Chandragupta Maurya was the first king to establish an empire in India.He died a monk. IMAGE: The Chandragupta Maurya stamp issued in 2001. Photograph: Kind courtesy Wikimedia Commons Chandragupta......
Signalling an upswing in their strategic ties nearly four decades after the Indian Peace Keeping Force episode, India and Sri Lanka on Saturday inked a defence pact to institutionalise military......
'Today, let us reaffirm our commitment to strive to realise Gandhiji’s dreams. His watchwords, truth and nonviolence, will continue to remain relevant for the whole world. He also taught us......
The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside caste-based discriminatory provisions of prison manuals of around 11 states while deprecating the practice of distribution of work and segregation of......
Members of the Missionaries of Charity -- the order founded by Mother Teresa --arecollecting relics of the Nobel Laureate, including her blood and hair, for the beatificationceremony at theVatican......
A large number of medical device-manufacturing units have been forced to move to Vietnam and Malaysia due to delays, inconsistent timelines, and a lack of transparency in licensing processes,......
India's capital is a vibrant tapestry of historical relics, cultural display, satellite neighbourhoods and mega malls. Image: An ice-cream cart is pictured next to the India Gate. Photograph:......
In the 1960s, Maldives was not the tourist hotspot it is today. Fishing was the main occupation. Every week, a Ceylonese (as Sri Lankans were then termed) carrier operated a flight to and from......
The hassle of managing the paperwork for several insurance policies may soon become a relic. Going forward, you will be able to hold these in a 'demat' account, in an electronic format. But,......
Authority and prestige in network industries no longer rest on your ability to control people 'below you'; they depend on your capacity to add value to the network, says Ajit Balakrishnan. Every......
While Satya's pleasures are palpable -- among them the poetry of the coarse language, the mercifully rough-hewn texture, the oh-so-familiar underdog story -- these pleasures hit you at a completely......
You'll wish weekends lasted as long as weeks after looking at Sukanya Verma's long, long list of recommendations on OTT this week. Zara Hatke Zara BachkeWhere to watch? Jio CinemaLanguage: Hindi......
Sukanya Verma shares her OTT recommendations. Mask GirlWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Korean (with subtitles) Juggling between a dull day job and nocturnal online identity, a woman's......
Hungama 2's three-point torture is simple -- confound, frustrate and prolong, feels Sukanya Verma. Everybody talks out of turn. Nobody wants to listen. Few wish to come to the point. Fewer get to......
At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead......
IMAGE: Dancers perform as British Indian rapper Panjabi MC performs his popular track 'Mundiyan to bach ke' during the 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony, at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham,......
IMAGE: 19th Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou from September 10 to 25, 2022. Photograph: Twitter Three sporty robots, collectively known as the 'smart triplets', representing the UNESCO World......
Former England captain Ian Botham has been named a “sexist relic” after he apparently made a sexist remark about men being “dragged to the supermarket” by their wives.......
Germany are the top contenders to win the 2014 World Cup with success now based on speed and dethroned champions Spain's "tiki-taka" tactics now a relic in modern day football, former Croatia......
‘She (Dipa Karmakar) is the golden girl of the country who made all Indians proud with her performance in gymnastics and she should be made the brand ambassador of our country’ IMAGE:......