IIT-B probe into student's suicide rules out caste-based discrimination

The inquiry committee set up by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay after the death of its student Darshan Solanki last month allegedly by suicide has ruled out caste-based discrimination and......

Why This 2-Time MP Won't Contest Polls

'If businessmen should be included in the political process -- which is essential in my opinion -- they need to have the freedom to express themselves and to take stands against the government of......

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

Numbers Don't Add Up For BJP In Tamil Nadu

Indications are that the DMK combine will win more seats than the AIADMK and BJP, but is facing a tough fight in about half a dozen from the rest, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy of the electoral......

Anti-aging gel, blue cheese from IIT!

Question: What is common to the following?A chemical to prolong shelf life of fruits.A gel that reducing the process of aging.Sweet tea for diabetics.Blue cheese.Answer: Indian Institute of......

'Confusion is clouding investment climate'

  The biggest challenge facing start-ups is the confusion when investors are playing  a wait-and-watch game, says Ravi Narayan, director, Microsoft Ventures. In an interview with Ranju......

Indian-American billionaire arrested; charged with opioid fraud

Amritsar-born entrepreneur John Nath Kapoor was arrested by the FBI for bribing doctors to over-prescribe a powerful opioid to patients. More than 20,000 Americans died of synthetic opioid......

The vanishing middle manager

Can business schools re-invent their role, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Business schools are in such a period of boom -- with the leading ones struggling to deal......

Commander Karan Saxena Review: We've Seen It All Before

The first two episodes of Commander Karan Saxena have nothing to offer, except for Gurmeet's muscles and shirtless torso, observes Namrata Thakker. Jatin Wagle's espionage thriller series......

Taylor Swift Makes History At Grammys

Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Taylor Swift made history at the Grammy awards on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Taylor is the first artiste to win Album of the Year four times, with her latest Grammy......

She Season 2 Review

Aditi Pohankar steals the show in She Season 2, applauds Namrata Thakker. Imtiaz Ali is back with the season two of the crime drama She and though it starts with a lot of promise and action, it......

Masaba Masaba 2 Review

Masaba Masaba 2 is funnier and sassier this time around, observes Namrata Thakker. Designer-turned-actor Masaba Gupta is back on the small screen with the second season of her quirky show, Masaba......

Confident CSK take on struggling Rajasthan

IMAGE: The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings became the first team to qualify for the play-offs and would like to keep the momentum going when they face Rajasthan Royals on Friday.......

Bottom-placed Sunrisers face uphill task against CSK

IMAGE: Kane Williamson led from the front with an unbeaten half-century to help Hyderabad return to winning ways against Punjab Kings. Photograph: BCCI Virtually out of the play-off race,......

India face Windies test in T20s sans Kohli and Dhoni

India's last win against West Indies came way back in March 2014 in the World T20 in Bangladesh, after they which they have lost three T20 games against West Indies. IMAGE: India captain Rohit......

All hail the brightest star of India's 2018 boxing!

Timeless Mary Kom eclipses all... IMAGE: MC Mary Kom won her sixth AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships title, the first woman in history to do so. Photograph: Ravi Choudhary/PTI She has been a......