'The Indian soldiers adapted quickly and performed remarkably well'

'Many sepoys fought with distinction, winning some of the first Victoria Crosses to be awarded to Indians; and indeed, as in any army fighting under such inhumane conditions -- standing in the......

Bhopal: The deception by Union Carbide and Dow

There is little hope of any justice in the Bhopal gas leak case. If the tragedy and the shock its finale has created awaken us to work on newer laws on corporate responsibility and accountability,......

'Germany and India are natural partners'

Germany's new Ambassador to India, Bernd Mtzelburg, was Foreign and Security Policy Adviser to the former Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and served as Ambassador (at-large) before coming to......

The reply to evil is to stop it

Daniel Patrick Moynihan, formerUS Senator and former US ambassador to India,died on Wednesday after a long illness. Last year he gave the commencement address at Harvard University wherehe......

IIT-Madras director on IITs and Pan-IIT event

Prof Madaboosi Santanam Ananth is one of the most vocal academicians in the country. He has been the director of IIT-Madras since 2001. Prof Ananth joined as faculty in the department of chemical......

Who needs Harvard or Yale?

If you're into prestige as well as a top-notch education, Oxford is right up there with Harvard. Yet consider this: An incoming freshman at Harvard College is looking at an estimated $185,800 for......

Germany beckons Indian students

German universities are making a concerted pitch to attract more Indian students. Apart from the traditional courses such as engineering, information technology and natural sciences, favoured by......