Obama calls federal judge Srinivasan as 'favourite' person

United States President Barack Obama has described Indian-origin Srikanth Srinivasan, who created history by becoming a top federal judge, as one of his "favourite" persons. "One of my favorite......

Indian-origin Srinivasan confirmed as top US court judge

Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan Thursday scripted history after he was confirmed as the first South Asian judge to America's second highest court. Described as "trailblazer" by US President......

US lawmakers back Srinivasan's confirmation as top court judge

Twenty-one United States lawmakers have sent a letter to the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in support of Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth Srinivasan's nomination to the DC circuit court.......

Winners' Gallery: India Abroad Person of the Year 2013

A look at the winners of the India Abroad Person of the Year 2013 awards Srikanth Srinivasan, for being the nation’s first Circuit Court Judge of South Asian descent; for personifying the......

Take Solutions, Four Soft mull merger

Hyderabad-based Four Soft and Chennai-headquartered Take Solutions, providers of IT products and solutions in the supply chain management (SCM) space, today announced their intent to merge. The......

Review: Nanban is worth a watch

Pavithra Srinivasan feels that Tamil film Nanban is the perfect feel-good fare for the festive season, despite minor glitches.Many eyebrows were raised when it was announced that the Hindi......

Review: Aravaan is brilliant

Pavithra Srinivasan feels Aravaan and painstakingly documents the period's history and isa must-watch film.One of the biggest stumbling-blocks that any period film faces is getting the feel of the......

Watch Indravizha for Namitha

Ankk Productions' Tamil film Indravizha (the name borrowed from a millennia-old Tamil spring tradition), directed by K Rajeswar is the inspired version of the Hindi film, Aitraaz (in itself......

Director slams actresses!

Cinematographer turned filmmaker Thankar Bachchan (Azhagi) got into much trouble whilespeaking to a journalist recently. The result?A standstill of all film shootings in Tamil Nadu.Apparently,......

Manohar, Srinivasan elected unopposed

Shashank Manohar and N Srinivasan on Tuesday retainedtheir posts of Board of Control for Cricket in India president and secretary respectively unopposed, with the closing of nominations ahead of......

Former cricketers to get benefit payment at IPL play-offs

Sixty-five former cricketers, including the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, have been invited by the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the IPL play-offs, during which they will be handed cheques......

Tamil Nadu on course to secure full points

Former champions Tamil Naduare on course to garner full points against Karnataka after taking a vital 200 run first innings lead (TN were 185 for six at close) on the penultimate day of the......

Sania, Saina super show dominates 2015

2016 promises to be infinitely more exciting for the country's sportspersons IMAGE: Saina Nehwal in action. Photograph: Christopher Lee/Getty Images A phase of transition gripped India's......

A watershed year for Indian sports despite its lows

From the courtroom drama surrounding IPL spot-fixing scandal to MS Dhoni’s retirement to Rohit Sharma’s epic 264 in ODI to hammering in England and Australia this has been a mixed bag......