High Drama As Campaign Ends In TVM!

As the curtain falls on the campaign for the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat on Wednesday, April 24, a ringside view of the closing ceremonies. IMAGE: A gallery of Shashi Tharoor cutouts on the......

Thousands of govt employees throng Ramlila maidan seeking old pension scheme

Thousands of central and state government employees from across the country gathered at the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Sunday to demand the restoration of the old pension scheme, with several......

Tokyo Games: The Math in Everything

I wondered how being scientist-mathematician helps one cycle better.Perhaps the self-discipline helps; perhaps it is the scientist-technologist perspective of breaking down the whole into separate......

Amid poll sparring, Nitish, Chirag, Tejashwi come together

Setting aside their political differences, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav and Union minister Nityanand Rai attended the shradha ritual of Lok......

Two-month IPO drought set to end with Shyam Metalics Rs 909-cr offer

The IPO is priced between Rs 303 to 306 per share and will remain open between June 14 and June 16. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Shyam Metalics and Energy (SMEL) will end the over......

Returning migrants: Boon or bane for states?

For states like West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, where migration is high, the return of workers could be as much an opportunity as a liability. All states have launched......

The Economy: What Modi must do after the lockdown

'The telecom companies are our lifeline now, despite having nearly collapsed under debt because of ill-advised policies.''Perhaps our obvious dependence on telecom services will spark......

How to trade safely? BSE, NSE's advice to investors

Both the exchanges advised their trading members to exercise additional due diligence while trading in illiquid stocks either on own account or on behalf of their clients. To safeguard......

When Om Puri deserved an Oscar

'I started learning to pull a rickshaw from two regular rickshaw-pullers.' 'Once I stopped at a roadside tea-stall to have a cup of tea.''It was early morning and two elderly customers were......

Pele's Story Is A Story Of Hope

More than the story of any other footballer or athlete, Pele's life helped democratise his sport; made it the stuff of a widely shared dream.Shyam G Menon salutes the memory of the greatest......

Can India win an Olympic Medal in Climbing?

While sport climbing made its debut in the Olympics only this year, it has had a popular home in India for many years now, says Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Shauna Coxsey of Britain in action during the......

Anushka-Virat give us couple goals in romantic ad

Photograph: Kind courtesy Virat Kohli/Instagram Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are back to delight fans with a new ad. Anu and Chikoo can be seen discussing what food to order online on their......

AAI election: Rao braces up to take on Malhotra

With the much-awaited elections to the Archery Association of India (AAI)drawing closer, the national convenor of Clean Sports India B V P Rao, who will be challenging incumbent president V K......