Ram Teri Ganga Maili

Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow......

Sec 144 clamped in Nuh after 'shobha yatra' call, no entry for outsiders

Outsiders will be barred from entering Nuh and security has been beefed up in the district and other areas in view of the Sarv Jatiya Hindu Mahapanchayat's call for a shobha yatra on Monday,......

Gujarat, Karnataka lead 2022 secondary school dropout rankings

Gujarat, Bihar, Karnataka, Assam and Punjab are among seven states where the school dropout rate at the secondary level was higher than the national average of 12.6 per cent in 2021-22, according......

Decision on Class 12 board exams by June 1: Education Min

There is a broad consensus among states about conducting Class 12 board exams and an “informed, collaborative” decision will be taken by June 1, Union Education Minister Ramesh......

Bharti group to open 1,000 schools in 5 yrs

The Bharti Foundation and its associates have decided to open 1,000 primary schools in villages across the country with an investment of Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion). This was stated by Rakesh......

Centre cancels selection of 6 govt bank chiefs by UPA

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government on Monday scrapped the selection of six chiefs of public sector banks, recommended under the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime, following a......

Yash Gupta is Johns Hopkins B-school dean

Yash P Gupta, an innovative educator who has led three prominent business schools, has been appointed the first dean of the prestigious Johns Hopkins University's new Carey Business School. Gupta,......

Sunil Mittal elected CII president

Sunil Bharti Mittal, founder, chairman and group CEO of Bharti Enterprises has been elected the president, while K V Kamath, managing director & CEO, ICICI Bank, has been elected as the vice......

'My mother Geeta Bali contributed a lot to the making of Shammi Kapoor'

'If you see the way Shammi Kapoor danced... that was Geeta Bali's personality. My mother was a bigger and more successful star than my father when they got married.' Aditya Raj Kapoor, Shammi......

'I have become Ranbir, Shahid, Saif many times'

He may not be as famous as Javed Akhtar, Gulzar or Prasoon Joshi. But Irshad Kamil is getting there. The lyricist, who has written for songs for films like Chameli,Socha Na Tha, Jab We Met, Love......

'We must have auditioned 10,000 girls for Dangal'

'It took me eight months to do the entire casting for the film.'It was also important that the girls should resemble Aamir Khan and Sakshi Tanwar.''Also, we needed the girls to work with us for......

'We must have auditioned 10,000 girls for Dangal'

'It took me eight months to do the entire casting for the film.'It was also important that the girls should resemble Aamir Khan and Sakshi Tanwar.''Also, we needed the girls to work with us for......

Milkha Singh on the Race of his Life

'Somehow the Flying Sikh has endured in people's memory.' IMAGE: The Legendary Milkha Singh, who passed into the ages on June 18, 2021. Photograph: PTI Photo This feature was first published on......