How Indian umpires can improve

'DRS or no DRS, the umpire should be making minimum mistakes.' IMAGE: Umpires CK Nandan and Nitin Menon during IPL 10. Photograph: BCCI Erratic umpiring has been a bane of Indian cricket and it......

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......

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......

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......

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......

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......

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......

SC asks Sahara to pay investors

The Supreme Court on Friday asked Sahara and SEBI to formulate mechanism for securing payment of around Rs 19,000 crore (Rs 190 billion) of investors' money after the Subrata Roy-led group agreed......

Telugu actor Ravi Teja takes on Big B!

The title of the Ravi Teja-Shriya Telugu starrer that is releasing on August 6 is Don Seenu. Seenu is a common proper name (generally short for Srinivas) in Andhra Pradesh. Don Seenu, directed by......

Review: Swargathekkaal Sundaram is avoidable

Swargathekkaal Sundaram is one more addition to the heap of films that leave hardly anything to be remembered, says Paresh C Palicha. If you think that the so called ‘new- gen’......

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......

Sundaram Ravi promoted to Elite Panel of ICC Umpires

Umpire Sundaram Ravi warns England bowler James Anderson for running on the pitch during Day 3 of the second Investec Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley, Leeds, on May 31, 2015.......

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 Ravi retains place in ICC's Elite panel

Sundaram Ravi retained his place among the 'Elite’, while C Shamshuddin was elevated to 'Emerging’, in the ICC’s panel of umpires for the coming season. According to bcci.tv, 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......

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......