Amid defeat, BJP retains its hold in coastal Karnataka

Even as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was defeated in the Karnataka assembly elections, the party retained its traditional stronghold in the coastal region by securing victories in 11 of the 13......

China lauds India's 'great efforts' to help Lanka, says S Asia its priority

China on Wednesday praised India for making "great efforts" to help Colombo to tide over its worst financial crisis even as it refuted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's remarks that Beijing......

Sri Lankan crisis worsens as new finance minister quits, dissidents may walk out

Sri Lanka's ruling coalition headed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday faced more trouble after the newly-appointed Finance Minister Ali Sabry resigned even as dissident lawmakers, led by......

Rajapaksa faces new crisis as dissidents plan to ditch govt

The parliamentary majority of Sri Lanka's ruling coalition headed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has come under threat with dissident lawmakers, led by former president Maithripala Sirisena,......

Indian firms, banks cautious as Sri Lanka battles financial crisis

India is Sri Lanka’s third-largest export destination and it has invested heavily in the infrastructure and social sector projects in that country. IMAGE: The national flag of Sri......

Uncertain future awaits Indian pharma exporters

As uncertainty looms large in Afghanistan, Indian pharma exporters are apprehensive to send goods to the war-torn country  and the target of  exporting $126 million worth of......

Sri Lanka scraps 2nd deal, to re-acquire IOC's oil tanks

Sri Lanka will re-acquire 99 World War II-era oil storage tanks leased to Indian Oil Corporation in the eastern port district of Trincomalee, Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila announced on......

MFIs' collections rebound in a big way, but delinquencies may surge

A vast majority of borrowers are in the essential services’ supply chain with tiny and micro businesses, and this has sprung back. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Micro-finance......

'As an actor she was magic, wearing her genius as lightly as her smile'

'Farewell to the unique artist who loved like a mother and taught many things like a teacher.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sidharth Bharathan/Facebook Noted Malayalam actor KPAC Lalitha passed into......

'Venu will remain exceptional'

'He was truly an athulya abhinaya pratibha (exceptionally talented actor).' IMAGE: Nedumudi Venu in North 24 Kaatham.   When the legendary actor Nedumudi Venu passed away on October 11, the......

PIX: Anushka, Prabhas, Chiranjeevi attend a wedding

Veteran producer Shyam Prasad Reddy’s younger daughter Maithri got married to Abhishek in a lavish affair at the N Convention in Hyderabad. The who's who of the Telugu film industry......

Review: Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho is a winner all the way!

Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho is truly a feel-good venture that will leave a smile on your face for a long time, feels Paresh C Palicha. Paulo Coelho’s quote from his inspirational......

Mixed day for Indians at Asian Athletics Championships

Shot putter Om Prakash Karhana and long jumper Mayookha Johny won a bronze each as India began their campaign at the 20th Asian Athletics Championships on a mixed note on a rain-marred opening day......

Indian shot putter withdrawn from Asian C'ships for doping

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has pulled out dope-flunked shot putter P Udaya Laxmi from the home squad for the ongoing Asian Championships in Pune after testing positive for a banned......

SL set up panel to probe Tharanga dope case

A day after a doping scandal rocked Sri Lankan cricket, the country's sports ministry on Monday confirmed that the ICC informed opening batsman Upul Tharanga about flunking a random dope test......

Nimbus to share feed with DD for Indo-Pak series

Private broadcaster Nimbus today said it will share feed with Doordarshan for five matches that India will be palying in the upcoming one-day international series, in which Pakistan, South Africa......