Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

Will Renaming India Change Our Lives?

Debates on changing the name of India to Bharat continue to spark a crisis of identity without answering moot questions that stare us in the face.Ramesh Menon asks a few of those questions that do......

'The Magic Continues At ISRO'

'The benchmark was set by Dr Sarabhai.''If there is a problem, everybody would be encouraged to come up with a solution.''The final solution will be the result of all the inputs.''This is passed on......

This 2021 study warned about devastation in Sikkim

A study by an international team of researchers had warned two year ago that the South Lhonak lake in Sikkim may burst in the future and significantly impact the downstream region. IMAGE: Mud and......

India's costliest cities to live in

Strong currencies may have pushed up the cost of living for expatriates assigned to major Asian locations, but Indian cities still remain rather inexpensive for an overseas......

British Indian manufacturing expert Lord Bhattacharyya is dead

Bangalore-born Bhattacharyya, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2002 for his services to science and technology and made a life peer in......

Indian IT cos bullish on business from the clouds

Patni Computer's new CEO Jeya Kumar feels "cloud computing" is the way to go as it will change the way people use, apply and adopt technology. The company is planning to set up labs in India and......

Airlines operate all-women crew flight

Jet Airways, SpiceJet and Vistara also operated all women crew flights, though on their domestic network. Several domestic airlines on Tuesday operated all-women crew flights to mark the......

Soundarajan receives monetary support from Ministry for NIS course

Taking note of the "indigent circumstances" in which former athlete Santhi Soundarajan has been living, the Sports Ministry has sanctioned an assistance of Rs 60,500 to fund her NIS Diploma Course......

Despite its problems, why the IPL continues to fascinate

Not Out! is a brilliant analysis of the IPL that explains why it alternates between thrill and scandal, says Dhruv Munjal. IMAGE: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli. Photograph: BCCI......

Poor rating for Nagpur pitch a subjective decision by match referee Crowe: BCCI

The Board of Control for Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar on Wednesday said that the BCCI will abide by the International Cricket Council's decision of rating Nagpur pitch as 'poor' but......

'Indian cricket can benefit from Art of Living'

The Lahore attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team was yet another reminder of the growing threat of terrorism in today's world. You could call it 'Munich Olympics attack re-visited', though in......

IPL giving Shah Rukh 'sleepless nights'

Four days before the start of the Indian Premier League -- the latest initiative of the Board of Control for Cricket in India-- and the negatives are piling up. In an extensive interview to the......