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Jimmy Carter's India Connection

Lillian Carter, a trained nurse and a Peace Corps worker, spent two years of her life, when she was in her late 60s, serving the poor in India, in the 1960s. She was posted as a volunteer to......

Varsity student assault: TN Oppn hits streets; accused a history-sheeter

The sexual assault on a varsity student triggered strong protests by Opposition parties, with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Bharatiya Janata Party hitting the streets on......

One family 'tasted blood'...: Modi tears into Gandhis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the Congress, having "tasted blood", repeatedly wounded the Constitution while his government's policies and decisions since it took office in......

'It was to ensure...': UP govt defends kanwar yatra directive in SC

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday defended its directive requiring eateries along the kanwar yatra route to display the names of their owners and staff, saying the idea was to bring in......

Why This PhD Scholar Is Walking Barefoot

The Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir will vote on Monday, May 20. Baramulla is set to witness a three-cornered contest between National Conference candidate Omar Abdullah,......

Following the footsteps of Sandeep Kataria, Bata's Global CEO

Kataria, 49, an IIT-XLRI alumnus, was quick to implement a number of initiatives during the Covid-19 crisis including launching D2C initiatives such as mobile stores, WhatsApp messaging, video......

The inspiring success story of Barefoot College

At the Barefoot College, women learn how to assemble charge controllers and inverters, establish a rural electronic workshop, install solar panels on roofs, connect them to batteries, and solar......

Retailers making the most of 'new' Bharat

Riding on this change in aspirations, V-Mart a value retail chain is growing close to 22 per cent year-on-year, and is aggressively looking to expand its footprint, with 60 new stores this year.......

'My Life And My Story Is My Truth'

'At the age of 68, I am in the best phase of my life.''What I have left of my life, I want to live with dignity.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kalpana Iyer/Instagram From a studious girl who learnt......

'I Said, 'I'm Fine. I'm Not Going To Die'

'He had a knife in each hand.''And something just kind of took over and I just grabbed him.' IMAGE: Saif Ali Khan returns home from hospital after the attack. Photograph: ANI Photo Why did......

Shilpa's Ayodhya Fever In Mumbai!

After attending the pran pratishtha ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22, film folk made their way home to Mumbai. Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal complement each other perfectly in......

Ram Charan Goes BAREFOOT To The US

Photograph: ANI Digital/Twitter Ram Charan has left for the US to join M M Keeravaani for the Oscars in Los Angeles on March 12. He was barefoot when he checked in at Hyderabad airport, as per the......

Mukesh Lived The Songs He Sang

'Even after Awaara Hoon and Mera Joota Hai Japani, between 1946 to 1963, there were plenty of upheavals in his career.''My parents had moved into two rooms of a chawl, with an attached bathroom, by......

Olympics: Where's St Lucia? Alfred puts her country on the map

IMAGE: Julien Alfred won the women’s 100 metres final in Paris on Saturday to claim Saint Lucia’s first-ever Olympic medal. Photographs: Yukihito Taguchi-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters All......

Olympics PIX: St Lucia's Alfred storms to women's 100m gold

IMAGE: The world's fastest woman Julien Alfred created history by winning Saint Lucia’s first-ever Olympic medal at the Paris Games on Saturday. Photographs: Edgar Su/Reuters Julien Alfred......

PICS: Leander, Amritraj inducted into Hall of Fame

IMAGE: Indian tennis legend Leander Paes receives the International Tennis Hall of Fame medal from daughter Aiyana Paes on Saturday, July 20. Photograph: Kind courtesy Indian Tennis Daily/X Indian......

'He loved his kids, don't know what I will tell them': Family mourns Kiptum

IMAGE: Kenya's double Olympic and World champion Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon in tears after viewing body of Kelvin Kiptum who died in a road accident, at the Racecourse Mortuary, in the Rift Valley......

Why This Bangladesh Batter Is Walking On Fire

Photograph and Video: Kind courtesy Saif Ahmed/Twitter Bangladesh batter Mohammad Naim Sheikh left everyone stunned with his bizzare preparations for the Asia Cup. In the video uploaded by......

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