Prospects For India's Youth: Cloudy, With High Chance Of Thunder And Lightning

The country's demographic dividend is dissipating, with seriously adverse consequences for young India, asserts Shankar Acharya, former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India.......

In TN, BJP waits for Rajini, who is waiting for 2.0

The BJP may have to wait a little longer in Tamil Nadu to tie up with the superstar because, despite early and intermittent signals to the contrary, Rajinikanth has been going slow on his political......

Rajini 2.0 and the making of a political Thalaiva

Tamil Nadu has time and again proved that it needs a decisive leader even if corrupt, rather than an indecisive leader, however good-hearted, good-natured and honest he may be, writes N Sathiya......

India seeks US help for manned space flight

Here at Cape Canaveral, Florida, the ongoing countdown to the 132nd space shuttle launch is also counting towards the end of this iconic space programme. Washington has decreed that the Atlanta,......

Airtel and Jio go head to head in battle for 5G

The Big Two telecom companies have accelerated their moves towards this next-gen technology, though they have chosen very different routes to getting there, reports Surajeet Das Gupta. IMAGE:......

Huawei can now participate in 5G trials in India

Huawei came under a cloud after allegations that the firm's electronic and telecom devices helped China spy on US corporations and agencies. The wait may be finally over for Chinese telecom gear......

Telecom biggies are ignoring Chinese firms for 5G trial

The move comes against the backdrop of the US and some of its allies banning the purchase of Chinese telecom gear over security concerns and pressuring other countries to follow suit.......

Govt replaces Mistry at Indo-UK CEO forum

British Prime Minister Theresa May will be in India tomorrow, but Cyrus Mistry will no longer head the Indo-UK CEO forum, discovers Nivedita Mookerji. With days to go for the Indo-UK Tech Summit......

When Sequels Did Better Than First Part

The first half of the year is through and the biggest grosser so far is KGF: Chapter 2 which is now next only to Baahubali: The Conclusion when it comes to box office collections. Time and again......

Ram Charan to test Bollywood again

IMAGE: S S Rajamouli with Ram Charan on the sets of RRR. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ram Charan/Instagram The reverberations of the mega-success of Pushpa and RRR are being heard loud and clear.......

Will Rajamouli's RRR release on schedule?

IMAGE: Alia Bhatt in RRR. Photograph: Kind courtesy Alia Bhatt/Instagram S S Rajamouli's post-Baahubali opus, RRR, is finding its progress fettered by the pandemic. While Rajamouli is adamant......

Review: 2.0 forgets to have fun

'2.0 ends up looking like a downgraded version of a promising idea,' notes Sukanya Verma. For a movie that constantly weighs in the pros and cons of technology, it's a pity how inept 2.0's own......

Wimbledon preview: Ladies special

A brief look at the strengths and weaknesses of the leading contenders for the women's title at Wimbledon which begins on Monday. Venus Williams (US) Seeded: No. 3 The defending champion will......