Should Sanskrit be forced down the throats?

What gets forgotten in the German vs Sanskrit debate is the poor standard of teaching in India. Anjali Puri explainsOne thing is clear in the German vs Sanskrit debate of the past two weeks,......

Indian American selected for $250,000 Cherry Teaching Award

One of the first things Meera Chandrasekhar noticed at BrownUniversity, where she was enrolled in the doctorate program in physics, was that there were just three women and some two dozen men.......

He's a little rascal, says Prince William on baby son

Britain's Prince William has described his new-born son George as a "little rascal" in his first official interview since becoming a father. Sitting in the gardens of his London home at Kensington......

PM, Sachin, Sen on Time's most influential list

Nine Indians, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and economist Amartya Sen have been named in Time magazine's annual list of 100 most influential people. The......

Shopping: It's no longer about offline or online

Companies like Ace Turtle are helping brands enable omni-channel retail, bridging the offline and online gap. Abhishek Jejani reports. IMAGE: Omni-channel experts are helping brands and......

Tata fosters another startup, invests in fitness co GOQii

The company, which is a leading player in the Indian wearables market, is backed by angel investors like Shriram Nene and his wife and Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit Nene and WhatApp's Neeraj......

How effective communication can take companies to great heights

Social media usage is now ubiquitous outside and inside companies. These platforms offer a new channel to communicate and interact with stakeholders, say experts Company A had a problem. Some......

Piramal lines up big plans with Rs 1,800 cr Warburg boost

In one of the largest FDI deals in realty sector, global private equity Warburg Pincus will invest Rs 1,800 crore (Rs 18 billion) in Piramal Realty, which would use the funds to develop......

Oscars 2017: Emma Stone, Viola Davis win!

The 89th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST PICTURE Arrival Fences Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water Hidden Figures La La Land Lion......

EPL PIX: Five-star City make statement; Spurs down Villa

IMAGE: Raheem Sterling celebrates after scoring Manchester City's third goal. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick as champions Manchester City made a......

EPL PIX: Spurs record first loss at new home stadium

Images from the EPL matches played on Saturday IMAGE: West Ham's Michail Antonio (right) celebrates scoring their first goal against Tottenham Hotspur at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, on......

'Unfair to Sachin'

Readers' responses toThe naked and the dead - Part 2: It was a very good article but I fail to understand why you missed bad umpiring I am sure the bad decisions played a very crucial role in the......

Decamping to the desert?

Eddie Jordan has never lacked imagination but even he struggles with the idea that one day his Formula One team could leave rainy Britain and set up shop in the Middle East or China."I think that......