Why recording the current period is necessary

What is a migrant going through today on the walk home? What is it like to be a Muslim and watch the news on television every night in India? Is there a bureaucrat who is noting down the......

Maha tribal farmers end stir after govt accepts demands

Tribal farmers called off their protest on Thursday after the Maharashtra government agreed to fulfil their various demands, including transfer of land rights, marking the end of second mega......

Anna Hazare's hunger strike continues for second day

Social-activist Anna Hazare’s indefinite hunger strike entered the second day on Saturday, as thousands of farmers from across the country continued their sit-in to press for their demands at......

Why Gadkari was given the job of cleaning the Ganga

Only 40 of the 160 projects under the Namami Gange Mission -- a Rs 20,000 crore project for cleaning the river -- have been completed.   Faced with the herculean task of fulfilling the......

A Hungarian invention that helped the British in WWII

Tracing the early life of the humble ballpoint pen to its present. IMAGE: Modern folks would not even think of the ballpoint pen as an innovation. It seems to be an inexpensive writing instrument,......

Pharma crusader takes India's drug regulators to court

* Dinesh Thakur famous for exposing Ranbaxy safety problems* Bringing public interest suit against health ministry, regulator* The suit claims lax regulation, inadequate pursuit of breaches* Suit......

Swiss watch industry sees no threat from Apple Watch

Apple Inc's iPod upended the music industry, and its iPhone knocked Nokia off its smartphone perch, but Swiss watch makers breezily dismissed warnings that the technology giant's new wristwatch......

Luxor Group chairman passes away

The founder and chairman of one of the country's leading pen manufacturers, Luxor Group, DK Jain passed away today in the city. He was 71. According to a company official, Jain died following a......

'Excellence in Cinema' award for Girish Kasaravall

Critically acclaimed Kannadadirector Girish Kasaravalli who has won many national and international laurels has added onemore feather to his cap. He has just received the South Asian Cinema......

All Squads: Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza.      ARGENTINA......

Calls grow for postponement of Tokyo Games

London 2012's head of health and safety Lawrence Waterman has called for the IOC to be ‘responsible’ and postpone the Games; ‘People's safety and health should come before the......

Ronaldo hands Real first win in Dortmund; Kane 'tricks' for Spurs

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring Real Madrid’s third goal in the Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters Cristiano......

PSV beat Ajax to stretch lead

PSV Eindhoven midfielders Balazs Dzsudzsak and Otman Bakkal scored a goal apiece to give the Dutch league leaders a 2-0 victory at Ajax Amsterdam on Wednesday. PSV stretched their lead to eight......

Holland win Euro under-21 football title

An inspired Netherlands won their second consecutive European Under-21 title with a 4-1 win over 10-man Serbia in Groningen on Saturday. Otman Bakkal opened the scoring for the Dutch, chesting......