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No greater feeling than serving those in need: CJI Chandrachud

There was no greater feeling than being able to serve those in need and people he never knew or met, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said on his last working day as the 50th head of the Indian......

'Farmers are our Annadata'

This is the full text of the address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of India’s 78th Independence Day. My Dear Fellow Citizens, I extend to you all my heartiest......

Total Solar Eclipse: Breathtaking Scenes

On Monday, April 8, 2024, millions of people across parts of Mexico, Canada and the United States watched the rare total solar eclipse. The Mexican beachside resort town of Mazatlan was the first......

Caste Is Missing In Prohibition Debates

The point made by sociologist M N Srinivas, that it represented a Sanskritic act that was linked to caste, is never raised in Indian debates and the disapproval of drink is almost universal, notes......

Hyderabad prof moves SC for quashing of proceedings, summons by Manipur court

A Hyderabad university professor on Monday approached the Supreme Court seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings initiated against him in which summons were also issued for his personal......

Has Modi Sarkar delivered on Budget 2014?

Fifty-six months on, the government's record in implementing these schemes and projects has been mixed, report Arup Roychoudhury and Indivjal Dhasmana. Photograph: PTI Photo In its first Budget......

Chanda Kochhar falls on her sword, but why now?

Make no mistake, legally Chanda Kochhar was not and still is not obliged to quit.But quitting earlier would have placed her personally and as a leader on a very high pedestal, indeed where she......

Most influential people in the world of business

ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella have found a place in Time magazine’s ‘The 100 Most Influential People’ in the world. Image: Chanda Kochchar among......

Obama declares victory over recession

Obama argued that new policy proposals -- which include an ambitious plan to raise taxes on wealthy Americans and financial institutions to pay for progressive priorities -- favour the middle......

Why Rohan Murty decided to join Infosys

When Rohan Murty joined Infosys Technologies in June last year, with father N R Narayana Murthy’s return as executive chief, the move triggered a lot of speculation, including whether it was......

'India In 1947 Was Like A Ticking Time Bomb'

'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.' IMAGE: RJ Malishka as Sarojini Naidu, Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vora as......

'I don't like people messing with me'

'Television actors are people who play with fire.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Smriti Kalra Television actor Smriti Kalra, known for playing the female lead in the Star Plus show 12/24 Karol Bagh,......

'I was sexually assaulted in Class 7'

'Sex is such a healthy thing that your first encounter with it should be good, otherwise it scars you for life.' IMAGE: Actor-singer-writer Piyush Mishra during an interview with PTI in New Delhi.......

Rocket Boys: Our heroes have come back in flesh and blood

Rocket Boys offer an overwhelming experience to me and many others who saw Homi Bhabha in action at Trombay, notes Dr K S Parthasarathy, former Secretary, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board. IMAGE:......

When Bollywood treated women badly...

We may have made great strides in science and technology, send space missions to Mars and Moon, but when it comes to something as basic as respecting women, the world has got it so, SO wrong.......

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