Karnal school mourns Kalpana

"It looked far-fetched but isfinally sinking in."That is what Kalpana Chawla said after her selection as anastronaut in 1997. Her hometown Karnal still looks at the firstwoman astronaut of India as......

Bringing Modi's working style home

'I would like to extend a heartfelt mea culpa to Mr Modi and his associates.''I'm sorry for having been so critical -- I didn't know, I didn't know...' says Mitali Saran.Illustration: Dominic......

'On India, generals likely to enforce a thin red line on Imran'

'Imran Khan might actually get some initial leeway from the generals to pursue better ties with India -- but not beyond a point.' IMAGE: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photograph2s: Kind......

2 women script history as they set foot in Sabarimala; protests erupt

Temple priest performed a 'purification' ritual for an hour before the doors were opened again. IMAGE: Bindu Ammini, 42, and Kanaka Durga, 44, are escorted by police after they attempted to enter......

Genpact buys US firm for $550 mn

Genpact, India's largest business process outsourcing (BPO) company, today announced the acquisition of US-based Headstrong for $550 million (Rs 2,475 crore). This is the biggest deal in the Indian......

IITs remain the big daddy of fund-raisers

Last month, Arjun Malhotra, co-founder of HCL Technologies and chief executive officer Headstrong, an IT consulting firm, donated about Rs 5 crore (Rs 50 million) to his alma mater Indian......

Sangeet Manapmaan Review: A Lost Opportunity

For a film with such a grand vision, Sangeet Manapmaan needed more flamboyance to make it a memorable affair, feels Mayur Sanap. What can be more pure and primal than seeing a piece of......

Citadel: Honey Bunny Review: Samantha Steals The Show!

Watch her in hand-to-hand combat, wielding guns, firing weapons and breaking bones like a beast in some of the sleekly done one-take sequences.She also owns some emotionally-charged moments within......

Love, Sitara Review: Confused Drama

Love, Sitara doesn't flesh out the people or their problems enough to give us a glimpse into their minds, observes Sukanya Verma. Love, Sitara starts off by quoting Leo Tolstoy's opening line from......

'How Can You Body-Shame Someone For Your Fun?'

'If a senior person like Ranvir Shorey, who has worked in the industry for so many years, cannot take a stand for me, what should I expect from the others?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sana......

Cameron Green Suffers From Kidney Disease

IMAGE: The Australian all-rounder was born with the chronic disease and at one stage had a life expectancy of 12. Photograph: Kind courtesy Cameron Green/Instagram   Australian all-rounder......

Profile: Decoding the headstrong maverick that's Phil Hughes

Phillip Hughes of Australia. Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Phil Hughes has always been something of a maverick in Australian cricketing circles. A pugnacious left-hander brimming with......

I had begged Saina not to leave my academy: Gopichand

'I had literally begged her (Saina) not to go. But by then she had been influenced by others and had already made up her mind' IMAGE: Saina Nehwal with coach Pullela Gopichand. Photograph:......

Why wrestler Vinesh doesn't mind being called arrogant...

'Yes people say that (arrogant) but I know what's inside me. And if it helps me on the mat, I don't bother' IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat recently got married and is now determined to end the stereotype of......

The alchemist behind India's heptathlon gold

  IMAGE: Swapna Barman of India competes in the high jump in the women's Heptathlon event at the Asian Games last Tuesday. Photograph: Willy Kurniawan/Reuters As she climbed down the steps at......