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'Ratan Tata Always Displayed His Kindness'

'When the bombing happened in the Taj Mahal hotel in 2008, that was a very sad moment, but he really took care of the people, took care of everybody and that was when you saw some of his best......

Breakthrough! Chinese scientists 'cure' type-1 diabetes with half-hour surgery

Chinese scientists claimed to have cured a chronic type-1 diabetes patient using cell transplants in what was stated to be the first such case in the world. Image only for representation.......

Mpox a public health emergency of global concern: WHO

The World Health Organisation has declared mpox a public emergency of international concern. IMAGE: Christian Musema, a laboratory nurse, takes a sample from a child declared a suspected case......

'Ghar' Is Such A Lovely Word

A group of retired army officers have come together to provide a home for girls who never had a home before. 'From the bottom of the pit, we want them to climb the tallest mountain,' says Ghar......

Modi turns 72, leads a busy day as wishes pour in

Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 72 on Saturday and marked his birthday by addressing four events covering fields as diverse as wildlife and the launch of logistics policy, as greetings poured......

Pranab Mukherjee's Budget Speech

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Budget for 2009-10 on July 6. Following is the BudgetSpeechof Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee: Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget for......

Stem cell banks strike the right 'cord'

It was a keen desire to secure the future of his soon-to-be born baby that made Japin Sibal, a young IT professional from Gurgaon, do an Internet search for various savings schemes available before......

The dangers of DNA testing

DNA testing is in the news a lot these days, and not solely because of the saga of Anna Nicole Smith, whose burial was delayed amid a legal tussle over the paternity of her 5-month-old daughter,......

India's 1st public stem cell bank soon

Every year around 25 million children are born in India, almost one every second! Result: a bursting population. But this is not a story of India's teeming millions or what should be done to......

Health, quite literally, is wealth

It's a kind of a bio-insurance," says Prasad Mangipudi, vice-president, marketing, LifeCell. Mangipudi is explaining why parents should opt to preserve blood from the umbilical cord at the time of......

Gulabo Sitabo: Bachchan's finest performance in 30 years

'It's a performance that puts the Bachchan hysteria to shame,' observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan as Mirza with Ayushmann Khurrana as Bankey Rastogi in a scene from Shoojit Sircar's......

October: When fools dare

A big part of October's charm is in its taking of a cinematic tragedy and presenting to us how we may experience it in real life, says Sreehari Nair. Danish Walia (Varun Dhawan) is the perfect man......

Review: Mad Max: Fury Road is the greatest action movie of all time

If ever there was a film that begged to be celebrated on the big-screen -- heck, that begged viewing with 3D glasses -- it is this one, a sensational ride that throws you, the viewer, into the......

Wish list: What if Ileana was cast in Friends?

What if we these popular American television series were made in India? After remaking every film in sight, how could television be spared? The most interesting writing in America can currently be......

Give the Bollywood woman some respect!

Rinki Roy, daughter of noted director Bimal Roy, pens her thoughts on how women have been portrayed in Hindi cinema through the years, and why the stereotyping should STOP!As an activist, I......

Why Sachin donated blood

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar donates blood. Photograph and video: Kind courtesy Sachin Tendulkar/Twitter Sachin Tendulkar donated blood on World Blood Donor Day in Mumbai on Monday. 'Some time......

Cricket Buzz: ICC probes UAE T20 league

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images The International Cricket Council (ICC) is investigating a private Twenty20 league in the United Arab......

Infantino starts to change FIFA's image

New FIFA president Gianni Infantino sent a clear message that his leadership style would be very different from his predecessor Sepp Blatter when he flew to his first official overseas appointment......

Lomu running again

Former All Blacks winger Jonah Lomu is running again, less than two months after having a kidney transplant."I'm feeling better more and more each day," Lomu, 29, told Television New Zealand on......

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