Until September 14, Vaidehi Ankolekar was a bus conductor on Mumbai's famed BEST buses. Now, she is known nationwide as the mother of India's latest cricketing hero. That Saturday, her son Atharva bowled India to the Asia Cup Under-19 title.
A draft of the infrastructure portion of the Budget speech for Pranab Mukherjee's consideration.
Dr K Jayashankar, the father of the struggle for Telengana, on the road ahead.
London-raised Amrit Maghera has scaled the heights of India's high fashion world. We catch up with the model.
Following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 73rd Independence Day.
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The wars of the future will be fought over water and if they occur on large scale, will be far more devastating than any we have seen yet.
LFW model Anita Kumar tells us how she fought multiple rejections and came back stronger each time.
Cola brands look for life in a parallel universe. Global majors Coke and Pepsi are going all out to stock up with health and nutrition offerings.
With pollution reaching alarming levels post Diwali, what is the best way to cope?
'The household sector, which is still the largest contributor of financial savings, has been experiencing a decline in the last six years, and it has fallen below 8% of GDP.'
We need to invest in the science of monsoons and weather forecasting.
'What we do about our planet in the next 10 or 20 years is going to be crucial to our existence. There is nothing more important to our long term future. NOTHING!' says M Sanjayan, one of the more visible South Asian faces, internationally, in conservation.
There is a lot of politics that is taking place in Karnataka over the worsening drought situation this year. The very fact that Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda has demanded a relief fund of Rs 2,200 crore from the Union government for drought relief work itself is an indication that the situation is grim. In addition to this there is also the added headache of the infamous Cauvery water dispute.
'This is a tragedy that must be stopped.'
Here is a checklist which will enable you to evaluate your present status and to find out whether you are really ready to welcome a baby in your family.
Modi and Shah's next focus will be South India, and the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections. Shah is unlikely to abdicate control over the party even after he joins the government. Modi and Shah both know only too well that the party makes the government, and not the other way round.
As pollution reaching alarming levels in Delhi, Veer Arjun Singh guides you how to protect yourself.
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FSSAI will put the draft guidelines in front of a seven-member expert committee.
Bariatric surgeon Muffazal Lakdawala shares interesting recipes in his new book.
Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday came out with its manifesto for the December 4 Delhi polls, promising to enact Jan Lokpal Bill in 15 days if voted to power.
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari was on Friday at the centre of a controversy over reports that he and his family spent two nights on a luxury yacht owned by Essar group.
Almost half of that market is in India's villages.
Coca-Cola India's first corporate campaign isn't about the drinks.
'You must remember that a career is something you can craft for yourself.' 'But if you want to be a successful leader, you need the organisation and your team to support you.' 'In order to make it all work, you need to be cognisant of the team.' 'You can't be a prima donna. These days, people don't accept that.' 'You can't ride roughshod over people.'
Power Minister Piyush Goyal on the government's manufacturing push and other key issues.
The introduction of the two new products is an indication of the importance of India as a market.
Provision of safe drinking water is considered today as fundamental to good governance to promote good health and welfare of the people. The states strive to resolve the issue involved in making safe drinking water accessible to all and to tackle the ever increasing concerns of depletion of ground water tables and quality problems that affect its sources. Considering the magnitude of the problem, the Central Government supplements the efforts of the State Governments in this
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The time to clean up the Ganga is now and the livehood and future of millions of people depend on it, says geologist Dr Nitish Priyadarshi
'We are making a transition from governance to campaign mode.' 'The speed of execution is picking up,' says Union Minister Jayant Sinha.
'Reading a newspaper is as important to me as reading a script. Sitting in a caf and drinking coffee is as important as going for a shoot.' Peeking into Atul Kulkarni's life.
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