'Dr Chidambaram Felt India Should Do Better And Better'

'The very fact that his autobiography is called India Rising is a correct example of his wish for India to be a developed country and do as best as possible by science reaching to the common......

Did You See FutureFantastic?

Glimpses from the FutureFantastic technology and art festival in Bengaluru that explored the intersections of art, technology and climate change. It was the first AI and new media arts festival in......

Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

This 2021 study warned about devastation in Sikkim

A study by an international team of researchers had warned two year ago that the South Lhonak lake in Sikkim may burst in the future and significantly impact the downstream region. IMAGE: Mud and......

How We Can Create Millions Of Jobs

'Three manufacturing sectors can create jobs by the million: Apparel, food, and electronic assembly.''Let's talk to them and ask them what it would take to scale by a factor of ten,' suggests......

Meet Nirmalaji's Core Budget Team

The finance minister continues to be backed by the same policy team in charting out the broad strategy as in the few earlier Budgets. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman distributes halwa......

Ericsson sets up 6G R&D centre in India

Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson on Saturday announced setting up a 6G research and development centre in Chennai. Ericsson is also looking to partner with other premier engineering institutes......

Google investing $10 billion in India's digitisation fund: Pichai tells PM Modi

Internet giant Google is investing $10 billion in India's digitisation fund, its CEO Sundar Pichai has told Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a step that will recognise India's leadership on fintech......

When Bollywood threw its weight around!

As business or burden, function or fashion, they've appeared in scenes and songs to assert many an emotion. And so after looking at trees, terrace, chandeliers, jhoola and balloons, Sukanya Verma......

Satish-Aadya: Climbing rankings while embracing trials

Just 18 months after pairing up, the young mixed doubles pair of Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath rise to World No 33.   IMAGE: Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath......

Paralympics: How Navdeep Turned Taunts Into Triumph

IMAGE: Navdeep Singh, 23, won an unparalleled gold in the men's javelin throw F41 classification event at the Paris Paralympic Games on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Navdeep Singh, who suffered from......

IPL 2024 Moments To Remember...

The IPL is synonymous with power-hitting and high-profile auctions, but its history is also stained by controversy. From match-fixing scandals to fiery player clashes, drama seems to be an......

How Eden Gardens fought for the WC semis and won!

IMAGE: The iconic Eden Gardens. Photograph: BCCI Having edged out Chennai and Bangalore in the race to host a World Cup semifinal, Cricket Association of Bengal president Snehasish Ganguly on......

Jay Shah provides updates on WPL, Asia Cup venue

IMAGE: BCCI secretary Jay Shah said the board was considering holding the WPL in the home-away format and during Diwali. Photograph: BCCI The Women's Premier League (WPL) will be played in the......