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The year that was: Dubious awards of 2019

The year has come to an end and we are looking forward to 2020. While we think back of the events that shaped the year, we couldn’t help but think of these awards for these personalities.......

Mann ki Baat: PM Modi says Budget his 'exam' by 125 crore people

"I have an exam tomorrow," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday referring to presentation of General Budget in Parliament as he gave a pep talk to motivate students appearing for board exams......

Jamshed Bharucha to head Cooper Union College

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, one of the topmost educational institutions in the United States, has an illustrious history. Abraham Lincoln gave his 'Right Makes Might'......

Sudhanshu Prasad swears by Gita, joins NJ council

On being sworn in as a member of the Edison Township Council on New Year's Day, Dr Sudhanshu Prasad chose to take the oath of office on the Bhagwad Gita, a philosophical discourse that is set......

Jeevan Abichandani a Hero of Chemistry

Dr Jeevan S Abichandani, research and development manager at Univation, an ExxonMobil joint venture, was honored by the American Chemical Society as a 2007 Hero of Chemistry. Dr Abhichandani was......

Tata Nano bags gold in 2010 Edison Awards

Tata Nano has won the gold prize in the best new product segment under the transportation category at the 2010 Edison Awards. Recognised as America's innovation award, the Edison Awards symbolise......

Bose in US Inventors Hall of Fame

Amar Gopal Bose has been inducted to the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He is one of the seven living 2008 inductees and has now joined the ranks of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Alva Edison......

Amar Bose in US Inventors Hall of Fame

Amar Bose last month joined the ranks of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Alva Edison, after the National Inventors Hall of Fame announced his name as one of the seven living 2008 inductees. Dr......

Kumar Birla on nurturing talent

Few would argue with the statement, "It's tough being a Birla." Expectations are high, the stakes even higher. Yet over the past few years, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of the Aditya Birla......

How India's FIRST feature film was made

At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead......

How a desi is making waves at MoMA

'We'll certainly have Hollywood productions, so why wouldn't we have Bollywood?'Indira Kannan reports. IMAGE: Members of the 69th Berlin film festival's international jury arrive for the awards......

When Pelemania Gripped India

The enormous structured global advertising machinery that surrounds every football game on the planet today?Pele was perhaps single-handedly responsible for all of it.By just being brilliant,......

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