The warmth and respect for India were evident wherever I went and noticed how most Latin Americans have Indian gurus either directly or online and yoga was very much in vogue, observes Ambassador T......
'I wonder if they will keep it up after the elections.''I fear they'll start questioning eligibility -- income, age, bank accounts -- and eventually stop the scheme altogether.' IMAGE: Prime......
No great achievement or discovery or invention has been achieved without hard work. While the inspiration may have been an insight, it needs work to flesh the insight which requires hard work,......
Times have changed, situations have changed, but the basic nature of superpower geo-politics remains the same and so also India's diplomacy -- call it non-alignment, strategic autonomy or......
'Alongside economic growth and the Asian century, stress has become an Asian caravan.''But stress doesn't arrive in one's country as invitation to taste exhaustion. It comes dressed as a......
'India has the maths talent, academic institutions, and research institutions to do the next big thing.' IMAGE: Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella. Photograph: Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters......
'Inflation is not good for industry. Nor for the economy as a whole.' IMAGE: A farmer sprays pesticide on pea crops at a farm in Devi Das Pura village, Amritsar. Photograph: ANI Photo Harsha......
'If the Trump administration decides to put guardrails on H-1B visas, that will surely impact both US and Indian firms.' IMAGE: Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk -- who first came to the US on an......
Headline growth was quite weak heading into the Covid period but averaged 6.4 per cent and 6.7 per cent in the five years between FY16 and FY20 for GVA and GDP respectively, points out Abhishek......
In 2024, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) implemented significant reforms, focusing on cooling down the derivatives segment, enhancing transparency and accountability in small and......
'Do films today even have the courage to question the establishment?' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan in Deewar. It was a standout year, and not just in Indian politics. 1975, the year of the Emergency,......
'I find his sense of history astounding, not just history of film, but of life in general.'Another fascinating excerpt from Sangeeta Datta's book Shyam Benegal. PART I: 'Smita Didn't Want Anything......
'In Mumbai, isolation is a very different isolation.''It's not about actual physical loneliness.''It's the loneliness in the company of others, and I felt that that is a very Mumbai thing.''You can......
'It's a struggle for everybody, even established people are struggling.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Manasi Parekh/Instagram Manasi Parekh is thrilled to win a National Award for Best Actress for......
'It's taken me very long to get my foot into the door. But the kind of work or central roles that I want are still few.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kritika Kamra/Instagram People have been noticing......
Newly-crowned world chess champion D Gukesh is looking forward to the day when the sport will become a part of the Olympic curriculum, which, he said, would take it to an altogether different level......
A survivalist's mindset sees Indian batsmen fail again on the first day of the SCG Test. Scorecard IMAGE: Scott Boland celebrates Rishabh Pant's wicket. He finished with figures of 4 for 31 in......
'This Test series, then, is more than just another chapter in cricket; it is a testament to the challenges that father time presents to even the most skilled players.' IMAGE: India's Virat Kohli......
IMAGE: Dream come true of Harshit Rana. Photograph: BCCI Delhi speedster Harshit Rana and Andhra seam bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy have earned their maiden call-up in the 18-member......
'The Indian Open team was extremely well prepared and motivated to win the gold medal.''With two players in the world top 10 club, and four players with over 2,700 ELO points (GMs Arjun Erigaisi, D......