Carnatic Music Goes From Raga To Rage

They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not......

Use 'differently abled' term for persons with disabilities: HC

Persons suffering from disabilities are "no different from you or me" and the more appropriate term to use for them would be "differently abled" and not "disabled", the Delhi high court has said.......

Think-tank funded by Gates, World Bank loses FCRA status

The Union home ministry has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) for alleged violation of laws, a move the public think-tank......

Top 500 ranking, no online class: Rules for foreign universities in India

The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Wednesday notified the regulations for foreign universities to set up and operate their campuses in India with complete autonomy to decide their admission......

Cairn case: Will India manage to save its foreign assets?

For properties ow­ned by the Indian state that are used for commercial purposes, the “state immunity” defence will not be available. For India to invoke “sovereign” or......

Osamu Suzuki to step down as SMC chairman after 21 years in the job

Japanese auto major Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) on Wednesday said its long-serving chairman Osamu Suzuki will retire and assume the role of senior advisor subject to shareholders' approval in......

Coming soon! AI in Indian courts

'It is feared that AI can predict the outcome of a case once it is launched.''It knows the law, precedents and judicial thinking better.''If AI becomes too common, clients will start using the......

What is made in India AI?

'Perhaps a better question to ask would be: Is this 'Made for India'?' asks AI expert Ganesh Mani.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   At a recent workshop I co-organised in Bangalore, with......

How a movie star cheated death

'I had no idea whatsoever about my condition.''When I asked for a mirror to see how I looked, the nurses and doctors exchanged wary glances with each other, refusing to oblige me.''I learnt many......