The Wonder World Of Indian English

Indian English is the only language that uses the expression 'non-veg' for meat, fish, and those who consume them. A fascinating extract from Shashi Tharoor's A Wonderland of Words: Around the Word......

Jobs, Agnipath Scheme, Farmer, Wrestler Protests

'Till a few years ago, girls wouldn't take an autorickshaw alone. Now, things have improved.' IMAGE: Delhi Chief Minister Atishi holds a roadshow in Hisar, October 3, 2024. Photograph: ANI Photo......

NEET: Cure The Disease Not The Symptoms

'The Indian private sector knows how to build and run educational organisations, what is needed is a large dose of removal of restrictions.''Government restrictions hold back universities in India......

CBI arrests Gujarat school owner over NEET-UG malpractice

The Central Bureau of Investigation, probing the alleged malpractices in conducting the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Under Graduate exam at a private school in Godhra of Gujarat......

Explaining the why of algorithmic conclusions

Ajit Balakrishnan on the emerging crisis in the tech world.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com There was a deathly silence in that vast hall of a thousand-plus data mining and artificial......

Girl student count at IIMs set to increase

The Indian Institutes of Managementhave historically had a minuscule representation of girls. This year, however, things are set to change. With the intention of creating more global and Indian......

Govt proposes test for budding lawyers

Law graduates will have to pass a test before they can become practising lawyers, if a government proposal on legal reforms is implemented. According to a law ministry blueprint on Legal Reforms......

China - Prospects and paradoxes

No country has achieved a faster, deeper modern transformation than China, says former ambassador Kishan S Rana. That China is in the news is not novel. What is new is that rosy narratives of its......

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

The 74th Cannes Film Festival ended with the jury -- headed by Spike Lee -- handing out awards to a number of international films from France, Iran, Finland, Israel, Norway, Japan and the US. But......

Making music for Aamir Khan

The music of 3 Idiots is getting great reviews and the man behind the compositions is Shantanu Moitro. An economics graduate from Delhi, Moitra chose......

Wheelchair bound Soorma aims for Paralympic gold

Photograph: Kind courtesy Pranav Soorma/X It's not often that a person paralysed by a life-altering accident would describe that tragedy as a "blessing in disguise" or "an opportunity" to carve an......

Sports Shorts: Irfan become first Indian athlete to qualify for 2020 Olympics

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday National record holder KT Irfan on Sunday became the first Indian from athletics to qualify for the next year's Olympics while......

Football Briefs: Argentina's Lanzini ruled out of World Cup

IMAGE: Argentina's Manuel Lanzini. Photograph: Agustin Marcarian/Reuters Argentina midfielder Manuel Lanzini will miss the World Cup after injuring a knee in training. "Manuel Lanzini suffered, in......