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Why our institutions are producing unemployable Indians

'I did not bother to collect my diploma certificate because the course was a waste of time and more or less useless.''It would be instructive for me to describe it because manufacturing is seen as......

Meet the shortest teenager in India

The Limca Book of Records calls her the shortest girl in the country. According to some surveys, Jyoti Amge, 15, who is just 23 inches tall (1 foot, 11 inches) and weighs only 5......

Indian suppliers survive in rough global scene

A little past the now-celebrated automobile belt of Gujarat's Sanand, close to Ahmedabad, stands an inconspicuous 20-year-old manufacturing plant, surrounded by some 65 acres of lush grounds.When......

6 reasons why Indian IT will revive soon

Amidst the doom and gloom that global economies are mired in, especially the hitherto booming infotech industry, there seems to be a dim ray of hope on the horizon. Especially for the Indian IT......

Little luxuries console consumers

When lipstick and other cosmetics were exempted from rationing during the Second World War, it was hoped they would provide the public with an affordable boost to morale. Consumers have......

Review: Sam Bahadur: The Amar Chitra Katha Version

Sam Bahadur is a mechanical summary of his life, ticking off one chapter after another without bothering to pause or ponder over their significance and influences, observes Sukanya Verma. A......

Khatron Ke Khiladi 13: Meet The Contestants

Rohit Shetty returns with the 13th season of the adventure reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi, and the contestant line-up seems quite interesting. Namrata Thakker introduces you to the confirmed......

Anushka wins Ae Dil Hai Mushkil hands down!

Romance died, came alive and lives on forever, off screen or on it, in Sukanya Verma's fabulously filmi week. Monday Photograph: Frazer Harrison / Staff Getty Images Hardly the idiot box junkie......

Deathly Hallows-2 ends Harry Potter in style

Fifteen years since J K Rowling's first book hit the stores, 10 since the first movie hit the big screen, the journey finally comes to an end.When I finished reading the last book, the goodbye......

Review: Go watch the last Harry Potter movie!

Sumit Bhattacharya feels Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is a must-watch film, but yet, a prisoner of past mistakes. Post YOUR reviews here! Do you know that feeling inside your stomach......

Blackpool set up high-stakes promotion final v West Ham

Blackpool thwarted a late rally by Birmingham City in a Championship (second division) play-off on Wednesday, drawing 2-2 to clinch a 3-2 aggregate victory and set up a high-stakes final with West......

Blackpool edge ahead in Championship playoff semi-final

Blackpool will take a slender lead into the second leg of their Championship (second division) playoff semi-final after beating Birmingham City 1-0 with an own goal by Curtis Davies on Friday.......

It's all about enjoying the sport!

The monsoon has suddenly revived in recent days, giving India much respite from the heat. Bikash Mohaptra picks his favourite games to be played on a rainy day. Raindrops keep fallin' on my......

Jeev Milkha Singh eyes major glory

Having battled with a lingering rib injury for the last two months, India's Jeev Milkha Singh has regained fitness and set his sights on the final major of the year and a possible Presidents Cup......

Spotted: Roger Federer in Singapore

Reader Mitesh sent us this photograph from Singapore. 'I met Roger Federer at Singapore Airport while I was travelling from Melbourne to Mumbai via Singapore. I met him the very next day......

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