From being a newspaper delivery boy to becoming a newsmaker himself, 23-year-old Shivakumar has got through to the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) - Calcutta. Shivakumar, an engineering student and the only educated member in his family, has fought hard to make his dreams come true. N Shivakumar joined IBNLive readers for an interaction.
Q. How did you finance your engineering course? Are you taking loan for the IIM course or are they giving you a scholarship? Kudos to you. India needs people like you. Asked by: Souvik Banerjee
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05:26 PM, May 24, 2013
Bangalore: From being a newspaper delivery boy to making news himself, 23-year-old Shivakumar has got through to the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) - Calcutta. Shivakumar, an engineering student and the only educated member in his family, has fought hard to make his dreams come true. For the past ten years, N Shivakumar's day has started at the crack of dawn, sorting newspapers and heading out to deliver them in...
08:49 AM, May 24, 2013
DK Shivakumar, one of the most powerful Vokkaliga leaders and a six-time MLA was in the race for the Chief Minister's post till last week. ...
09:50 PM, May 20, 2013
Mumbai: City police registered a case of theft after diamonds worth Rs 3.91 crore that were to be exported to Belgium went missing from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. According to the complaint, filed with Sahar Police, the complainant, who happens to be the employee of a diamond trading firm, sent a consignment containing 24 packets of diamonds to Belgium by air cargo on May 16. The representative of the Belgium-based...
11:22 PM, May 19, 2013
Mumbai: Actress Yami Gautam, who won accolades for her performance in 'Vicky Donor', is all set to be part of a romantic comedy which may also star Sharman Joshi. "We have confirmed Yami for her part in the film. She will do the film. We are still in talks with Sharman. Things will be finalised soon," producer and writer of the film Anjum Rizvi told PTI. Sharman was last seen...
06:56 PM, May 19, 2013
As the Congress hopes to dethrone the BJP in Karnataka, co-chairman of Congress's campaign committee DK Shivakumar in Karnataka says he is confident his party will come to power in the state. Shivakumar refutes reports that there is infighting within the party in the state and says they will choose a chief minister who can take everyone forward together. ...
09:20 AM, May 08, 2013
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor was on Saturday detained and fined about Rs 60,000 on undeclared branded personal goods he was carrying at the Mumbai International airport, a customs official said. The 30-year-old actor was later let off. Ranbir, who landed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport on a British Airways flight from London at about 12:30 am on Saturday, was walking away with branded goods in his luggage that...
02:41 PM, May 04, 2013
Chennai: Tamil composer Anirudh Ravichander, composer of 'Kolaveri di', has roped in London-based R&B singer Arjun Coomaraswamy, to perform a song in upcoming romantic-comedy 'Vanakkam Chennai'. Known by his stage name Arjun, he became popular after composing the R&B cover version of the song 'Why this Kolaveri Di'. "Vanakkam Chennai, my next, will have a song featuring the highly talented Arjun. He's the person behind the UK R&B version of...
07:46 PM, Apr 27, 2013
It was the 85th birth anniversary of Dadasaheb Phalke award winner Dr Rajakumar today. There was a festive mood at Dr Rajakumar memorial in Kanteerava studios as the family members of Dr Rajakumar and his fans visited the Dr Raj Memorial. As the fans celebrated the birth anniversary of Dr Rajakumar in Kanteerava studios, it was none other than the actor and son of Dr Rajakumar, Shivarajakumar who will attend...
11:10 PM, Apr 24, 2013
The peerless music makers of different generations are coming together, not only for music, but also for dance! Young music director Yuvan Shankar Raja and seasoned composer MS Vishwanathan are to dance in the title song of the sensational remake,'Thillu Mullu'. Based on Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Thillu Mullu', the remake, popularly known as 'Thillu Mullu 2' is directed by Badri and stars Shiva, Isha Talwar and Prakash Raj. The film has...
08:39 PM, Apr 20, 2013
New Delhi: The Janata Dal United has now openly challenged its ally the Bharatiya Janata Party following the wrangling over the prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. JDU General Secretary Shivanand Tiwari in a strongly worded comment said that his party was not bending before the BJP for support. Tiwari said that that the BJP has always known the party's views on the PM candidate and it...
12:24 PM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: The Janata Dal United national executive meet is set to be held in the national capital on Saturday. JD(U) office bearers met party chief Sharad Yadav on Saturday morning ahead of the meeting. The JD(U) has already raised pitch on the Bharatiya Janata Party's Prime Ministerial candidate. It has clearly said that it wants the name to be announced at the earliest. JD(U) leader Shivanand Tiwari though said...
10:31 AM, Apr 13, 2013
Author Amish Tripathi joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on his book 'Shiva Trilogy 3: The Oath of the Vayuputras'. ...
12:21 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Superstition and blind faith can prove to be fatal. A family of five people in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan consumed poison and died in the belief that they would meet god. ...
12:39 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Actors like BP Thyagaraj, T Narayan, KP Srikanth and more will attend the actor's birthday bash. ...
02:47 PM, Mar 17, 2013
