First woman elephant mahout among 34 unsung heroes awarded Padma Shri

India's first woman elephant mahout Parbati Baruah famous as Hasti Kanya, tribal environmentalist Chami Murmu, social worker Sangthankima who runs Mizoram's largest orphanage and plastic surgeon......

Will Modi Contest 2024 Elections From Vellore?

Vellore is one of the two seats that the DMK alliance won by the narrowest of margins in 2019, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and Prime Minister Narendra D......

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......

Rajini @ 70: Film one-liners do not a politician make

Rajinikanth’s visible electoral strength is his constant mouthing of the term, ‘aanmiga arasiyal’, or ‘spiritual politics’, without he having to explain what it is. By......

Share of women in boardrooms up for eighth year in a row

However, women still account for less than a fifth of directorships among Nifty500 companies. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Investment banking star and Moelis India chief executive......

Succession saga at Murugappa Group gets murkier

Valli Arunachalam had alleged that the group promoters have a gender bias against women getting into the family business and, hence, she and her sister were denied a berth on AIL’s board.......

Valli Arunachalam issues legal notice to Murugappa family members

The development comes after the shareholders of Ambadi Investments, the holding company of the Rs 38,100-crore Murugappa Group, voted against the induction of 59-year-old Valli Arunachalam, the......

India Inc's succession plan is seeing a gender shift

Women leaders, succession planners and lawyers say doors in family businesses are opening but a stronger push is needed. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Legacy planning firm Terentia is......

PS:2: So Who Killed Aditha Karikalan?

The question 'Who was/were behind Aditha Karikalan's killing?' will continue to remain a historic mystery despite Mani Ratnam setting out to unravel it in his own way, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.......

Deepika, Kiara's WOW Fashion Moments

Looks like B-town divas want to end the year on a high fashion note. After serving us some delectable looks in November, we definitely can't wait to see what December has in store for us. For now,......

12 Films by Rajinikanth: The Actor, Not Superstar

If you'd like to know more about Rajini the actor, Saisuresh Sivaswamy offers a wide selection. Everybody knows Rajinikanth's fabled rise from the bottom of the rung to superstardom. And even if......

Who looked the best at Cannes? Vote!

Now that most of Bollywood's stars have returned home from Cannes, we present some of their best looks. Tell us who you think was the best-dressed.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Deepika......

India 'A' vs South Africa 'A' first match ends in draw

IMAGE: South Africa 'A' players celebrate a wicket during the first unofficial Test against India in Potchefstroom. Photograph: Proteas Men/X Unbeaten fifties from opener Yaseen Valli and Jean du......

Football: Benzema sends Real on top; Juve climb into third

Benzema double sends Real top of La Liga IMAGE: Real Madrid's Karim Benzema shoots at goal from a free kick. Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters A first-half double from Karim Benzema helped Real......

PIX: Check out Ferrari's new car for 2020 F1 season

'We have been as extreme in all the concepts as we could.' IMAGE: The SF1000, marking the Italian team's 1,000th race that comes up this year, is the car Ferrari hope can end six years of Mercedes......

Abera wins Mumbai Marathon as Ethiopians rule roost

Ethiopian Tesfaye Abera crosses the finish line at the Mumbai Marathon on Sunday. Photograph: Reuben V/Rediff.com Ethiopian Tesfaye Abera won the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, crossing the......

South Africa beat Pakistan to lift the Under-19 World Cup

South Africa won its maiden ICC U19 Cricket World Cup title when it defeated two-time former champion Pakistan by six wickets at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Fast bowler......