Restoring India's Botanic Heritage

With over 3,000 species of plants, 26 interconnected lakes and the 250-year-old Great Banyan Tree -- the largest in the world -- the Indian Botanic Garden is a veritable treasure, discovers Payal......

India Counters China, Focus On Border Villages

'We are developing infrastructure on the mountains and deploying the troops on hill borders in such a way that it is ensuring the safety of the people there.' IMAGE: A Border Roads Organisation......

These Scientists Shaped India

I suggest we build a Vigyan Mandir (Temple of Science) with the ambience of a place of worship, so that it becomes a destination for pilgrims.We should embed on its walls bronze plaques describing......

AWESOME Images Of The Heavens!

The Royal Observatory Greenwich shortlisted 34 images for its Astronomy Photographer Of The Year 2023 competition from thousands of entries received from all over the world. These shortlisted......

Securing the Future of India's Internet Economy

'Google and Facebook need to be tamed, their garb of 'Investing in India's future' need to be pulled off,' observes Vibhu Arya. Part 1: The Sale and Leaseback of India's Digital Future......

The Great Property Crash

'In many parts of the country, the empty nest-and-empty-nest egg story is a painful boom-to-bust saga.''Among the old and young, it is hitting pockets hard, in a linked chain of debt-laden banks,......

Desi medical devices firms fight global cos with aggressive pricing

Welcome to India's medical devices companies which are successfully locking horns with global giants, whether in India or abroad. Surajeet Das Gupta reports. Photograph: Robert Pratta/Reuters.......

Specialty teas become popular with Assam's growers

Sale of India's specialty tea varieties from exclusive estates in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are on the rise in the domestic market, and sought after in overseas markets too. Mokalbari Tea......

10 STUNNING Films I Watched In Cannes

With the mad rush of celebrities, paparazzi, official photographers and influencers on red carpets and parties, people almost forget that the Cannes Film Festival is firstly, a celebration of world......

THE ABBA Paradox

Ageing is a funny process.After rebelling and exploring, the human being drifts to the ordered arrangement, he/she once left.As a youngster I outgrew ABBA while my mother continued to like them.In......

The World Still Loves Marilyn Monroe!

Proof that we just can't have enough of this iconic sex symbol from 1960s Hollywood.In the relentlessly fickle world of films, sustaining a long career is no mean feat. Then there are some like......

Review: Haider may be Vishal Bhardwaj's best film

Vishal Bharadwaj's Haider is one of the most powerful political films we've ever made, a bonafide masterpiece that throbs with intensity and purpose, says Raja Sen.Something is rotten in the state......

EPL PIX: Arsenal rally to beat West Ham; Spurs held

A round-up of the action in the English Premier League on Monday. IMAGE: Eddie Nketiah celebrates scoring Arsenal's third goal against West Ham United during the English Premier League match at......

Soccer: Leicester held; Leipzig in German cup final

Leicester held by 10-man Southampton IMAGE: Leicester City's Jonny Evans scores their first goal. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/Reuters Third-placed Leicester City suffered a frustrating......

Champions League PIX: Sterling, Mbappe net hat-tricks

Late Dybala goals earn Juventus victory over Lokomotiv IMAGE: Raheem Sterling celebrates scoring Manchester City's third goal during Tuesday's Champions League Group C match against Atalanta, at......

Euro qualifiers: Germany edge N Ireland; Croatia held

IMAGE: Germany's Marcel Halstenberg celebrates scoring their first goal against Northern Ireland at Windsor Park, Belfast in their Euro 2020 Qualifier Group C match on Monday. Photograph: John......

Schumacher documentary is headed to Cannes

IMAGE: Former Ferrari Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher of Germany. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images Former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher will be the subject of a......