What Gave Ratan Tata Great Pleasure

'I get enormous pleasure from seeing the uplift of an underprivileged or poor person.''I feel elated when I walk on the street and see someone who pushes a handcart talking on a cell phone.'A......

China Threat Leads India Japan To Boost Defence Ties

The compulsion behind India and Japan to deepen security cooperation is in response to China's growing political and economic clout and its assertive behaviour in disputed areas. This has been the......

'If A Heatstroke Patient Doesn't Get Treatment, There's 80% Chance Of Dying'

'We can save 70 patients out of 100, if they reach a hospital well within time.''The most crucial aspect is time.' IMAGE: A hot summer day in New Delhi, June 6, 2024. Photograph: Ishant/ANI Photo......

Wangchuk ends 21-day hunger strike for Ladakh statehood, stir to continue

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday evening ended his 21-day-long hunger strike in support of the demand for statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......

Foreign trade becomes environment conscious

The concerns about environment and public health are slowly gaining ground in the matter of imports and exports also. The sanitary (relating to food safety) and phytosanitary (animal and plant......

Rooftop solar charges up electric vehicle boom in India's smaller cities

The push given to rooftop solar installation in the Interim Budget ties in with its high rate of adoption in Tier-II and -III cities of India. If original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the......

Kareena's Most Important Role

Bollywood stars had quite a busy weekend. Here's looking at what they did. Kareena Kapoor leaves for Delhi, where she was appointed UNICEF India's National Ambassador. "I'm very honoured and......

'You Can Be Ice Cold Evil'

'You don't have to be screaming and making faces to be evil.' IMAGE: Manisha Koirala as Mallikajaan in Heeramandi. "The experiences of life contribute to a performance. I have a bank of emotions......

'I damaged my voice on purpose'

'Pandi was promised something, that is not happening, so his anger is not of a villain's.''That's how all normal humans would react, or they stay silent.''Our violence is our silence. So in this......

Bollywood Lessons: How to celebrate Holi in pandemic

With COVID-19 cases rising alarmingly every day, Holi festivities will hopefully remain low-key this year. Densely populated cities like Mumbai and Delhi have banned public celebrations in view of......

Infosys Brings AI To Australian Open

IMAGE: One of the standout innovations is 'Beyond Tennis', the world's first generative AI-powered tennis league, created by Infosys. Photograph: Kind courtesy Infosys/X   Infosys, in......

Norris-Verstappen battle heats up as Texas beckons

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen with McLaren's Lando Norris and Mercedes's George Russell. Photograph: Florion Goga/Reuters Formula One leader Max Verstappen is hoping for a quicker Red Bull in......

Coach predicts 3-4 more years of Ashwin's dominance

He was born to play Test cricket: Ravichandran Ashwin's childhood coach Sunil Subramaniam IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin is going strong at 37, claiming a bagful of wickets with his absolute control......

India's team bonding sessions keep dressing room chill

'We stayed in Dharamsala for two days. We did a lot of team activity there. We did a fashion show there, but no one knows about that. It is a good thing that no one knows about it.' IMAGE: Rohit......

Made conscious effort to bat at swift pace but..., says Kohli

'When we lost wickets, there was communication and our plans changed, where I had to bat till the 18th over with (Deepak) Hooda' IMAGE: Virat Kohli celebrates his half century.Photograph:......