Jayant Narlikar: A Voice That Lit The Cosmos

'When Dr Murli Manohar Joshi wanted to start a course on astrology, Jayant was the first one to have the courage to stand up and say astrology is not science.''That's a very rare quality -- to......

'Full-Scale War Would Be Catastrophic'

'India enjoys conventional superiority, but nuclear deterrence imposes clear boundaries.' IMAGE: Army personnel examine the remains of a projectile discovered in Makhanwindi village near Amritsar......

Just Who Was Mahatma Phule?

The latest biopic on Jyotiba Phule, whose 198th birth anniversary is on April 11, has come at a time when the Department of Taking Offence is super-active.Utkarsh Mishra feels it will be......

Why Are Indians Migrating Illegally To US?

Many unauthorised migrants originate from Punjab and Gujarat, states known for high migration aspirations rather than political instability. Photograph: Kind courtesy Simrin/Wikimedia commons As......

When an American professor worked at the RBI...

'We get to know secrets such as some of India's top-rated firms do not always make payments when due and many State-owned, listed, enterprises that borrow in bond markets default......

'Let public, not foreigners, own public sector banks'

'What we have to think about is, how to improve the efficiency of public sector banks.''You have to make decision-making more prudent, and free from government intervention.' Kindly note the image......

Cairn case: Will India manage to save its foreign assets?

For properties ow­ned by the Indian state that are used for commercial purposes, the “state immunity” defence will not be available. For India to invoke “sovereign” or......

Workplace anxiety pulling you down? Here's a solution

Anxiety is possibly the single largest inhibitor of growth both for an individual and for a corporation, says Thomas J DeLong, Philip J Stomberg Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business......

No sponsors, no problem: How Gukesh funded his chess dreams

Gukesh aims to keep improving after becoming India No 1 without sponsorship support Photograph: Kind Courtesy FIDE/X (formerly Twitter) A day after D Gukesh ended his idol Viswanathan Anand's......

'F1 could manage to race even with COVID-19 cases'

'If we have one positive case, or maybe even 10, it is possible to manage perfectly with a special pathway for the positive case.' IMAGE: Formula One is planning to hold two races behind closed......

Sachin @ 50: The A to Z of Master Blaster

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar turned 50 on Monday, April 24, 2023.Photograph: PTI To the Indians, Sachin Tendulkar is the man for "all seasons". It has been 10 years since he bid farewell to......

US won't send officials to Beijing Winter Olympics

'The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games given the PRC's ongoing genocide and crimes against......