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Bharat Ratna recipients' tally touches 53, maximum awardees in 2024

The decision to award Bharat Ratna to former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh and green revolution pioneer MS Swaminathan has taken the number of recipients of the country's......

Dr M S Swaminathan, who made India self-sufficient in food, passes away

M S Swaminathan, renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who bet on sustainable farming passed away in Chennai on Thursday. He was 98 and is survived by three......

Farmers block highways, roads during 3-hour chakka jam

Protesters on Saturday blocked several key roads in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, while scattered demonstrations were held in several other states during a three-hour 'chakka jam' called by the......

Another farmer group ends protest against new laws

The Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lok Shakti) in New Delhi on Thursday announced it was ending its protest against the new central farm laws. IMAGE: Police uses tear gas to disperse protesting farmers......

Attempt to 'divide and mislead': Farmers on PM's speech

Protesting farm unions on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address appeared as an attempt to "divide and mislead" the farmers and said they want a legal guarantee on minimum......

Would you bid for Nirav Modi's art?

Sixty-eight paintings that once belonged to fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi will go under the hammer next week. Nirav Modi with his collection of art in Mumbai before he fled the country.......

Infy chief's 4-point growth strategy

Besides working on better operational control, internal efficiency and leveraging of internal talent, Salil Parekh is also focusing on building a pipeline of leaders Salil Parekh, chief executive......

What Nandan plans to do at Infosys

New strategy for Infosys by October, says Nandan Nilekani.New chairman's other priorities: Hiring CEO, reviewing Panaya probe reports.Ayan Pramanik and Raghu Krishnan report from Bengaluru. Nandan......

HP launches new range of lifestyle computers

Aiming a growth of 50 per cent in the lifestyle computing market this fiscal, HP on Thursday expanded its portfolio by launching new products including desktops, notebooks and handheld devices at......

India's latest craze: Laptops

Notebooks that were till recently considered a "must-have" for the frequent flyer alone, have now become a strong force in the personal computing segment.Adoption of a mobile lifestyle is another......

Review: Mayakkam Enna is worth a watch

Pavithra Srinivasan feels Mayakkam Enna has a brilliant first half but the film loosesthe steam in the second half Some of the best parts of director Selvaraghavan's Mayakkam Enna, are vivid......

Yuva has flashes of Mani's brilliance

Confession time. I am an unabashed Mani Ratnam fan. And that was the only compelling factor that made me get out of a cosy bed in the morning and travel all the way to a suburban Mumbai theatre to......

Hrithik is paisa vasool!

You can't fault the logic of Koi... Mil Gaya.But to imbibe and revel in it, some givens have to be taken in one'sstride:* An alien will always be the 'other' and any attempt to portray the 'other'......

Medal contenders miss Jr chess tourney due to visa issues

IMAGE: 'Never in my 45-year-old chess career have I witnessed something like this. Despite having done all the paperwork required, we still missed out on getting the visas cleared and I am still......

IPL Auction: Shami, Iyer for Rs 2 cr

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates taking a wicket for the Punjab Kings during IPL 2021. Photograph: BCCI The top Indian players, including Mohammed Shami, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin and......

Sports Shorts: Marquez wins 5th MotoGP title; Mariners make Bolt offer

IMAGE: Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez celebrates winning the Japanese Grand Prix MotoGP race and the MotoGP World title on the podium ,at Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Japan, on Sunday. Photograph: Toru......

Sports Shorts: Saina out of top 10, Srikanth at 8th spot in BWF ranking

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Saina Nehwal. Photograph: Twitter Following their poor run of form at the badminton World Championship, Saina Nehwal dropped......

Sasikiran loses from winning position

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran mishandled a winning position and went down to Kazakh Grandmaster Darmen Sadvakasov in the fifth round, as other Indians also conceded points, in Group 'A1' at the......

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