From simulator sessions to yoga, astronauts train hard for Gaganyaan

Sessions on simulators, micro gravity familiarisation and survival in addition to flying practice and Yoga -- the training schedule of India's four astronaut-designates for the Gaganyaan human......

Everyone leaving Congress, only...:Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit out at the Congress, saying that everyone is leaving the party as it is trapped in the vicious circle of nepotism and dynastic politics. IMAGE: Prime......

Woman professor of Kerala NIT booked for 'proud of Godse' FB remark

The Kerala police on Saturday registered a case against a woman professor of the National Institute of Technology-Calicut for her Facebook comment "expressing pride" in Nathuram Godse for......

'The 36 days in jail made Varavara Rao a star'

'I asked him why were he and other writers being targeted.''I saw his point of view, that he and others being writers, their work was popular and well-appreciated by people, especially the......

The Big Mac Inflation Index

The ever-astute Ravi Matthai, Director of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 1971, offered me a basic salary of Rs 1,000 per month on my return from the United States.I doubt if IIMA......

Jugaad An Insult To Indian Innovation?

'When resources are few; when frugality demands repairing a broken thing rather than replacing it with a brand new and expensive option, enterprising commoners in rural and urban India improvise on......

Tata, Reliance ready for mother of all battles

'The competition between the two is definitely going to be of great interest to the Indian market.'Dev Chatterjee reports. IMAGE: Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, left, and Ratan Tata,......

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......

Sports Shorts: Murray to play in grass-court tournament in June

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Great Britain's Andy Murray during a practice session. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters ndy Murray has agreed to......