Mitra, the robot, steals the show from NaMo, Ivanka

Ivanka spoke for a good 15 minutes, gracefully, looking straight at her audience, her face wreathed often in winning smiles.She is an articulate, striking, woman who charmed her audience.Vaihayasi......

'Stable ties with China has global consequences'

On the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between India and China, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna spoke of the historic ties between the two counties and pitched for a strong and......

Thank you for your valuable support: Karzai

The following is the statement by His Excellency Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, presented To 2nd Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan held in New......

2014 poll: Which party will be most friendly to women's causes?

2014 will be a watershed election. Much is at stake and much needs to be changed. Women need their voice to be heard and they need representation with real power, says Sunanda Vashist. It is no......

Young market? Old brands go under knife

As the market grows young, old brands go under the knife. In 1897, a young man named Ardeshir Godrej gave up law and turned to making locks. He went on to make safes and security equipment, and......

Great management lessons from BM Munjal

Hero Group chairman Brij Mohanlall Munjal is the epitome of the Punjabi patriarch: the wise karta holding together a burgeoning family through strong Hindu values. He is also the ultimate 21st......

Why Indians are US's best immigrants

They have funny accents, occasionally dress in strange outfits, and some wear turbans and grow beards, yet Indians have been able to overcome stereotypes to become the U.S.'s most successful......

'Now, Americans connect India with technology'`

IIT-ian Kanchana Thamodaran is a critically acclaimed Tamil writer-activist. Born and brought up in India, she obtained an undergraduate degree in engineering from the Indian Institute of......

Asiad medal winners demand better facilities

They have brought laurels for the country at the major international events like Commonwealth Games and Asian Games but the trio of para-swimmer Prashant Karmakar, archer Deepika Kumari and gymnast......

India becoming a Global Chess Superpower

Since 2012, 44 Indians have been anointed as grandmasters -- the highest achievement in chess, points out Arvind Subramanian, economist and former chief economic adviser to the government. IMAGE:......

Abhinav Bindra on how India can win 30, 40 medals

'10,000 athletes compete at an Olympic Games, only 300 go back with a gold medal.''It takes time for an athlete to develop, you have to give the athletes a chance and time to develop.'  ......

Did umpiring error help England win World Cup?

'It is unfair to look at one decision, one ball out of 600-plus on the day and say that was the reason one team won and one team lost.' IMAGE: Ben Stokes apologises after Martin Guptill's throw......

Sports Shorts: 'Neeraj recovering without complications'

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra gives a thumbs up after his surgery. Photograph: Neeraj Chopra/Twitter Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is......