Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has launched a racially insensitive attack against Kamala Harris by questioning whether she is "Indian or Black", drawing a sharp reaction from his......
Beyond a point, competition is boring. The fun is in the doing, irrespective of outcome. By the time I was in college, I knew I valued awareness more than success, notes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE:......
'Aspiring doctors have put in years of their lives to study in preparation for NEET exams as they start studies from Class 9 to get good marks.' 'And today, after the NEET paper leak, these......
'They made so many toppers in NEET that automatically the paper leak issue got exposed.' 'The first mistake they did was announcing 67 toppers in NEET. No way this figure was possible.''The maximum......
At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......
Is India headed there again? asks Ajit Balakrishnan Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com He was a stout, illiterate man, son of a butcher, struggling to earn enough to feed his 13......
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......
Nandan Nilekani, co-founder and chairman of Infosys and the founding chairman of UIDAI, has donated Rs 315 crore to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. IMAGE: Nandan Nilekani.......
One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968.At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.They......
Noted economist B P R Vithal, who served as a member of the Tenth Finance Commission, died in Hyderabad on Friday. IMAGE: Economist BPR Vithal. Photograph: Courtesy, Vice President of......
'If someone were to ask you if you want to die tomorrow, no matter what problems you are grappling with, you would be hesitant, right?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rohini Hattangady/Instagram Rohini......
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......
'The writer remains the most creative force in the process.''Producers need to be inventive in how they reward good writing.'Ranjita Ganesan reports. IMAGE: Excel Entertainment, producers of Gully......
In a career spanning over five decades, Girish Karnad lived several lives... not only on the stage, but also as a scholar, theatre personality, actor and director. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film......
Will this team of 12 change the way films are certified in India? Controversy-ridden Pahlaj Nihalani's recent ouster as chairperson of the Central Board Of Film Certification and Prasoon Joshi's......
'Given a chance, I hope I can win matches for India with my batting and bowling. I hope the team can bank on me.' IMAGE: While he has 57 first-class, 24 List A and 39 T20 wickets at domestic......
Five tribal youngsters from Maharashtra's Dhule district will run the Singapore Marathon this Sunday.Harish Kotian finds out how they made it. IMAGE: Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao, centre,......