Why should the people of Bengal suffer lung cancer?

Mamata Banerjee has announced a Rs 500 crore relief package to assuage those who lost their money to the Saradha chit fund. As West Bengal is dancing on the edge of bankruptcy, this money will be......

Why the Congress and BJP are having sleepless nights

The squabbles we are seeing today over the election of the next President will be nothing compared to the all-out war ignited by a fragmented verdict after the 2014 general election, feels T V R......

Fall of a Hero: Voices from Twitterland

Ironically, it was Twitter that did Shashi Tharoor in. Though the former minister of state external affairs has maintained a stoic silence on the micro-blogging site ever since his unceremonious......

Jharkhand's political problems are far from over

Who would you rather watch -- Shibu or Sachin? Do you prefer to watch Lalu when Lara too is on offer?I confess that I preferred the second option in both cases, and was watching India take on the......

HealthifyMe: A start-up that helps people live healthy

Start-up corner: This is the first in a series tracking emerging India.HealthifyMe is an app that connects users to fitness trainers virtually, motivate them on goals. IMAGE: HealthifyMe’s......

Amazing story of Xooglers making a big impact in India

A number of Xooglers are employing lessons and practices learnt during their stint at Google to branch out into innovative ventures, find Alnoor Peermohamed & Anita Babu.  Image: (Left......

Your virtual health companion

HealthifyMe, a Bengaluru-based startup that provides wellness services on the cloud, began as an idea in the mind of its co-founder Tushar Vashisht while working as a volunteer for the unique......

Brand play in cards business

Conventional wisdom says customers in India couldn’t care less whether they have a Visa, Mastercard, or RuPay in their wallets as credit and debit cards are known more by the issuing banks......

Exclusive! What transformed K L Rahul's batting

'It has been a quick evolution.''That is because he saw the big names playing in the IPL and he played alongside them; that transformed him as a batsman.''I would say now he is perfect.' IMAGE: K......

Exclusive! Coach Jayaraj decodes KL Rahul's meteoric rise

KL Rahul in action for India 'A' during the Quadrangular Series match against Australia 'A' in Brisbane in July 2014. Photograph: Matt Roberts/Getty Images Ever since he saw him bat for the first......

Dhoni's men brace up for trial by fire

Even before the euphoria of their Twenty20 World Cup triumph has settled down, India go into the first match of a high-voltage one-day cricket series against Australia in Bangalore on Saturday with......

India banking on Sehwag to fire

A determined India will seek to bounce back and halt South Africa's winning sequence in the second cricket one-day international in Hyderabad on Saturday, fully aware that another slip up could put......