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'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

'You are ruining an entire generation'

'We are calling companies to set up assembly plants for mobile phones while all the components are imported.''Only the last turn of the screwdriver is done here. And you call it self-reliance,......

A Flying Legend Takes Off For The Ages

Valhalla is undoubtedly enriched by the presence of Wing Commander Unnikrishnan Gangadharan Kartha.He would have already convened the 'fall in' and regaled his friends with tales of the distant......

What Ails India's Civil Service

'A large portion of youngsters who aspire to join the civil services are not motivated by the spirit of public service and idealism of which the civil services offer in abundance.' 'When they join......

The Village of Heroes

The village in Maharashtra has continuously sent soldiers to the army since World War I. Every other person you meet is a soldier or a retired soldier or is aspiring to be a soldier. Text: Archana......

'I don't think I will die so fast'

'My wife, family members as well as members of the workers will be trustees.''The trust will take all decisions -- no family member can individually take any decision.' On the passing of Subrata......

How AgNext will make Farmers Money

'Our technology is going to help Indian agriculture the way the White Revolution helped milk production.' IMAGE: AgNext founder Taranjeet Singh Bhamra. Photograph: Kind courtesy Taranjeet Singh......

How Amazon Academy will help students crack JEE

The move would enable it to take on top edtech companies such as Byju’s, Unacademy, Vedantu and traditional education institutes and tap country’s $180-billion education sector which......

Beam me up, Scotty! Indian tech firm helped in Wuhan's Covid-19 fight

Thanks to technological support provided by BlinkIN, a Bengaluru-based intelligent visual-assistance company, engineers in Wuhan were able to remotely install air ventilation systems in two......

Indian green economist wins 'environment Nobel'

Renowned Indian environmental economist and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) goodwill ambassador Pavan Sukhdev has won the 2020 Tyler Prize, regarded as the ‘Nobel Prize for the......

Have You Read This Story About Hope?

'The Elephant Whisperers is a hopeful story of respect and cooperation with nature in an era rife with conflict and threat to our beautiful planet.' IMAGE: 'There was never a moment when......

What's the big deal about Parasite?

'Are we too close as well-off Indians, all with servants and drivers and tuition teachers ourselves, to be able to understand why it is all so awful?', asks Aakar Patel. I saw the movie Parasite......

Super 30: 'Show your kids this inspiring movie'

'You come out of the theatre feeling happy, inspired, with moist eyes and in awe.' Hrithik Roshan's new film Super 30 tells an inspirational real life story, and audiences are suitably inspired.......

'You'll see a lot of fast bowlers coming'

'Yes, there have not been any express fast bowlers that are coming from the MRF Pace Foundation that we used to have back in the years.' 'But that's not going to happen anymore. Now, in the next......

Inzamam questions PCB over Hafeez sacking

IMAGE: Inzamam-ul-Haq and Muhammud Hafeez. Photograph: Pakistan Cricket Board/X Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has criticised the country's cricket board for removing Muhammed Hafeez as......

Quadruple centurion Chaturvedi aspires for Ranji spot

IMAGE: Prakhar Chaturvedi plays an immaculate straight drive during his innings of 404 in the Cooch Behar Trophy final on Monday. Photograph: BCC Domestic/X Prakhar Chaturvedi sounded bushed,......

Ranji legend Amol Muzumdar is coach of Indian women's team

IMAGE: Amol Muzumdar was a favourite for the post following a round of interviews a few months ago. Photograph: BCCI Women/X Former Mumbai captain and domestic doyen Amol Muzumdar was on Wednesday......

'Rishabh Pant has inspired keeper-batters around the world'

IMAGE: Adam Gilchrist believes Rishabh Pant has changes Indian keeper-batters’ mindset. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters Rishabh Pant isn't fit to play the upcoming World Cup but......

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