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'I Was Very Proud Of Ratan Tata'

'...and I was a great admirer of his leadership of Tata Sons.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Ratan Tata/Instagram Zubin Mehta and Ratan Tata were school pals. Zubin was a year and a few months older......

Kolkata turns off lights to protest against RG Kar incident

Kolkata experienced a unique and powerful display of civic solidarity when residents turned off their lights for an hour from 9 pm on Wednesday and came down to the streets with burning candles to......

'Please Pray For Us And Our Country'

'My father died in the liberation struggle. Bangladesh is our Motherland. This is home,' says Monindra Kumar Nath, a Hindu who has lived his 74 years in Dhaka. IMAGE: Supporters of Bangladesh......

My Nobel Moments

It was lovely to enjoy the magical atmosphere of celebrating the spectacular accomplishments of extraordinary men and women who had enriched the world of sciences, literature and peace, notes......

'They played Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo At The White House'

'It was beautifully played by an American band.' IMAGE: Panna and Dr Bharat Barai at the White House. Photograph: Kind courtesy Dr Bharat Barai He hosted a young 'karyakarta' named Narendra......

Art in a pandemic: Openings delayed, museums embrace technology

India’s state-owned institutes have literally been forced to embrace technologies to go digital - however reluctantly. Till the museum reopen, the magic mantra has been “online”,......

Lumoid: A unique start-up's success story

Starting in January, Lumoid’s revenue has been growing on average at 35 to 40 percent month over month. Founder Aarthi Ramamurthy, speaks to Chaya Babu about what makes it tick.......

Now, walk the talk on cities!

Citizens must start a campaign to convert prominent shopping complexes in cities into no-car zones, says Sunir Roy. There is now one more way, on top of all the old ones, to judge a city: is it a......

The City of Joy gets hi-tech

For decades, the very mention of Kolkata conjured up images of unwhitewashed buildings or of colonial-era creations like the majestic Howrah Bridge or the stately Victoria Memorial.Anyone who'd......

Amitabh@50: Stories you didn't know about the star

Rasheed Kidwai unearths little-known stories from the Dadasaheb Phalke awardee's past as Amitabh Bachchan celebrates 50 years in the movies this month. The long, fascinating and illustrious......

Dhadak Review: Many scenes brought tears to my eyes

To those who feel that Dhadak doesn't measure up to Sairat, Kshamaya Daniel, 18, has one piece of advice: We're talking about wine here, not scotch. Imagine this: You're having a get-together at......

Review: Tom Cruise saves mankind YET AGAIN in Oblivion

Oblivion, outside its spectacular, smooth surface, is only a middling effort that borrows liberally in tone and technique from just about every science-fiction movie there is, writes Sukanya......

Weekend Watch

Staying home this weekend? Here are five ways to spice your weekend!Film: Corpse BrideCast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Paul Whitehouse, Albert Finney,......

Sabalenka's Secret ritual revealed after winning AO in style

Her new pre-match ritual at this tournament - signing the bald head of her performance coach in marker pen IMAGE: Aryna Sabalenka celebrates with the trophy after winning the......

Tennis: Djokovic battles from brink to beat Korda for Adelaide crown

IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic makes a speech as he holds the trophy after winning the Adelaide International against USA's Sebastian Korda at the Memorial Drive Tennis Club, Adelaide. Victory......

Warne lives on in every nook and cranny of Melbourne

IMAGE: Shane Warne's statue outside his beloved Melbourne Cricket Ground. Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images Nine months after his death, Shane Warne is a memory but one so tangible you......

PICS: Spurs win group; Liverpool finish behind Napoli

A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League. IMAGE: Mohamed Salah scores Liverpool's first goal during the Champions League Group A match against Napoli, at Anfield, Liverpool, on......

Shane Warne's body arrives in Australia

IMAGE: Shane Warne's coffin, wrapped in the Australian flag, was taken from the morgue to Bangkok airport before being loaded onto a private Dassault Falcon 7X jet. Photograph: Athit......

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