Falling for the foreign fin: With the inflow of Padma ilish imperilled, Bengal might have maach to worry aboutThe sudden ousting of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after violent protests has raised suspicions in New Delhi regarding foreign i...
11 Aug, 2024, 12.02 AM IST
Starbucks India-origin CEO shares touching story behind his missed Harvard chance and his mother's role in itStarbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan recently expressed deep gratitude on LinkedIn for his late mother's profound influence, particularly poigna...
14 May, 2024, 10.01 AM IST
Train of thoughts about hurtling Indian Railway train rides then, and nowThere are now little digital conceits - you can see red computerese numbers flickering on the AC unit as you peer into the attendant's cabi...
24 Feb, 2024, 11.59 PM IST
Our lather who art in heaven: A soap operaModi, when asked the same question in a 2020 interaction with Rashtriya Bal Puraskar winners, attributes his facial glow to the oil of toil...
11 Nov, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
27-hour mega block on Central Railway route for dismantling British-era Carnac BridgeThe bridge was built in 1866-67 and was declared unsafe by an expert team of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) in 2018, thou...
19 Nov, 2022, 10.00 AM IST
The legacy that Tata needs to tap into as it goes for a second flight on Air IndiaJRD’s connection with flying went far deeper than just business. It survived not just the problems of the industry, but also more personal ...
09 Oct, 2021, 10.45 AM IST
View: Quarantine quandaries and questions of trustTemporary isolation then was the solution – first for 30 days imposed by Ragusa (now Dubrovnik) and then 40 days, or quarantena, by Venice....
21 Mar, 2020, 09.13 AM IST
Railways plans to pour Rs 8.6 lakh crore for new tracks, faster trains and station revampSome Rs 2.5 lakh crore ($37 billion) of debt is required in the five years through 2020, according to Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.
25 Jul, 2016, 03.58 PM IST
Punjab Mail completes 104 years of operationThe Punjab Limited used to run on fixed mail days from Bombay's (now Mumbai) Ballard Pier Mole station to Peshawar, via the GIP route.
01 Jun, 2016, 05.50 PM IST
IIT-B survey reveals 18% are atheist, 35% agnosticThe survey looked at diverse topics such as students' background before joining IIT, their political and religious beliefs and post-grad pl...
04 May, 2016, 11.37 AM IST
VT-DFR: 65 years of flying legacyStill owned by the BFC, the oldest flying school in India, VT-DFR's legacy includes being flown by JRD Tata, the first commercial pilot of ...
24 Jan, 2016, 04.48 PM IST
New signalling control room at Itarsi becomes operationalIt was a mammoth task for installation of the new RRI system at Itarsi after the fire incident, said a senior Railway Ministry official.
21 Jul, 2015, 11.16 PM IST
Government looks to build a software ecosystem for Aakash applicationsIIT Madras is putting about 5,000 engineering students through a four-day crash course on Aakash in the hope that they will build applicati...
07 Jan, 2013, 11.51 AM IST
- 'Ethical' hackers assist security agencies and finance firms to check cyber crime
Once perceived as a badge of honour, the term ‘‘ hacker’ ’ and the practice of hacking have over the years acquired a taint.
16 May, 2010, 09.30 AM IST
- Mumbai attacks spark upper-class calls for change
The 60-hour siege that struck India's financial and entertainment hub, has fractured secure existence, galvanizing thousands of middle-and ...
13 Dec, 2008, 09.16 AM IST
- Nation holds its breath in face of fresh threats
It was an uneasy Sunday in Indian metros. Even for a nation seemingly inured to terrorism, the prospects of stepping into the crowded stree...
28 Jul, 2008, 03.06 AM IST
- Security beefed up over fresh terror threats
Officials in Maharashtra have tightened security amid threats of more terror plots.
21 Jul, 2006, 03.46 AM IST