A Different Nobel Prize Ceremony

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Nobel Prizes were awarded in curtailed local ceremonies. The Nobel Prizes are traditionally presented at a grand ceremony in Stockholm (all the Prizes......

Benjamin List, David W C MacMillan win 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Benjamin List and David WC MacMillan on Wednesday won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis." Photograph: @NobelPrize/Twitter   "The 2021 Nobel......

When the South rose against Hindi

'In the hands of a majoritarian government, with utter contempt for the cultural plurality and diversity of our great nation, the pipe dream of making Hindi the sole official language takes on......

'Do you think we are fighting for the wrong reason?'

'Like a majority of youngsters in the valley, they were left with just two options in life: Pick up a stone or take up a gun.''That journey through the heartland of Kashmir's new insurgency......

Selfless, faceless civil servants and their truly heroic acts

Enabling the online booking and payment for Indian Railway tickets is one such case.Amitabh Pandey's book is about how he went about enthusing teams inside the Indian Railways and facilitating......

Once upon a time in India Inc...

The list of corporations publishing biographies has lengthened steadily as companies have realised the effectiveness of story telling as a brand building tool. Kanika Datta investigates the......

The house of textbooks

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports on the ongoing battle for the top spot between publishers S Chand and Navneet. IMAGE: Both S Chand and Navneet don’t rule out more acquisitions. And both......

Brexit: An unlikely divorce?

The likelihood of the divorce going through appears slim and may result in ‘reconciliation during legal separation’, notes Ashok K Lahiri One of the earliest and well-known divorce......

Publishers in a frenzy to release Liz Taylor memoirs

Get your lowdown on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! It has not even been a week since Elizabeth Taylor passed away but book projects on her have already been brought......

U-19 PIX: Australia hand India another final heartbreak

IMAGE: Australia's players celebrate a wicket during the U-19 World Cup final against India in Benoni on Sunday. Photographs: ICC/X A dominant Australian side produced a superb all-round......

PHOTOS: Australia are new U19 World Cup Champions

IMAGES from the Under-19 World Cup final between India and Australia in Benoni on Sunday SCORECARD IMAGE: Set 254 to win, India cut a sorry figure with the bat as they were all out for 174 in......

India vs Australia: Key head-to-head battles to watch out for

IMAGE: India will take on Australia in the under-19 World Cup final on Sunday. Photograph: ICC World Cup/X The stage is set for another blockbuster India vs Australia ICC final. The two......

Australia's Road to U19 World Cup final!

IMAGE: Like opponents India, Australia too entered the final of the U19 World Cup undefeated. Photographs: ICC/X After 21 days and 40 matches, India and Australia will battle it out for supremacy......

U-19 Final: India's young turks aim for World Cup glory

  IMAGE: India captain Uday Saharan's batting style resembles the 1980s and 90s' top-order accumulators. Photograph: ICC/X Few careers will get wings to soar while some will fade into oblivion......