G. Sree Vidhya, who has stormed the male bastion of providing security services

She is a pioneer in the beauty industry in India and an acknowledged expert in aromatherapy. Blossom Kochhar was in town recently with her new range of beauty products

Subha Unnikrishnan takes pride in running a tailoring centre, having designed many school uniforms and costumes for reality shows

There are benefits if you start working early. Warren Buffet and Bill Gates are good examples of this.

Awareness programme for cotton farmers

Financial planning is crucial to your financial independence.

IT entrepreneur Ruzan Khambatta stumps nay-sayers who questioned her entry into the business

Young Malayalis heading small IT firms talk about doing business in ‘emerging’ Kerala

There’s a business opportunity in every problem and this is proved by youngsters who are turning entrepreneurs even before they graduate!

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has left the International Space Station (ISS) and is on its way back to Earth. 

Elon Musk-led SpaceX recently launched the third test flight of its 400-foot-tall Starship rocket, along with the Heavy booster. 

The satellites can help detect, monitor, and predict critical global phenomena across agriculture, oil and gas, mining, environment, and other sectors in up to 50 times richer detail. 

Due to climate change and rising global temperatures, the glaciers had been gradually thinning. When the glacier finally gave way, it sent a colossal amount of debris tumbling into the fjord, displacing enough material to fill around 10,000 Olympic-sized pools.

New research reveals that the Moon contains far more water than previously thought, surprising scientists and reshaping future lunar exploration plans!

While concerns have been raised repeatedly about the health of the astronauts stuck in space, recent photos have stirred the discussion. Williams appears gaunt, which experts say might indicate nutritional deficiencies 

Seethalakshmi talks to Geetha Venkatramanan about pursuing a rare art form.

A stripped down, simple to understand script left much to be desired in the recently-staged production, Shylock

As she is all set to make her debut in theatre as Shakuntala, Manju Warrier admits she is excited and nervous about her new role

Here’s a lowdown on the three Tamil plays that are to be staged at The Hindu Theatre Fest.

Three productions this weekend bring to stage Indian classics and mythology

Gireesan Sopanam’s histrionic skills, discovered rather fortuitously, has made him an integral part of the late Kavalam Narayana Panicker’s plays for the last 34 years.

‘Meera — the Soul Divine’ combined artistry and aesthetics, writes Jagyaseni Chatterjee

The annual All Kerala Radio Drama Festival of AIR, beginning August 21, has a stellar line-up of mainstream actors.

Bapi Bose’s adaptation of “Ashad Ka Ek Din” sees Rakesh Mohan’s Mallika finally winning liberty.

The Frisky Suspenders, a farcical play, makes fun of the human weakness of jumping to conclusions

Tamil theatre can be a powerful social tool and has so much to offer, but sadly it has been given a short shrift says Dharani Dharan

Attempting to caricaturise the prevailing decline in the field of culture “Duvidha Urf@Taj Mahal Ke Lutere” fails to live up to the expectations.

Timeri Murari talks about his new play and how Shakespeare’s works are still relevant today

Four years, and 100 shows, Mandya Ramesh’s Chama Chaluve continues to play to a full house. The highly skilled performance in the folk idiom borrows dynamically from several other genres

Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream staged by E.M.G.Yadava Women’s College students brought to fore Elizabethan society, sense and sensibilities

Y Gee Mahendran’s ‘Soppana Vazhvil’ is a witty commentary on the unruly ways of society, writes Srivathsan Nadadhur.

Rani Balbir Kaur’s production of Balwant Gargi celebrated play “Kanak Di Balli” touched the hearts of the audience.

Nimmy Raphel and Sharanya Ramprakash discuss the challenges theatre faces after the pandemic

Hints for rate cut and weak economic data triggers the fall

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened at 83.86 but soon pared the gains to trade at 83.92, unchanged from its previous close

While traders expect the rupee to weaken below 84, interventions from RBI have kept the currency well-supported above the psychologically important level

Meanwhile, the dollar index was trading 0.03 per cent lower at 103.17

Market players eye release of domestic macroeconomic data

Forex traders said the weakening of the American currency in the overseas market and retreating crude oil prices also supported investor sentiments

Meanwhile, the dollar index was trading marginally higher by 0.02 per cent to 101.31

Heavy demand for dollars weighs on rupee

Meanwhile, the dollar index was down 0.15 per cent to 101.35 point

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened at 83.83 and then gained ground and touched 83.80, registering a rise of 10 paise from its previous close

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened at 83.91, then lost further ground and touched 83.95, registering a loss of 8 paise from its previous close

Meanwhile, the dollar index was up 0.03 per cent to 101.37 points

Rupee settles at 83.9175 to the dollar, compared to its previous close of 83.8625

Meanwhile, the dollar index was down 0.03 per cent to 101.32 points

Forex traders said market participants are eagerly awaiting cues from the US Fed policy on Wednesday, with a rate cut all but certain