These Scientists Shaped India

I suggest we build a Vigyan Mandir (Temple of Science) with the ambience of a place of worship, so that it becomes a destination for pilgrims.We should embed on its walls bronze plaques describing......

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

How Did TN BJP Chief Own A Rafale Watch?

If Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai bought it in 2015, did he get prior approval from the Union home ministry, and did he include it in his annual wealth returns, sections of the media want to......

Getting ready for Covid-19

'Infectious disease is a given of humankind. There will always be another around the corner.'Rahul Jacob listens in. IMAGE: A municipal worker sprays disinfectant on a street, amid coronavirus......

What Tata's new leader must do

'The Tata group will need for its new leader to show the same foresight and willingness to go against conventional wisdom to keep the group's aspirations high and uphold the values of innovation,......

Uber needs to ensure passengers safety, says Yahoo chief

The grassroots US Consumer Coalition has launched a campaign to save Uber. Uber needs to ensure safety of its passengers in the markets it operates, Yahoo chairman Maynard Webb has said in the......

Yahoo-AOL merger proposal: Recipe for revival, or stagnation?

A proposed merger of Internet pioneers AOL Inc  and Yahoo Inc could create a nimbler player in Web video, but strong growth, the measure of success in Silicon Valley, would remain elusive.......

AstraZeneca rejects Pfizer's final deal offer

Britain's AstraZeneca on Monday rejected a sweetened and "final" offer from Pfizer , casting serious doubt on the U.S. drugmaker's plan for a merger to create the world's biggest pharmaceuticals......

'Sanjay Leela Bhansali has taken a liking for me'

'I am going to direct a film for him.''He thinks I will make a good film.''For me, that in itself is an award.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rohit Roy/Instagram Rohit Roy -- who was last seen in......

Why Spider Man should go James Bond's way

Almost a decade ago, when B-movie maestro Sam Raimi took fresh-faced arthouse actor Tobey Maguire and cast him as Spider-Man, most of the world was bewildered. Legal disputes had ensured that a......

When I met Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro launched the Tribeca Film Festival as a measure to revive the lower Manhattan area devastated by the terrorist attacks of 9/11.Seven years later, the festival has become the largest......