'There's no such thing as a poor student -- only poor teaching and curriculum'

'We often celebrate scholastic excellence while ignoring the majority of students who aren't there yet,' Pratham CEO Rukmini Banerji tells Geetanjali Krishna.'It's time we celebrated the......

'Thank god, we escaped': A survivor's story

'Women were the victims because it was a ladies night.''Whichever club you go to in Mumbai it has the same entry, same exit points except for very few which is very rare.'   The lounges,......

Haji Ali Dargah trust says women not allowed inside for their 'own safety'

With Muslim women groups protesting in favour of their demand, seeking entry into the inner sanctum of Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai, trustee of the Dargah, Rizwan Merchant on Thursday said that their......

B K S Iyengar: Profile of a yogi as a teacher

Most yoga teachers are not driven towards popular acclaim or fame. But Bellur Krishnamachar Sunderaraja Iyengar was goaded by the challenge to prove himself to all those who had dismissed him as a......

Regulators fine global banks $3.4 bn in forex probe

Global regulators imposed penalties totalling $3.4 billion on five major banks, including UBS, HSBC and Citigroup on Wednesday for failing to stop their traders from trying to manipulate foreign......

Indians cast net for expat CEOs

Ratan Tata's recent revelation that his successor could be a foreigner may have been too much for other Indian businessmen to swallow. Few, after all, are ready to turn their business over to a......

Rail Budget proposes several staff welfare steps

The Railway Budget 2009-10 presented in the Lok Sabha on Friday proposes several welfare measures for its 14 lakh (1.4 million) employees. Railways ministerMamata Banerjee announced the proposal to......

REL, L&T, Tatas shortlisted for airport revamp

Anil Ambani Group company Reliance Energy, top conglomerate Tatas and engineering giant L&T are among the shorlisted bidders for upgradation of Amritsar and Udaipur airports. Financial bids for......

Review: De Niro and Hathaway hit all the right notes in The Intern

The Intern is an easy, breezy office space confection that makes for a lighthearted viewing, feels Sukanya Verma. As I sat down to write about Nancy Meyers' The Intern, I thought how if I......

Too many stars spoil even the idiot box

And coming up after the break, the eight-time Filmfare Award winning actor will ask Mrs Mishra to sing.' Yawn. Ladies and gents, welcome to the silly superstar season in televisionland, with three......

Review: Ocean's 13 is a blast

The film opens with a layered, self-referencing, almost-nonsensical plot about a major heist, a seemingly impossible casino boost in Las Vegas. It's a contrived, bizarrely complicated sequence of......

Watch Bheja Fry for Vinay

Let's start off with the definitions. Bheja Fry n. 1. Chopped and scrambled cow/goat-brain, served piping hot. Goes well with most kinds of breads. Not for the queasy. 2. A first-time director's......

Day 14: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

China's 'snow princess' Gu triumphs in halfpipe, bags second gold IMAGE: Gu Ailing Eileen of China in action during the Freestyle Skiing Women's Freeski Halfpipe Final Run 2 at Genting Snow Park,......

Day 9: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Flawless Fillon Maillet wins pursuit gold for France IMAGE: Quentin Fillon Maillet of France celebrates winning the gold medal. Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters Quentin Fillon Maillet of......

Europa League: West Ham, Napoli record wins

IMAGE: West Ham United's Jarrod Bowen celebrates with Declan Rice on scoring their third goal against KRC Genk at London Stadium in London on Thursday. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images......

Ibra brace ends wait for Milan win at Napoli

IMAGE: AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates scoring their first goal while wearing red face paint to raise awareness of domestic violence against women in their match against Napoli on......

PIX: Arsenal and Milan win; Antwerp upset Spurs

IMAGE: Joe Willock celebrates after scoring Arsenal's second goal during the UEFA Europa League Group B stage match against Dundalk FC at Emirates Stadium, in London, on Thursday. Photograph: Mike......