Kiran Bedi assumes charge as LG of Puducherry

IMAGE: Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi being sworn in Lt Governor of Puducherry by Senior Judge of Madras high court Justice Huluvadi G Ramesh in Puducherry on Sunday. Photograph: PTI Photo Former......

TN polls: Campaigning comes to an end

Sporadic violence on Monday marred the end of campaign for assembly polls in Kerala leaving a minister injured while curtains came down on electioneering in neighbouring Tamil Nadu and Puducherry......

Padma Awards 2011: The winners

President Pratibha Patil has approved the conferment ofPadmaAwards 2011. This year the President has approved 128 awards, including one duo case (counted as one) and 12 in the category of......

Websites giving second marriages a fillip

Life deserves a second chance, more so when it comes to marriage -- and cashing in on this philosophy are more and more matrimonial websites which offer differentiated services to cater to the......

'Small Caps Look Attractive'

'The potential headwind is that the Indian economy is likely to see a slowdown in growth rates over the next two years.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com When seen along with interest......

Google's new Play Store policy making app developers nervous

Google is going ahead with a policy revision mandating 30% charge on in-app purchases across all apps on Play Store. This has left developers' community worried about tighter squeeze on their......

Google appeals against CCI's 'search bias' ruling in anti-trust case

Google abusing dominance in online web search, watchdog said; Matrimony.com complaining the search giant had got off too lightly Internet search giant Google has filed an appeal at the National......

Why India's fintech, e-com firms fear Google, Facebook

While Google has market capitalisation of almost $753 billion and Facebook commands one of $515 billion, it is the wealth of user data they have that one fears In the fight between information......

Review: Chef is too dull to be delicious

In a premise begging for food porn, there’s a shocking scarcity of sensory pleasure or vision. You’ll see more gastronomic delights in the two-minute trailer of the......

Review: Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran is a forgettable romantic comedy

At 2 hours and 20 minutes, the film seems painfully long and tedious, feels S Saraswathi. Director Ezhil appears to be fixated on mindless, rural-based romantic comedies with a non-existent......

Now, a Carnatic Idol!

With music-based reality shows like Indian Idoland Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge getting extremely popular on television, Carnatica (started by well known carnatic musicians S Soumya and K N......