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Supplier of 'aatank' struggles for 'atta' now: Modi's veiled attack on Pak

Taking a dig at Pakistan without naming it, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said a country which was a supplier of aatank (terror) is struggling for aata (flour) these days. IMAGE: Prime......

Pratham Pooja at Amarnath

Please click on the images for glimpses of the Pratham Pooja at the Amarnath shrine in Kashmir's Anantnag district. IMAGE: A devotee prays at the shrine. All photographs: Atul Yadav/PTI......

Why Should Data Not Go Private?

The development of private data sources is a hugely positive development.It should serve as a challenge to the government to improve its own record on producing timely and reliable statistics,......

Prospects For India's Youth: Cloudy, With High Chance Of Thunder And Lightning

The country's demographic dividend is dissipating, with seriously adverse consequences for young India, asserts Shankar Acharya, former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India.......

Last rites of Gujarati family who died near US border to be held in Canada

The bodies of four members of a family from Gujarat's Gandhinagar district who died of the extreme cold near the Canada-US border would not be brought back to India, their relatives said on Friday.......

Banking industry doyen N Vaghul dies at 88

Veteran banker N Vaghul, who led the transformation of ICICI into a private sector lender, died on Saturday afternoon due to health complications. He was 88. Vaghul took over the reins of ICICI,......

Byju's Spectacular Meltdown

The edtech major promised a learning revolution, offering hope to millions of under-educated youth. Now, those dreams are shattered, observes Devangshu Datta. Illustration: Dominic......

Pratham to honour Amartya Sen

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has been selected as the recipient of the second annual Pratham USA Award for Outstanding Service in education, the non-profit organisation announced recently. The award......

How US companies are helping India fight coronavirus

A large number of American companies like Google, Uber and IBM are offering their resources to help India successfully fight the battle against the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Photograph:......

PrathamUK raises £1 mn for literacy drive in India

PrathamUK, the London-based arm of India's leading educational charity, has crossed the 1 millionmark in fund-raising efforts dedicated to eradicating illiteracy in India by 2010.In its latest......

Scoop Review: TERRIFIC Show!

Even those with no knowledge of the inner workings of the media and police would find Scoop absorbing as a human drama and the story of the resilience of a woman, her family and true friends,......

'I look for stories that don't allow me to sleep'

'It just so happens that some amazing, true-life stories come my way.' IMAGE: Karishma Tanna in Scoop. Photograph: Kind courtesy Hansal Mehta/Instagram From his cookery show Khana Khazana to Scam:......

'My husband asked for my autograph'

'I didn't know TV artistes have so much of struggle. I had no clue.''I thought an actor is an actor because that's what I've seen in the West.''But because of the TV tag, I had to struggle, and......

'Living on the edge keeps me going'

'I channelise my despair and anger into telling relevant stories and through them, taking on those who have made it a business to be intolerant.' IMAGE: Aditya Rawal in Hansal Mehta's Faraaz.......

Deepika@Cannes: 'Big moment for India'

'When you are selected to represent the country at a festival like this, you realise, 'Wow, like 15 years of my career'.'And you feel, 'Okay, not bad. I think I have done really well'.'......

Duleep Trophy: Pratham, Varma hit centuries as India A dominate

IMAGE: India A's Pratham Singh celebrates scoring a century against India D on Day 3 of the Duleep Trophy match on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI/X Tilak Varma and Pratham Singh smashed centuries as......

Ranji Roundup: Uttarakhand, Himachal off to good start

Photograph: BCCI Domestic / X Khanduri ton powers Uttarakhand to 232/1 against Andhra Opener Priyanshu Khanduri struck only his second century in a first-class career spanning seven years, helping......

Rawat's ton keeps India A alive in Duleep Trophy

IMAGE: Shashwat Rawat celebrates his century. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Shashwat Rawat led India A's dramatic recovery with an unbeaten 122 to steer them to 224 for seven on day one of......

Duleep Trophy showdown: Battle for Test spots heats up

IMAGE: No knockout games are scheduled for the season opening event and the team with maximum points will lift the trophy. Photograph: BCCI The likes of Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Riyan......

Duleep Trophy: Mulani, Kotian lead India A fightback

IMAGE: Shams Mulani, right, put together a 91-run stand for the seventh wicket with Mumbai teammate Tanush Kotian to rally India A on Day 1 of the Duleep Trophy. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Pace......

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