Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......

NEET row: Ruling DMK, allies boycott guv's 'At Home' over pending bill

The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and its allies on Thursday boycotted the 'At Home' reception organised by Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi in Chennai protesting the pendency of an assembly bill......

Padma awards for Jaitley, Sushma, Fernandes, Parrikar

Eminent personalities, including former union ministers Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and George Fernandes, Olympian boxer Mary Kom, former Mauritius prime minister Anerood Jugnauth have been......

Check out winning candidates from each phase of polls

As the dust finally settles on the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections 2019 and Bharatiya Janata Party along with its NDA allies emerges as the clear winner, here is a list of who won in each of the......

The $8.5 billion TVS Group splits to grow: What's changed structure-wise?

The month of February saw a comparatively muted but significant change in the history of Chennai’s corporate landscape. Photograph: Tanushree Punwani/Reuters The $8.5 billion TVS Group......

Iconic TVS group families start restructuring businesses

As part of the exercise, each family will get complete ownership of the businesses it manages while scrapping the holding company. Photograph: Tanushree Punwani/Reuters. The four families running......

Who will be the next Infosys CEO?

Infy to cast wide net in CEO search, may go back to 'alumni' Former Infoscions may well have a shot at clinching the top job as Infosys CEO, with the company looking at "alumni" along with......

A peek into the flashy lifestyles of India's richest businessmen

Indian billionaires do not believe in sitting on their wealth. They'd rather go out and a buy a plane or two, or an expensive car, or maybe a horse. Here's a look at the lifestyles and interests of......

5 memorable Ram bhajans from Hindi films

IMAGE: Waheeda Rehman in Neel Kamal. Bollywood has a history of great bhajans for Lord Ram, Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva. Great melodies like O Duniya Ke Rakhwale (Mohammed Rafi, Baiju Bawra) and......

'I still regret saying no to Raj Kapoor for Satyam Shivam Sundaram'

Veteran actor Vidya Sinha passed away in a Mumbai hospital on Thursday at the age of 71. We reproduce a fascinating interview of Sinha that she gave to Rediff.com's Patcy N in January 2015. 'I......

Shashi Kapoor: Four Amazing Decades

Sukanya Verma presents the changing faces of Shashi Kapoor. A face as gorgeous as Shashi Kapoor's is what makes us look at cinema as magic and dream. What he made us realise is beauty without soul......

The Genius behind Gadar: Ek Prem Katha

'Dharmendra doesn't realise he is such a great man. According to him, he is just a schoolmaster's son.' 'Sunny speaks very little and has huge respect for his father. Whenever he is in the room,......

Hugs and Tugs After Mumbai Win

Interesting scenes from the Mumbai Indian-Punjab Kings game in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, when MI won its first match in the UAE leg of IPL 2021 by six wickets. Please click on the......

Umpire Anil Chaudhary to make debut during England Tests

IMAGE: Anil Chaudhary has so far officiated in 20 ODIs and 28 T20 Internationals as on-field umpire. Photograph: BCCI India's three ICC-panelled umpires will be up for their biggest assignment so......

India's Menon youngest umpire to enter ICC Elite Panel

IMAGE: Umpire Nitin Menon during an Indian Premier League match. Photograph: BCCI India's Nitin Menon on Monday became the youngest ever to be included in the International Cricket Council's Elite......

ICC guidelines: Players can't give cap to umpire; not allowed loo breaks

'Consider adopting a process that will assist the bowler in managing his/her items' 'Umpires may also be encouraged to use gloves when handling the ball' IMAGE: England bowler James Anderson......

Why Indian umpires face a huge challenge post COVID-19

'Not just umpiring decisions, factors like aggressive appealing and bad light also come into play often and there the neutral umpires are more likely to take an unbiased call sub-consciously than......