'The only two countries that could have given birth to Hollywood and Bollywood'

'We are two countries that, as Swami Vivekananda said in Chicago more than a century ago, have sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations on Earth.' 'People are......

Rise of Yasin Bhatkal: From businessman to IM leader

Yasin Bhatkal, one of India's most dreaded terrorists, has been detained at the Indo-Nepal border.  We republish a dossier on the terrorist, who regrouped the Indian Mujahideen and had a......

Rise of Yasin Bhatkal: From businessman to IM leader

A dossier on the terrorist, who regrouped the Indian Mujahideen, reveals that investigators have announced a bounty of Rs 15 lakh on any information on him, Vicky Nanjappa reportsThe Indian......

The couple that forced 5,000 girls into prostitution

Affaq Husain and his wife Saira built a Rs 100 crore empire preying on the most vulnerable people in society.Rashme Sehgal reports on their rise and fall and how trafficking of young girls has......

Remembering the Beetles

It was in the 1960s that the Beetle attained its cult status, when it became almost synonymous with the hippie movement -- and succeeded in shaking off the grim history of its origins. As......

Storage area networking, a sunrise sector

A relatively new technology is arriving in India and Bangalore has taken the lead in organising the first major event on it - the storage networking summit, attended by some of the global experts......

You can order a book from e-libraries!

With the proliferation of e-readers and development of e-ink technologies, there are those who have already begun to put chisel to headstone of traditional reading. On the other hand, technology......

A National Identity System=huge benefits

A universal national identity system for India will deliver end user benefits in four major areas: (1) welfare delivery and tax collections, (2) financial inclusion, (3) voter registration, and (4)......

'Cricket needs to wake up. But how?'

'Put cricket, first and foremost, at the centre of every decision you take.''The bottom line must always be the sport that we love.'Rahul Dravid as eloquent as always in his M A K Pataudi Memorial......

Rahul Dravid's Pataudi Memorial Lecture: Full Text

Full text of Rahul Dravid's Pataudi Memorial Lecture in New Delhi. IMAGE: Former India captain Rahul Dravid delivering the Pataudi Memorial Lecture in New Delhi. Photograph: Twitter (@BCCI)......