- Observation earns wisdom
Great minds like Isaac Newton and Galileo gained profound insights through keen observation. Prince Siddhartha's transformation into Buddha...
17 Oct, 2025, 12.21 AM IST
Bengaluru-based EV startup Pravaig Dynamics signs pact for EV plant in SaudiIn a statement, the company said the MoU was signed by its chief executive Siddhartha Bagri and Mansour Alsanooni, CEO of Saudi India Ventu...
19 Jul, 2023, 03.48 PM IST
Buddha Purnima 2023: Know date, timings, rituals and moreBuddha Jayanti is a major festival in East and South Asia that celebrates the birth anniversary of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, the founder o...
30 Apr, 2023, 06.57 PM IST
Vishvakarma’s way ‘smarter’ cities: A riveting glimpse of what went into making ancient Indian citiesIndia, like Rome, wasn't built in a day. A lot of planning went into the making of its cities and city structures, as we learn from archaeo...
24 Sep, 2022, 11.32 PM IST
In Nepal, PM Modi invokes common heritage, shared Buddhist valuesAddressing a gathering at Lumbini alongside Deuba, Modi said, "The growing and strengthening friendship between India and Nepal will work f...
16 May, 2022, 11.43 PM IST
Planning last-minute getaways: Here's where to head to when you're hard-pressed for timeJust head to culturally-rich destinations that are easily accessible.
09 May, 2019, 08.19 AM IST
How Buddhist outreach has always been a key element of PM Narendra Modi’s Act East PolicyDuring his historic speech to members of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal in August 2014, he spoke of their journey from the path of yuddh...
16 Jun, 2017, 12.17 AM IST
Buddhist outreach key element of India's efforts to woo neighboursThe theme of Buddhism, and its relevance in conflict resolution, was seen in the early months of Modi's Prime Ministership.
15 Jun, 2017, 11.42 AM IST
From Gudi Padwa to Vesak Day, you must experience these festival celebrationsCelebrating Buddhism's most holy event on Vesak, thousands of Buddhists from across the world will congregate at the Borobudur Temple in C...
24 Mar, 2017, 05.10 PM IST
Third eye: PM Narendra Modi’s Mongolian horse not comingNot because the PM’s interests do not run to matters equine, but because the horse is native to the Mongolian Steppes, used to far temperat...
22 May, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi plants Banyan tree sapling at SAARC retreat resortModi was seen having one-on-one meetings with Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
27 Nov, 2014, 04.44 PM IST
'Bodhi' trees gets a place in Vietnam's Presidential palaceSapling of 'Bodhi' tree from Gaya in Bihar was planted in Vietnam's Presidential palace by President Pranab Mukherjee.
15 Sep, 2014, 05.15 PM IST
Buddha, a 'prince of Indian sub-continent', says Aung San Suu KyiSuu Kyi, who visited Lumbini - Lord Buddha's birthplace, said "Siddhartha was the prince of the Indian sub-continent," and everybody should...
16 Jun, 2014, 10.23 PM IST
- The Road Warrior
At the fork, the poet Robert Frost went on road less travelled. And that supposedly made all the difference to his life.
15 Jan, 2014, 04.39 AM IST
- Choosers can't be beggars
In 21st-Century India's Silicon Valley choosers can't be beggars!
11 Aug, 2010, 07.57 AM IST
Locked-in is as locked-in doesThe closest thing to being buried alive is the medical condition known as ventral pontine syndrome or pseudocoma. Popularly, it’s also know...
22 Sep, 2009, 01.30 AM IST
Safer to be prepared than be sorryCookie, a 22-year-old student on her way to attend graduate school in Italy, dies in a terrorist bombing of a Bologna train station. The ch...
11 Feb, 2009, 01.54 AM IST