India should spend $1 bn annually to train school teachers: Narayana Murthy

Software icon NR Narayana Murthy on Wednesday called for spending $1 billion a year to train school teachers by 10,000 retired highly accomplished teachers from the developed world and from India......

'What Gives Me Hope About India Is...'

'Our civil society here is vibrant, and courageous, although it is beaten up and beaten down, repeatedly.' IMAGE: A Tiranga walkathon on the eve of Independence Day in Mumbai, August 14, 2023.......

Modi govt doesn't allow any idea of opposition: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday launched a fresh attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying he is not afraid of the criticism against him as he asserted that it's a fight between courage......

'I told them India was like a giant jumbo jet. It would take off slowly and be unstoppable'

This doctor couple put their faith in India. And in return India has put faith in them. IMAGE: The Parikhs in Paris in 1984. On December 5, 1988, a cold winter evening, an Air India plane touched......

The Work From Home Revolution

Will it trigger a social and management revolution as well, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com     'Ajit, why are you so hands-on? Why don't you learn to......

Innovative field research in India helped Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo win Economics Nobel

This year's Laureates have shown how the problem of global poverty can be tackled by breaking it down into a number of smaller - but more precise - questions at individual or group levels, he Royal......

Economics Nobel for India-born Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, M Kremer

The trio introduced a new approach to obtaining reliable answers about the best ways to fight global poverty IMAGE: The portraits of Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kreme, who......

'India is a great place to do business, come back. Jai Hind'

Businessman P C Mustafa wants Indian Americans to return home, Cognizant CEO Francisco D'Souza outlines how Indian tech companies could grow, Gaurav Dalmia has some investment recommendations while......

Why Kamal Haasan is in the United States

The latest updates from Tamil film industry. Kamal Haasan has been in the United States since the beginning of February, and has faithfully kept his fans informed about his activities through......

First look: Emraan Hashmi as Mohammad Azharuddin

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin celebrates his 53rd birthday today and Emraan Hashmi had a surprise in store for him.......

Ali Zafar flaunts his six-pack abs

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Ali Zafar will make a special appearance in a song titled Six Pack Abs from Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive, and showed off......

Anand shuns doctorate after citizenship questioned

A move to confer an honorary doctorate on World chess champion Vishwanathan Anand is embroiled in controversy over his citizenship, forcing him to decline the honour, at least for now. After the......