Space pioneer U R Rao passes into the ages

Renowned space scientist and former Indian Space Research Organisation chairman Udupi Ramachandra Rao, who was the brain behind India's first satellite Aryabhata and guided the country's key space......

When families in America were finally reunited

‘Welcome to America’, ‘#Americaisbeautiful’. These were just some of the chants heard at American airports as families reunited with their loved ones after a federal court......

Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Kanubhai no more

Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson Kanubhai Gandhi passed away on Monday at a private hospital in Surat, where he was admitted about two weeks back following a heart attack. He was 87. Kanubhai, the......

India's image among those caring for freedom declining: Chomsky

Renowned thinker and academician Noam Chomsky, who had questioned Jawaharlal Nehru University authorities over the handling of the recent event, believes that India’s image among those who......

How a Kanpur-born Indian-origin CEO is a chip off the old block

In the technology (tech) world, especially storage, Sanjay Mehrotra is a well-known name. Co-founder of SanDisk, a flash memory storage company in 1988, it was eventually acquired by Western......

Vikram Kirloskar: The man who brought Toyota to India

In just a few years, Vikram built a giant quality-driven automobile manufacturing system that had percolated to the supply chain and the automotive ecosystem in southern India, says Venu......

Duflo, Rajan, Dreze on TN economic panel to advise CM

An economic advisory council to the chief minister would be constituted with leading experts, including Nobel laureate Prof Esther Duflo, Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit said in Chennai on......

MIT students get business advice from Shahnaz Husain

The lack of a college degree didn’t stop Shahnaz Husain from becoming the owner of a successful business.The chief executive officer of Shahnaz Herbals was invited to the Massachusetts......

'We are open to DRS, IF...' : BCCI

ICC to make presentation on DRS before BCCI on October 20 ‘We have never said no to DRS. We are open to DRS if it is near perfection’ IMAGE: BCCI president Anurag Thakur speaks to......

ICC's Cricket Committee 'concerned' about quality of Test pitches

'The committee also discussed a number of other issues relating to Test cricket, believing a coordinated approach to the marketing of Test cricket was needed, and also expressing concern about the......

Richardson lauds Manohar's stance on conflict of interest

‘I know that our new chairman Mr. Manohar is a very principled man and seems to be trying to at least adhere to the principles of no conflict of interest’ ‘What DRS has been able......

Can MIT make DRS foolproof?

ICC involves Massachusetts institute to achieve uniform DRS IMAGE: India’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni gestures for a review. Photograph: Reuters In an effort to bring all Test nations on board,......