What Ails India's Civil Service

'A large portion of youngsters who aspire to join the civil services are not motivated by the spirit of public service and idealism of which the civil services offer in abundance.' 'When they join......

'We have to be prepared for the invisible enemy'

'Unlike on the western and eastern borders where there is an enemy at the gate, here there is an invisible enemy which is building its own capability and can come into play at a time and place of......

Govt unveils major reforms in bureaucracy under Mission Karmayogi

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved ‘Mission Karmayogi', dubbed as the biggest bureaucratic reform initiative, aimed at capacity building of government employees to make them more......

The Course Mate Who Will Be Chief

'As a course mate who has followed closely this star on the Bombay Sappers firmament, my heart swells with pride to see his extraordinary brilliance and focus; his commitment and his dedication;......

Nasscom, Telangana to churn out 15,000 engineers

A memorandum of understanding was signed between Nasscom, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University and the state government’s Academy of Skill and Knowledge With an aim to boost the......

Beam me up, Scotty! Indian tech firm helped in Wuhan's Covid-19 fight

Thanks to technological support provided by BlinkIN, a Bengaluru-based intelligent visual-assistance company, engineers in Wuhan were able to remotely install air ventilation systems in two......

Andhra Pradesh to set up animation, gaming cities

The Andhra Pradesh government plans to set up an animation and gaming city in Hyderabad to promote the industry. According to the Andhra Pradesh Gaming, Animation, Media and Entertainment Policy......

They ain't just cricketers, they are entrepreneurs too

Off the field, sportspersons hone biz skills With cricketer Yuvraj Singh launching investment fund YouWeCan and Team India Test captain Virat Kohli announcing his involvement in gym chain Chisel,......

3 yr old Anish is youngest rated chess player!

IMAGE: Kolkata born Anish Sarkar's chess jouney commenced a year ago. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shahid Ahmed via ChessBase India While most children his age are absorbed in cartoons like Peppa Pig......

'You'll see a lot of fast bowlers coming'

'Yes, there have not been any express fast bowlers that are coming from the MRF Pace Foundation that we used to have back in the years.' 'But that's not going to happen anymore. Now, in the next......

Bollettieri, renowned coach to tennis legends, dies

IMAGE: A pioneering mentor who coached 10 world number ones, Nick Bollettieri was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2014. Photograph: Graham Denholm/Getty Images Nick......

There are very few sharper brains than Raman: Azharuddin

'There are very few sharper brains than him and he has many years of experience.' IMAGE: WV Raman was recently removed as the Indian women's cricket team's head coach. Photograph: Ashley......

SS Das named India women's team batting coach

IMAGE: Former opener Shiv Sunder Das played 23 Tests between 2000-02, with more than 1300 runs, including two hundreds and nine half-centuries. Former India opener Shiv Sunder Das has been......