Actor Rahul Solapurkar calls BR Ambedkar 'Brahmin', apologises for his remarksActor Rahul Solapurkar recently referred to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar as a Brahmin in the context of knowledge acquisition, causing controversy...
10 Feb, 2025, 09.19 AM IST
Bibek Debroy: Economist, writer, mentor, polymathBibek Debroy, a renowned economist and scholar with expertise ranging from economics to Sanskrit literature, has passed away. As a member o...
01 Nov, 2024, 11.47 PM IST
Not just a building, but a symbol of aspirations of 140 crore Indians: PM Modi at inauguration of new ParliamentPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Parliament building here on Sunday morning and expressed hope that it will become a cradle...
28 May, 2023, 01.54 PM IST
View: Why Indians do not innovateRestricting knowledge to the family had its negative fall outs. For example, the architectural ‘true arch’ was known in Mauryan times, and ...
04 Apr, 2020, 07.08 AM IST
Rs 80,000 crore Kaleshwaram irrigation project inaugurated in TelanganaThe project, considered a boon to the southern state, will provide irrigation facility for two crops in a year to 45 lakh acres, the state ...
21 Jun, 2019, 07.20 PM IST
Speakingtree.in Good Karma Retreat - A meeting of spiritual mindsSpeakingTree.in, a Times Internet brand and part of The Times of India Group, organized its first Good Karma Retreat, an opportunity to fin...
21 Apr, 2017, 03.20 PM IST
Hinduism is based on logic; Sabarimala shrine must allow entry of women: Swami Bhoomananda TheerthaBhoomananda’s public interventions began with a protracted struggle to put an end to the popular ritual of singing obscene songs during the...
26 Jun, 2016, 12.34 PM IST
Sheldon Pollock offers scholarly opinion on Sanskrit - a language that the government seems keen to massifySanskrit has always been identified as central to the idea of Indianness and culture. And, the world over, the language has been appreciate...
01 May, 2016, 01.02 PM IST
Why Chetan Bhagat is wrong about Indian liberalsChetan Bhagat has taken a huge swipe at Indian liberals arguing that they usually have “no clue” and “no solutions” about what India should...
06 Nov, 2015, 11.59 AM IST
India hesitant to share responsibility: Jairam RameshIndia wants to be recognised as a great power, but it is "reluctant" to "share responsibilities" that go with the recognition of being a pi...
24 Sep, 2015, 11.32 PM IST
How IIT alumni are turning funders and founders to create their own unique startup ecosystemET Magazine analyses how founders and funders who are the alumni of India's premier institutes of technology are creating their own, unique...
23 Aug, 2015, 03.07 PM IST
Of foot-in-mouth asanas and record-chasing governmentsInternational Day of Yoga never had much to do with yoga. It was always more about the churning PR wheel of the government.
21 Jun, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
How Baba Ramdev has built a Rs 2,000 crore ayurvedic FMCG empire & plans to take on multinational giantsAccording to filings with the registrar of companies (RoC), Patanjali Ayurved clocked Rs 1,200 crore in revenues in fiscal year 2014.
14 Jun, 2015, 07.12 AM IST
- Political unity over Gita: A historic day in our times
Bhagvad Gita involves us all Indians and it's a great day for us that Gita issue was taken up so vigorously by all, cutting across the part...
20 Dec, 2011, 03.53 PM IST
Avian AtmanScholars have interpreted the term two fair-winged birds ( dwa suparna) fancifully as "two species of soul; day and night; the Sun and Moon
09 Dec, 2011, 08.03 AM IST
- You can’t blame Mamata now, says CPM MLA
Many within CPM want to highlight the fact that the government or party cannot blame Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee for the IT to...
08 Sep, 2009, 09.39 AM IST
- You can't blame Mamata now, says CPM MLA
Many within CPM want to highlight the fact that the government or party cannot blame Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee for the IT to...
08 Sep, 2009, 03.53 AM IST