'If we make proper choices, we'll be a great nation'

'If not, we can become frighteningly chaotic, more chaotic than what we are today.''In today's environment in the country, we still have a window of opportunity.' Dr Baldev Raj, director of the......

Indian doctor abducted by IS rescued

An Indian man who was kidnapped in Libya has been rescued and is being brought back to India shortly, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday night. Swaraj said Dr Ramamurthy......

Influential medical group in the US to attend PBD 2014

The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin will attend the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Delhi with an agenda to develop a plan to bring together NGOs and the government to provide access......

Padma Awards 2013: The Winners

The 2013 Padma Awards were announced on the eve of the 64th Republic DayHere’s the complete list of the winnersPadma Vibhushan Sl No. Name Discipline State/ Domicile 1. Shri Raghunath......

IIT Madras: A hotbed of innovations

It is almost six in the evening when I rush in to meet Professor M Kumaravel in his office at IIT Madras. But the senior faculty member brushes all excuses of being held up by his colleagues aside,......

Young desis off the beaten track

When Sanjaya Malakar stood in a long queue for American Idol's audition on September 19, 2006, he had just one ambition: he wanted America to hear him. Keeping him company was Shyamali, his sister,......

Herbal World: India nowhere in picture

As the world chants the 'herbal mantra', India, the land where Ayurveda originated, is nowhere to be seen in the global market, with its meagre share of 1-2 per cent.Those in the business say......

Saras, India's first passenger jet, unveiled

In a major milestone, the first prototype of India's indigenously developed civilian passenger aircraft Saras was rolled out at a ceremony in Bangalore on Tuesday.The 14-seater, multi-role aircraft......

Sendhil Ramamurthy: I have quit Heroes

Need evidence of the Indian Diaspora's increasing importance in world cinema? Look no further than It's a Wonderful Afterlife which hits Indian screens on May 7. It's been directed by......

Ten awesome jodis we haven't seen

Clearly, the new crop of young studs and bodacious babes has enough star power on their ownsome, but its been a while since we've seen a proper hero-heroine pair, the last possibly being Hrithik......

Asia's most bankable stars

In its first survey of South Asian star power in the company's 20 year history, the Ulmer Scale announced a list of South Asia's most bankable stars worldwide, as published in the company's......

'What I liked about Murali was his smile'

Dr Ramamurthy, the founder of the Malar hospitals, one of Chennai's prominent heart hospitals, would be glued to the television whenever a cricket match was on. So crazy was he about the game that......

Murali to marry Chennai girl

Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan has chosen Madhimalar, a Chennai-based business executive, as his life partner and the marriage would be heldin Chennaion March 21.The marriage of the......