construction services major Naseer S Al Hajri Corporation (NSH), and Petrochem, Saudi Arabia. With 60,000 people working for......

Ambani of the Gulf bets big on Indian market

With a house on the top floor of Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, Bahrain-based India-born billionaire Ravi Pillai is planning big-buck investments across the......

Leela Group to sell Delhi, Chennai hotels

Hotel Leelaventure Ltd is in talks with sovereign wealth funds of Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Malaysia to sell its prime properties in Delhi and Chennai for around Rs 1,850 crore (Rs 18.5 billion) to pare......

This is how the rich and famous tie the knot these days!

Image: Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty at their wedding. Photograph: Rediff Archives. The image is used for representational purpose only. From high security cards to personalised cocktails,......

Wadias, Rahejas in battle over prime Mumbai land

Mumbai police chargesheets billionaire-builder Chandru Raheja for cheating, breach of trust; Rahejas call it pressure tactic, say Wadia plea was thrown out by Supreme Court The Wadias are gearing......

Dulquer teams up with Rajeev Ravi

A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry. Ace cinematographer Rajeev Ravi has started shooting for his third venture after Annayum Rasoolum and Njan Steve Lopez.......

The WhistleBlower Review

The Whistleblower is definitely worth watching, recommends Namrata Thakker. After Scam 1992, SonyLIV returns with yet another real-life, inspired story, which is equally engrossing and......

Ekta Kapoor has a brand new show for you

Telly folk step out to watch ;Kehne Ko Humsafar Hai. Alt Balaji's new show Kehne Ko Humsafar Hai will start streaming from March 16. Starring Ronit Roy, Mona Singh, Gurdeep Kohli, Pooja Banerjee,......

Mammootty's Varsham releases today

In filmmaker Ranjiith Sankar’s Varsham, which will hit the screens worldwide today, Mammootty plays a businessman named Venu. The director, who shot to fame with Passenger and made the hit......

Nivin Pauly, Gautham Menon in Vineeth's Jacobinte Swargarajyam

A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry. Director Vineeth Sreenivasan (left) had launched actor Nivin Pauly in his debut venture Malarvady Arts Club. Later, Nivin......

Sports Shorts: India bag two more golds in Military Games

India added two more gold medals to its kitty with para-athletes Aneesh Kumar Surendran Pillai and Virender bagging the top honours in their respective events at the seventh CISM World Military......

Revealed! How Sehwag first heard of Kohli

It was Pradeep Sangwan who came and told me "Bhaiyaa, ek ladkaa hain jo aapko bhi peeche chhor dega" (Brother this boy will even surpass you). I was curious to know who this boy is: Sehwag IMAGE:......

Will India's young turks make it count in Sri Lanka?

For the likes of Rishabh Pant, Deepak Hooda and Mohammed Siraj, there will be just one target -- to make most of their chances as some of them might not get too many with just about 16 months left......

What a record India has against Pakistan in ICC events!

The win at Edgbaston was not the first time an Indian team had vanquished Pakistan in an ICC competition.Rajneesh Gupta surveys the landscape of India-Pakistan encounters in ICC contests. In the......

Ranji Trophy: Yuvraj ton gives Punjab upperhand

On a day when he was dropped from the BCCI's graded retainership, Yuvraj Singh came to his own as he blasted Maharashtra attack into submission with an attractive 136 to guide Punjab to a......