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Quote of the day by Jane Fonda: 'The challenge is not to be perfect…it’s to be...' Life lessons on human nature, success and perfection by popular Hollywood actor and political activistQuote of the day by Jane Fonda shares a message about life lessons, success, human nature, and perfection. The statement explains how peopl...
May 2026 School Holidays: Full list, summer vacations, heatwave alerts & state-wise closure dates in IndiaIndia is experiencing an intense heatwave, forcing many states to declare early summer vacations. Temperatures are soaring, making daily co...
In India's mining belt, women spark hope with solar lampsSantosh Devi is proud to have brought light -- and hope -- to her hamlet in western India, taking up solar engineering through a programme ...
Stampede at Goa’s Lairai Devi temple: Six dead, at least 15 injuredA stampede at the revered Shri Lairai Devi Temple in Shirgao, Goa, has claimed at least six lives and injured over 15 during the annual Zat...
Apple ties up with NGO for water management pilot outside BengaluruThe iPhone maker is supporting the development of an "innovative, scalable approach that strengthens local water management and decision ma...
With or without shoes? The benefits and risks of barefoot weight trainingThe practice, according to its proponents, can strengthen your feet & improve your balance.
Orphaned at 7, raised by labourer grandma, Tamil Nadu’s Revathi Veeramani will sprint for nation in Tokyo OlympicsRevathi, part of the 4X400m Indian mixed relay team, lost both her parents by the time she turned seven and was brought up by her grandmoth...
Man behind Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission: A rocket expert who loves gardeningKailasavadivoo Sivan is the son of a farmer from Sarakkalvilai village in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari district.
The sister act - women in powerful positions vulnerable & need support: Kangana, Shaina NCThe actress feels that women must back up their tribe in order to get ahead.
Solar Mamas’ song captivates Macron and PM Modi at solar alliance summitSolar Mamas is a group of women from developing nations who have been trained under Government of India-supported programmes in harnessing ...
Inside Barefoot College where women from across the world become ‘solar engineers’Started in the early 1970s by Bunker Roy to empower rural women, Barefoot College has been training women, giving them skills to bring abou...
PM Modi interacts with 'Solar Mamas' of Africa in Tanzania"Celebrating the Solar Mamas! PM interacts with women trained in vocational skills under India's development support," External Affairs Min...
MEA chalks out eclectic itinerary for African First Ladies"Following this there will be a fashion show 'Threads of Benaras' on handlooms. There would be a demonstration of Indian culinary skills by...
Special exhibition for African first ladies: GovernmentAhead of the official opening of the summit on Monday, Swaraj and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal also inaugurated an India-Africa Friendship Rose...
- Times impact: Powering villages, empowering lives
Geeta Devi, 45, is barely literate, but she is a teacher. A solar engineer, she now trains other rural grandmothers from modest backgrounds...
Over 15,000 youth apply for SBI's 'Youth for India' rural programmeSBI will shortlist 100 highly qualified candidates for the 13-month programme, who will take up developmental work in rural India.
Led by Al Gore, Delhi meet to focus on India's renewable energy potentialThe training will focus on the renewable energy potential for India as well as key role country plays in lead up to COP-21 climate negotiat...
Offbeat travel: Jagriti Express, Unreasonable-at-Sea encouraging entrepreneurship across the globeIn India, Jagriti Express is one such travel platform which claims to have inspired 300 people to startup in its past five journeys.
UP elections: Temple town worships growth & developmentRains cold not dampen the ardor of a visibly charged Uda Rani Singh. This 80-plus great grandmother from Bikapur claimed to have been all d...
- Victims speak of night of terror in Mumbai
Western visitors and Mumbai residents shuddered as they spoke of a night of terror.