Sanatan remark: SC to hear plea for FIR against Udhayanidhi Stalin, others

The Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear a plea seeking registration of an first information report against Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and others over his "eradicate Sanatan Dharma"......

Time For Congress To Split Up?

If it splits now, who takes what away and leaves what behind? asks Shekhar Gupta. All Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Sonia Gandhi opened her Congress's long-delayed Chintan Shivir,......

'Anjanadri' in Tirumala is Hanuman's birthplace now

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, which governs the ancient shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala here, on Wednesday announced that Lord Hanuman's birthplace was Anjanadri, a hillock at Japali......

Why were the BK 16 Arrested?

None of them had anything to do with the violence at Bhima Koregaon, where they were not even present, points out Aakar Patel. IMAGE: A protest in Mumbai, March 26, 2018, to demand action against......

Seshadri Ramkumar recognised for textile research

The International Conference on Performance Wear and Functional Textiles presented the Technical Textiles Accomplishment Award to Professor Seshadri Ramkumar of Texas Tech University. Ramkumar......

How old private banks are reinventing themselves

Unlike in the past, when old private banks compromised upon underwriting standards to take on the bulk, they’ve now realised that scaling up at the cost of quality isn’t worth the......

Post-valuation, Flipkart, Ola struggle to raise funds at peak price

Both Indian firms have been in talks with investors for nearly a year to raise fresh funds of as much as $ 1 billion, but with little success so far. Indian unicorns such as Flipkart and Ola are......

How he makes billions selling idlis and dosas

His rags-to-riches story could make a film.Nikita Puri meets Musthafa P C, the man behind ready-to-use breakfast foods that countless Indians trust. IMAGE: Musthafa P C. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

'I Am Proud Of All My Films, Good, Bad And Ugly'

'If Mithun Chakraborty can do it, so can anyone else.' IMAGE: Mithun Chakraborty with Bindiya Goswami in Aamne Samne (1982). Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/X When Subhash K Jha......

'I've Returned After Living In The US For 28 Years'

'My trajectory right now is five steps forward, two steps backwards.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Meenakshi Seshadri Meenakshi Seshadri has always had the guts to be unique among Bollywood's......

It's All About Loving Numbers!

Bollywood loves number games. And not just the rat race kind. There's a slew of movies with numbers in their title. It's easy to see why. Be it to embody a chronological accuracy, catchphrase or......

10 Political Dramas To Watch On OTT

There is so much political drama going on in our country that even the most imaginative scriptwriter would not be able to match reality. Still, the shenanigans of our political leaders find their......

India's chess players robbed in Spain

IMAGE: Women's International Master Mounika Akshaya admitted her laptop, Rs 12000 in cash, silver ornaments were robbed from her apartment during the Sunway Sitges Chess Festival 2023, Spain.......

Praggnanandhaa wins Paracin Open

IMAGE: R Praggnanandhaa remained unbeaten and finished half a point ahead of the field. Photograph: International Chess Federation/Twitter Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa won the Paracin......

World Jr Chess: Padmini Rout bounces back into reckoning

If Mae Frayna Janelle hoped to shock Padmini Rout with her choice of the ‘Alekhine Defence’ (which very rarely makes an appearance these days) on the very first move, then it was......

World Jr Chess: India's Narayanan, Rout stay unbeaten after 7 rounds

Padmini Rout Padmini Rout is well-placed along with four foreigners atop of the points’ table after seven rounds in the LIC World Junior Chess Championships, being played at Hotel Hyatt, in......

Learning cricket with the legends

Reader Vaikunth Seshadri sent us these photographs from Singapore. 'It was 27th June 2009. My most memorable day in my cricket life. That was the day I met Kapil Dev, Greg Chappell, Steve Waugh......