View: Whether visiting Stonehenge or Easter Island, everybody must get stonedThe stones at Stonehenge hail from different parts of Britain and evoke similar questions. As with the pyramids, countless experiments have...
13 Apr, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
Tibetan Buddhism's future: Journey of 8-year-old 10th Bogd Lama caught amidst political turmoilIn a tale of unexpected spiritual destiny, an 8-year-old boy, A. Altannar, born into a wealthy Mongolian mining family, has been declared t...
29 Oct, 2023, 01.08 PM IST
Why the draft telecom bill falls short of the new law India’s dynamic digital economy needsLicensing communication apps is a bad idea. You cannot raise capital for a project that might not get a licence on completion. No licence c...
28 Sep, 2022, 11.08 PM IST
Sunday Poser: Rahul Dravid ko gussa kyoon aata hain?The new Cred television commercial starring Jim (Sarbh) and Jammy (Rahul Dravid) is like a mini punk song - it goes by in a flash and doesn...
17 Apr, 2021, 11.00 PM IST
Back to the paddy fields, coronavirus smashes Indian middle-class dreamsIn the COVID-19 pandemic, India's economy is forecast to shrink by 4.5% this year, according to the International Monetary Fund. At least 4...
17 Aug, 2020, 11.46 AM IST
Prosecutors couldn’t get any bank CEO. I was a convenient high-profile guy: Rajat Gupta"It’s a fair summary but I would also add that there were different incentives for different players. The prosecutors never really got to a...
24 Mar, 2019, 04.27 PM IST
Swati Maliwal's appointment as DCW chief is a new flashpoint in Najeeb Jung-Arvind Kejriwal rowThe LG, who has been locked in a tussle with Kejriwal over appointment of senior bureaucrats, declared that he does not recognise Maliwal's...
22 Jul, 2015, 05.07 PM IST
PKL & WKL: Kabaddi may soon get a lifeline as two leagues, supported by corporates, kick offKabaddi, the centuries-old Indian sport, is now getting a makeover, a new avatar and probably a new lease of life.
28 Jul, 2014, 05.51 PM IST
Premier League: Seven things we learnt this weekendPremier League: Victories for Liverpool and Arsenal mean the teams in red are genuine contenders and a dynamic League table makes this seas...
18 Mar, 2014, 07.50 AM IST
How Aam Aadmi Party converted civil rage into a democratic mandateAAP created a recipe for success in Delhi without the divisive masala of caste and religion. But forming a government that lasts is a diffe...
15 Dec, 2013, 10.53 AM IST
Census 2011 missed 5 crore slum dwellersThrough a bunch of omissions, Census 2011 appears to seriously underestimate the number of slum dwellers in India, putting it at 6.5 crore ...
12 Oct, 2013, 11.46 AM IST
- Stars or not, Cannes finds glamour
There is something reassuring about the festival’s insistence on exulting cinema’s history even as it makes way for its future.
15 May, 2010, 01.16 AM IST
- 'Made in India' rising to challenge China
China is best choice for outsourcing manufacturing while India is preferred for IT, finance and customer services, says Capgemini.
07 Oct, 2007, 09.26 AM IST