'Indian education has, after Independence, produced nothing whatsoever -- yes, absolutely nothing -- of global calibre. Not one earth-shaking discovery or invention, not one outstanding......
Indian history is once again centrestage. There is in some quartersa feeling that history is the most boring of subjects, consisting of long, dry lists of dynasties and the exploits of rather......
The images of an America struggling to assert its will in Iraq have startled many observers. Here is a country devastated by a decade-long embargo; its paramount ruler has been hunted down in a......
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Thursday presented the Padma awards to many eminent personalities, including Odissi danseuse Sonal Mansingh, ghazal singer Jagjit Singh, journalist Prabhu Chawla and......
Danseuse Sonal Mansingh and former Sikkim chief minister Kazi Lhendup Dorji are among the four who have been honoured with Padma Vibhushan, the country's second-highest civilian award, this......