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Why is Wayanad Quiet About Tragedy?

There is a definite attempt to put the landslides on the backburner because news of them and climate change worry Wayanad's tourism and real estate businesses greatly. Whatever I experienced of......

'Ratan Tata Always Displayed His Kindness'

'When the bombing happened in the Taj Mahal hotel in 2008, that was a very sad moment, but he really took care of the people, took care of everybody and that was when you saw some of his best......

Genetic Destiny Or Hard Work?

Just as the atom and the byte needed careful societal control to prevent damage to society, perhaps, so does the gene, particularly in debates like 'genes vs merit', explains Ajit Balakrishnan.......

Indians Dominate TIME 100 AI Titans List

The TIME 100 AI list is an interesting assortment of titans.Indians make up about 20 per cent of the coveted list, which is pretty commendable, notes Sandeep Goyal. Illustration: Dominic......

IIT Guwahati dean resigns after protests over student's suicide

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati's dean of academic affairs KV Krishna has resigned from his post following protests by students demanding justice for a third-year student who died allegedly......

BSE 100 companies boost R&D, innovation challenges persist

Research and development (R&D) spending by BSE 100 companies has grown steadily, rising from 0.89 per cent of revenue in FY20 to 1.32 per cent in FY24, averaging around 1 per cent over the period......

Reliance not pursuing short-term profit, says Mukesh Ambani

Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani on Thursday said his oil-to-telecom-and-retail conglomerate is not seeking short-term profit but is in the business of creating wealth for the nation. Photograph:......

Action Packed Time For Two-Wheelers!

The BSA Gold Star is launched....Ola Enters e-motorbikes Biz... Bajaj, TVS To Enter e2Ws Market... IMAGE: Mahindra and Mahindra Chairman Anand Mahindra at the launch of the BSA Gold Star 650 at......

Google Unveils AI For India's Developers

Developers in India now have expanded access to Google's powerful AI models with the 2 million token context window in Gemini 1.5 Pro and Gemma 2, the next generation of open models. IMAGE:......

Leaning in: Isha Ambani beyond Reliance Retail

Isha Ambani means business. Not only when she is doing business — she leads Reliance Retail — but also when she is not. Photograph: ANI Photo The latter was unmistakable on Wednesday,......

'In All Oscars We Have Won, India Has Played A Role'

'When I started to step into the West in 2006, I believed India was not going to be the back end.''I understood that no film-maker wants to believe that they are outsourcing their creativity to a......

10 Tamil Comedies You Must Watch On OTT

Comedies are a difficult genre to pull off in today's day and age, thanks to the audiences' increasing exposure to diverse content and dwindling attention spans. Still, there are quite a few Tamil......

All India Rank Review: Tender Must Watch

All India Rank achieves a fine balance of authenticity and sensitivity in the fine portrayals of its young actors and old, points out Sukanya Verma. I first saw Varun Grover's All India Rank at......

'A holiday on the Moon may not be far off'

Photograph: Kind courtesy ISRO After the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon on Wednesday, August 23, Bollywood has joined India to laud ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) and......

10 OTT Shows That Make Us Nostalgic

Scoop reminded viewers of a time in the not-so-recent-past when Mumbai was in the grip of the underworld. The new Web series Guns And Gulaabs is set in the opium town of Gulaabganj sometime in the......

Neeraj Chopra's journey from chubby kid to Tokyo gold

Never got mentally down when people made fun of my weight: Neeraj Chopra in Fit India Champions podcast Photograph: Kind Courtesy World Athletics/Instagram Neeraj Chopra, the man behind the......

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