President Murmu to take holy dip at Maha Kumbh today

President Droupadi Murmu will visit the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Monday and take a holy dip at the Sangam, her office said. IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu. Photograph: ANI Photo Maha......

As pure 'as alkaline water': UP quotes scientist on Sangam water

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday issued a release, quoting a scientist to "debunk doubts" about the purity of Ganga water at the Maha Kumbh and assert that the river water is as pure "as......

Shankar Mahadevan lauds RSS role for preserving 'Akhand Bharat' ideology

Noted singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan on Tuesday hailed the contribution of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh towards the nation, its culture, traditions and preservation of the ideology of Akhand......

What Is Gehlot Telling Modi?

What were our political leaders up to on the first day of November?   IMAGE: Is Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, left, telling Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi, second from left,......

Govt nod for IIT in Andhra Pradesh

The union human resource development ministry has sanctioned an Indian Institute of Technology to Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy said in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Making a......

Bhansali plans a comeback, via religion

Last week, in a column for The Indian Express, I wrote about howDr C R Bhansali had latched on to religion as his next fund raising trick.The man who built a Rs 10 billion financial conglomerate,......

How to be a good CEO

What can a CEO do to improve organisational performance when you cannot hire and fire? Not much, most would say. Yet Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, Director General, Council of Scientific and......