These Scientists Shaped India

I suggest we build a Vigyan Mandir (Temple of Science) with the ambience of a place of worship, so that it becomes a destination for pilgrims.We should embed on its walls bronze plaques describing......

Army reshuffles top brass, appoints Lt Gen Suchindra Kumar as new vice chief

Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff, while incumbent Lt Gen B S Raju will take charge as South Western Army Commander, official sources said on......

'Jewellery worth Rs 24-25 crores was transferred'

Indrani was spiritedly telegraphing details of the jewellery from the back of the court... Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora Murder Trial. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Will General Munir Take On Imran Khan?

If General Asim Munir, Pakistan's new army chief, wants to help defuse the current polarised atmosphere and shepherd civilian politicians towards negotiations on an acceptable date for elections,......

British Indian manufacturing expert Lord Bhattacharyya is dead

Bangalore-born Bhattacharyya, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2002 for his services to science and technology and made a life peer in......

The unsung heroes who made GST a reality

As many as 30 sub-groups and committees worked tirelessly to devise rules and laws as well as fix tax rates for over 1,200 goods and services.   IMAGE: Even as politicians took centrestage to......

Indian carriers struggle to find talent inside cockpit

7,000 unemployed pilots in India but airlines continue to bet on expats Arav Joshi (26) completed his flying course from a New Zealand-based training academy in 2012. That did not translate into a......

Prabhu announces four new trains

The Railways will also add two to four 'Deen Dayalu' coaches to some long-distance trains for unreserved travel to enhance the carrying capacity Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, on Wednesday,......

Subhash Ghai's Whistling Woods to down shutters?

In the next few weeks, the Bombay High Court will hear Whistling Wood's petition to review its 2011 directive to vacate the land it occupies in Film City, Mumbai.Ketan Rana's first film, Dekh Le, a......

Asia Cup: Will India's Selection Gambles Pay Off?

IMAGE: K L Rahul has been picked for the Asia Cup despite not fully fit going into the tournament. Photograph: BCCI   The Asia Cup will be a big test of India's preparations for the World......

CWG: Boxers Nikhat, Nitu, Hussamuddin in semis; Lovlina out

IMAGE: India's Nitu Ganghas, red, lands a punch on her opponent Nicole Clyde of England during the women's 45kg-48kg minimumweight quarter-final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at NEC Arena in......

BCCI meet: UAE favourites for hosting IPL

Dubai, Dharmasala, Ahmedabad three options for India's training camp IMAGE: The Dubai Sports City, which includes the Dubai International Stadium and the ICC Academy, is ready as a potential venue......

Sports Shorts: Bajrang wants wrestling to be made National Sports

IMAGE: Bajrang clinched a bronze medal in just-concluded World Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan to add to his silver (2018 Budapest) and bronze (2013 Budapest) he had won earlier.......

How Tendulkar inspired Shafali's cricketing journey

'I can never forget that day. My cricketing journey started from there.' IMAGE: Shafali Verma, 15, became one of the youngest to be picked in the Indian women's team when the youngster was picked......