Recently I visited Coimbatore for the graduation ceremony of my son. After completion of the ceremony, I had to board a flight to Hyderabad at 09:35 am. I booked an Uber auto. There was a surge pricing and the rate was 1.5x. A normal airport drop would have cost me Rs 125-150 from Coimbatore station to the airport. But as Read More

Tata Nexon is the next big compact SUV to make it into the list. Tata Motors seem to have done all the homework this time. This compact SUV comes packed with the best in class features, variants, power, fuel-efficiency, interiors and even space. What all does it come loaded with? Is the Nexon the compact SUV we all have been Read More

Soon, you will be able to take your car out without carrying physical copies of your driving licence and the car’s registration certificate (RC). Digital versions of your important documents can be stored in a cloud-based platform, DigiLocker, which can be accessed through your mobile phone. The DigiLocker platform, launched on July 1, 2015, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has Read More

Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his return from injury as Real Madrid thrashed Osasuna 5-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday to equal the club’s 1960-61 record of 15 successive La Liga wins. Ronaldo started the rout by knocking home an inviting cut-back from Gareth Bale in the sixth minute, with goals from Danilo and Sergio Ramos sending Madrid 3-0 up Read More

When you are an entrepreneur or hold a senior position in a company, you need emotional and mental balance to be successful. All of us go through hardships, face rejection, get stuck in boring jobs and face personal hurdles in life. Such situations test your emotional well-being and your true strength lies in successfully cruising through them. So, if you Read More

12:17  Army back in Kashmir’s crisis zone after 2 years: For the first time since 2014, the army took up positions in rural areas of four trouble-tossed South Kashmir districts of Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam and Anantnag, which witnessed the bulk of violence in the last two months, accounting for more than 50 of the 70 deaths. Army chief Gen Dalbir Singh Read More

World number one Novak Djokovic scrapped his way into the US Open final for a seventh time on Friday with a confounding 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 win over enigmatic Frenchman Gael Monfils. Often viewed as more showman than competitor, the 10th-seeded Monfils tested the patience of both Djokovic and the fans with a display of tennis that swung wildly from Read More

Many of Ganesha’s names are used in the chanting of the sahasranam or the thousand-names chant. 1. Akhurath: One who has mouse as his charioteer 2. Alampata: Ever eternal lord 3. Amit: Incomparable lord 4. Anantachidrupamayam: Infinite and consciousness personified 5. Avaneesh: Lord of the whole world 6. Avighna: Remover of obstacles 7. Balaganapati: Beloved and lovable child 8. Bhalchandra: Read More

There was double joy for India at the Rio Paralympics on Saturday as high jumpers Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Singh Bhati won gold and bronze. Thangavelu scripted history, becoming the first Indian para-athlete to win a gold medal in the men’s high jump-T42, on Day 2 of the Games at the Olympic Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro. IMAGE: India’s Mariyappan Read More

A $208-million (Rs 1,390 crore) Embraer jet deal of the United Progressive Alliance era has come under the scanner of the United States authorities over alleged kickbacks paid to secure the contract. The deal was inked in 2008 between the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer and the Defence Research and Development Organisation for three aircraft equipped with indigenous radars for airborne Read More