'Chandan should have remained in the BJP'

'Chandan felt he had no place in the BJP and he was wrong.' IMAGE: Journalist-politician Chandan Mitra. Photograph: PTI Photo   'I lost my closest friend -- editor Pioneer and former MP --......

Former RS MP, senior journalist Chandan Mitra passes away

Veteran journalist and former Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra died late Wednesday at his south Delhi residence after a long ailment. He was 65.   Mitra, who did a stint in various......

Ex-TERI chief R K Pachauri passes away at 79

Environmentalist R K Pachauri, a former The Energy and Resources Institute chief under whose chairmanship the United Nations's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the Nobel Peace Prize in......

How Akhilesh wants to make a comeback

'Akhilesh's plan is simple.''He wants to lead the party on the strength of the infrastructural development his government has done, capitalise on the massive sympathy wave of young people in the......

Malaysian baron eyes Indian skies

AirAsia founder and group CEO Anthony Francis Fernandes has been watching the Indian skies for a long time.Born to a Goan father, with a childhood partially spent in Kolkata -- where he attended La......

Meet Coke's captain in India

Coca-Cola's sports-loving CEO, Atul Singhsays this is the strategy that has helped him steer the soft drinks giant out of various crises. Given he hails from Kolkata, and from La Martiniere,......

All about YouAtMail and its young founder

Students in the US, or anywhere in the First World for that matter, can be instantly placed by their email IDs. For example, if you have a mail from ...@chu.cam.ac.uk, you know it is from someone......

We failed to communicate, says Coke India

Coca-Cola India's president and CEO Atul Singh loves adda - the legendary Bengali way of involved intellectual discussion - firmly believes former captain Sourav Ganguly has enough talent left to......

Teacher's Day Special: Schools the Stars went to

School life becomes a memory when we move on to bigger milestones in life, but they have a huge deal to do with who we become when we grow up. They say our most impressionable years are spent in......

The Priyanka Chopra you didn't know

'She is an awesome writer.''She writes poetry. She writes stories. Prose.''She has a flair for language.''You should see the library Priyanka has at home.''She has more books than regular......

Your chance to know Priyanka!

Priyanka Chopra has suddenly emerged as one of Bollywood's most sought-after actresses. She has signed up some truly big releases, and all her directors and co-stars can't stop raving about the......

Sports Shorts: Russian athletics federation remains banned

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday  IMAGE: A view shows the logo at the The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) headquarters in Monaco.......

Tennis legend Leander Paes a good batsman and bowler too!

This may surprise you.If you thought Leander Paes only excels in tennis, you are wrong. He is also a good cricketer.On Tuesday, India's tennis legend displayed another facet of his talents while......

Second seed Beggs survives a huge scare

South African second seed Norman Beggs produced a heroic comeback in the third round of the Eveready 103rd All-India Amateur Golf Championship, the second oldest golf tournament in the world after......

Surya Prakash scores huge upset

Surya Prakash, the standard 10th student of La Martiniere, caused the biggest upset in the second round of the Eveready 103rd All-India Amateur Golf Championship, the second oldest golf tournament......