In backdrop of border row, Army steps up Mandarin training for soldiers

In the backdrop of a lingering border row in eastern Ladakh, the Army has upscaled its efforts to impart Chinese language training to its personnel as part of the overall strategy to ramp up......

As JN.1 cases rise, experts say infection is mild

India on Wednesday reported 21 cases of the JN.1 Covid variant, a development that is neither surprising nor particularly worrying, scientists said while allaying fears but also advising adherence......

'India, China are locked in a boxing match'

'The 2017 Doklam stand-off in Bhutan, the 2018 Maldives crisis, and the 2020 Nepal Kalapani border dispute shows how Beijing has shot off these countries' shoulders to target India.' IMAGE: Indian......

UP farmer's son gets full scholarship at US university

The son of a farmer in a remote Uttar Pradesh village has scored 98.2 per cent in his Class 12 examinations which has paved the way for his admission to a prestigious Ivy League University in the......

Shiv Nadar steps down, daughter Roshni is new chairperson of HCL Tech

Roshni, also a trained classical musician, came on the board of HCL Technologies in 2013 and was vice chairperson. Shiv Nadar would continue to be MD of the company with designation as chief......

HCL plans 100-acre IT city in Lucknow

Technology group HCL said on Monday that it will set up a 100-acre IT city in Lucknow, a move that will help create job opportunities for about 25,000 people in Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh......

5 young guns who will take over top Indian companies

Roshni Nadar Age: 29 Provenance: She is the only child of Shiv Nadar, founder of the $5-billion HCL Group. Interestingly, she has majored in radio, television and film from Northwestern......

Women Leaders: A Way To IPO Success?

Indian society may be more advanced than we think it is, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   As soon as I saw the title of the research paper 'How do markets......

Kohli Is Now A Computer Engineering Question

Photograph: BCCI The Shiv Nadar University in Chennai posed an intriguing question for its second year computer engineering students. They had to predict the amount of runs Kohli would score in......