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Genetic Destiny Or Hard Work?

Just as the atom and the byte needed careful societal control to prevent damage to society, perhaps, so does the gene, particularly in debates like 'genes vs merit', explains Ajit Balakrishnan.......

SC questions HC order in Congress's tax case

The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the Delhi high court's decision asking the Congress party to approach the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal for a stay on Income Tax demand notice for recovery of......

A Daily Puja For Kamala Harris' Victory

Every day at 11 am, T Rooban performs a special Abhisheka Aradhana for Kamala Harris' success, pouring liquid offerings over the deity's image while chanting sacred Sanskrit mantras. IMAGE:......

Kumaraswamy: From bringing down BJP govt to joining Modi 3.0

Two-time chief minister and five-time MLA Janata Dal-Secular leader H D Kumaraswamy has once again demonstrated his political acumen by bagging a seat in the union council of ministers, despite his......

'BJP has given me an opportunity': Kumaraswamy to join Modi cabinet

Janata Dal-Secular leader H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given him an opportunity to serve as a Minister in the new Cabinet that will be sworn-in this evening, and......

'Had liberalisation not taken place, I may have gone back to the US'

An exclusive excerpt from Girish Kuber's The Tatas: How A Family Built A Business And A Nation. IMAGE: J R D Tata, left, with Ratan Tata. Photograph: Kind courtesy Gopal Shetty When you took......

Liquidation of Jet Airways only option, lenders tell SC

Lenders of bankrupt airline Jet Airways, led by the State Bank of India (SBI), on Thursday told the Supreme Court that successful bidder Jalan Kalrock Consortium (JKC) was “unwilling”......

The Machine That Saved Tanishq

Stories are legion about the Karatmeter's use at that time.Hundreds of people standing in queue for testing, customers breaking down after discovering the actual purity of their jewellery and then......

Sitharaman to present sixth Budget in a row

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her sixth straight Budget ahead of the Parliamentary elections, matching the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Jet Air told to deposit Rs 150 cr by Jan 31 in SBI's escrow account

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed Jalan-Kalrock consortium, the new owners of the cash-strapped Jet Airways, to deposit Rs 150 crore in SBI's escrow account by January 31, saying failure to do......

The Last Days Of Raj Kapoor

Exactly a month before he passed away on June 2, 1988, Raj Kapoor was presented the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- the nation's highest honour for cinematic achievement -- by then President Ramaswamy......

Ganesh Venkataraman to make stage debut with Cinderella

Actor Ganesh Venkataram who has acted in films such as Abhiyum Naanum, Unnaippol Oruvan and Kandahar, will make his stage debut with a dance drama in Cinderella.Actress and dancer Aishwarya Rajesh......

'I am happy that I was the first choice for Ivan Veramathiri'

Ganesh Venkataraman was a successful model who had won the Gladrags contest, and also a television actor who acted in serials such as Antariksh and Mayavi. Then he made an amazing debut......

'I have made good film in Ivan Veramathiri'

M Saravanan became a name to reckon with in Tamil cinema with his well crafted Tamil film Engeyum Eppothum made for A R Murugadoss and Fox Star Studios. It was the first Tamil production by......

This Chennai school makes chess champs out of everyone

Chennai's chess nursery: The learning ground for Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa Photograph: Kind Courtesy Michal Walusza for FIDE/X Even a casual stroll around the city will help visitors collect crumbs......

Teen GM Gukesh surpasses V Anand in FIDE rankings

Anand, who first made it to the World's top-10 in July 1991, has remained India's top-ranked player in all published lists since January 1987.   IMAGE: D Gukesh is now ranked 9th, while......

India's Praggnanandhaa, Nandhidhaa bag Asian chess C'ship titles

  IMAGE: The triumph earned R Praggnanandhaa a ticket to the next FIDE World Cup. Photograph: Kind courtesy Stev Bonhage, Mark Livshitz & Niki Riga/FIDE Top-seeded Indian Grandmaster R......

Chess: Indian GM Iniyan wins La Nucia Open

IMAGE: India's P Iniyan, who was seeded fifth at the La Nucia chess tournament in Spain, remained unbeaten in all nine rounds of the competition. Photograph: ChessBase India/Twitter Indian......

Gavaskar remembers opening partner Chetan Chauhan

Arre baba you are the century maker, not me: Gavaskar remembers Chauhan IMAGE: In this file photo, dated March 19, 2017, Uttar Pradesh Sainik Kalyan Minister Chetan Chauhan during the swearing-in......

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