The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

Dr Swaminathan changed India's destiny from begging bowl to food basket

"As I was working on agriculture, my family wanted me to take over the management of our plantations. But my aim was to master the art of developing new varieties, that is genetics and breeding. As......

Top scientist behind Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 'strangled to death'

Andrey Botikov, one of the scientists who helped to create the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, was strangled to death with a belt at his apartment in Moscow and police have arrested a suspect......

'We Need To Let Nature Heal'

'When Covid first struck, the lockdown resulted in clean air in major Indian cities.''You were able to see the Himalayan range from Ludhiana.''In Delhi, you were seeing deer and stags all over the......

Vandana Maurya's story: From a biotech researcher to a social worker

India is witnessing a radical transformation where highly qualified youngsters are giving up cushy jobs to make a difference in the lives of poor people in rural areas. Manu A......

All about job creation and destruction

In India, where the vast majority of workers are employed in the informal manufacturing sector with no job protection, expansion, contraction and re-allocation of jobs must be going on an immense......

Will July See Controversy In Theatres?

The summer saw its fair share of hits at the box office. Now, the monsoon has quite a few movie releases from across genres. Joginder Tuteja lists the July theatre releases.   NeeyatRelease......

'They didn't consider me for Freddy Mercury, at least they thought I could play Homi Bhabha'

'What I love about Parsis is that we never take anything seriously.''Everyone's making fun of everyone.''So, they were like, 'Don't f*** it up, ch****!'.' IMAGE: Jim Sarbh as Dr Homi Bhabha in......

When Aamir Khan tried to dictate to Mita Vashisht

'Mahesh Bhatt put his foot down during Ghulam and did not allow Aamir Khan to dictate a particular moment in my performance.''He just ignored Aamir's objection to something I did in a shot we had......

16 shows to watch during the lockdown

Nikita Puri lists the best shows and films to watch online as you ace social distancing. Be it videos of penguins being taken for walks around the zoo or cats playing games with their humans, the......

Aussie Rules Football rocked by dozens of drug bans

IMAGE: AFL Commission Chairman Mike Fitzpatrick (right) and AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan speak to media, in Melbourne, after bans were issued to 34 Aussie Rules footballers on Tuesday. Photograph:......

Bharat Ratna for Sachin Tendulkar

The Government has decided to confer the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award, on eminent scientist Prof C.N.R.Rao and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. The Prime Minister’s office made......