'17 minutes of terror': ISRO all set for Chandrayaan-3's moon landing

Indian Space Research Organisation's ambitious third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module (LM) is all set to land on the lunar surface on Wednesday evening, as India eyes to become the first......

A story that will warm your heart

How Dinesh Desai, an Indian American from California, changed the life of Denis Ryen, a Tamilian living in Cherrapunjee, Meghalaya, half a world away. Denis P Ryen opened the letter postmarked USA.......

Pravasi Bharatiya award for Kalpana Chawla

The Government of India on Thursday awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (award) to astronaut Kalpana Chawla and eleven other Non Resident Indians and Persons of Indian Origin.Also ReadPravasi......

Poverty figures: Does it make any difference to the poor?

Angus Deaton's Nobel Prize should spark off more research on the measurement and usefulness of poverty percentages, notes Nitin Desai. A recent report prepared for this year’s annual......

Now, tourists can enjoy luxury cruise in Goa's Mandovi river

Goa's tourism sector has got a new attraction with luxury cruise boats being introduced for the first time in river Mandovi across Panaji for commercial use. "Though private players have their own......