Dr Swaminathan changed India's destiny from begging bowl to food basket

"As I was working on agriculture, my family wanted me to take over the management of our plantations. But my aim was to master the art of developing new varieties, that is genetics and breeding. As......

Xi Jinping: A princeling turned China's Mao 2.0

Xi's ascent to power and the quick consolidation of his leadership of the party with a shock anti-graft campaign securing the title of the “core leader” of the party bequeathed only to......

Amit Shah releases Hindi textbooks for MBBS students in MP

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday released textbooks in Hindi of three subjects for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) students as part of an ambitious project of the Madhya......

'If the government doesn't help, our dreams will collapse'

'Our future is in limbo. The government saved us with Operation Ganga; now, they must save our careers.' IMAGE: Himanshu Yadav, 20, hugs his mother Shudesh at Delhi airport, March 2, 2022. He had......

The Credila Success Story

Education finance is a complex and dynamic sector.There are too many variables -- the course, the calibre of students, the universities, and the job prospects once the course is over, notes Tamal......

Mukesh Ambani completes 20 years as Reliance boss

Mukesh Ambani, who took over the reins of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) after the sudden demise of his legendary industrialist father Dhirubhai Ambani, completes 20 years at the helm during which......

Meet India's Latest Billionaire

'It has taken us 15 years to get to where we are. It obviously doesn't happen overnight.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Amongst all the unicorns that listed last year and had......

Meet the man behind CoinDCX, India's first crypto unicorn

'If you're into crypto, you have to really, really believe in it, otherwise it's very easy to give up' IMAGE: The co-founders of CoinDCX, Sumit Gupta, chief executive officer, and Neeraj......

'I want to sing for Hrithik Roshan'

'My final destination is to buy a house in Los Angeles, which means you are such a big star that the whole world knows you!' But for now, Kushal Paul is happy with his Sa Re Ga Ma Pa win. Kolkata......

Bhagyashree: I have no regrets

'I was in love and so I got married very early. Love makes you do crazy things. If I had not married then, my life would have been different.' 'Today, I see women balancing their careers......

Orphaned at 5, Revathi gears up to live Olympic dream

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Southern Railway/Twitter Orphaned at five, raised by her daily wager grandmother and forced to run barefoot early on as shoes was a luxury she couldn't afford, sprinter......

Kabaddi player accuses family of pressurising her into marriage

IMAGE: Kabaddi player Preeti at the Haryana Women's Comission officer on Tuesday. Photograph: ANI/Twitter National-level Kabaddi player Preeti has filed a complaint against her parents alleging......