Can name-changing spree help BJP again in UP 2022?

The BJP's bucket list this time includes districts such as Sultanpur, Aligarh, Firozabad, Deoband, Ghazipur, Basti and Mirzapur -- to rename a few. Virendra Singh Rawat reports. Illustration:......

The fall and rise of political dynasties

Why, centuries after the French Revolution promised an end to feudalism, do political dynasties persist -- even in democracies, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.  Image: Congress party chief Sonia......

Sleep your way to exam success: Scientists

What's the key to success in exams? Well, an extra hour in bed in the morning, apart from hard work, say scientists. An experiment, designed by three British scientists, which allows students to......

Zubin Mehta wins Dan David Prize

India-born music conductor Zubin Mehta has won the prestigious Dan David Prize for 2007 for outstanding contribution in his field. Mehta is the second Indian to receive the award. Prof C N R Rao......

Three things the new RBI governor must focus on

Janmejaya Sinha lays down Urjit Patel’s agenda - cleaning up bank balance sheets, evaluating robustness of CPI and pushing for digitisation in financial services. The appointment of Urjit......

Rajan receives Deutsche Bank Prize, 2013

Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram G Rajan has been awarded the Fifth Deutsche Bank Prize for Financial Economics 2013, in recognition of his ground-breaking research work which influenced......

Pranab Mukherjee's Interim Budget speech

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is also managing the finance ministry, presented the Interim Budget for 2009-10 in Parliament on Monday. Following is the text of the entire Budget......

Six themes dominate IIT extravaganza

With IIT-Madras celebrating its golden jubilee, it is appropriate that the fifth Pan-IIT 2008 is held here from 19-21 December. The most interesting feature of the event is the six thematic tracks......

PCB keen to save Shabbir's career

Pakistan Cricket Board will make a last ditch effort to save the sinking career of fast bowler Shabbir Ahmed by consulting Australian specialists.PCB's director cricket operations, Saleem Altaf, on......