India must use airpower to eliminate terrorists

'It is time India thought big not only about its global clout politically and diplomatically, but also act its size against pin-pricking by anti national elements,' says Group Captain Murli Menon......

The brightest Indian-American stars in the US

Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them everywhere -- in politics, in research, in the movies, even on YouTube, says......

How Sangh plans to 'decolonise' education

The RSS realises that with a majority BJP government at the Centre and in several states, now was the best time to undermine and perhaps outdo the Congress-Left ‘stranglehold’ over......

As 'America's Doctor,' Vivek Murthy will hit the ground running

More than a year after he was nominated by President Barack Obama, the US Senate, defying the powerful pro-gun lobby National Rifle Association, voted to confirm Dr Vivek Hellegere Murthy as the......

Freedom from H-1B: Can Indian IT firms do it?

Amid Donald Trump's expected action against employment visas, India's bellwether IT firms reveal they have been preparing for this eventuality for years.Monali Sarkar surveys the Indian IT......

How Kumar Mangalam Birla built a $40 billion business empire

About the secret of Birla's success, old-timers recall that one of his first moves was to set the retirement age for group executives at 60 years. Image: Kumar Mangalam Birla . Photograph:......

Infy's former-US recruiter says firm favoured hiring Indians

Infosys has been in the eye of the storm on alleged violation of H-1B and business visa norms on several occasions in the USIn an interesting turn of events, a former recruiter in the US who was......

Indian IT professionals welcome US immigration bill

Indian IT professionals in the US have welcomed the proposed immigration bill on several counts, particularly the Green Card, introduction of merit-based visa and increase in H-1B visa quota.......

Hindu groups attack Mike Meyers' new film

Why is God laughing?' muses Mike Meyers, the comedian whose Austin Powers movies have grossed over $1 billion worldwide. Meyers knows the answer: He gets the joke. But Meyers and Dr Deepak......

Football: East Bengal to file complaint against referee

IMAGE: Robbie Fowler-coached East Bengal are 9th on the ISL table with seven points from 9 games. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters/Files FC Goa and SC East Bengal might have played out a 1-1......

Sports Shorts: Guess which is the 'dirtiest' Premier League team

Study reveals overall number of fouls have fallen in the English Premier League. Last season saw the fewest dismissals since 1993-94. IMAGE: Everton's Ashley Williams (centre) clashes with......