AMAZING! The Class 9 Dropout Who Is Building Helicopters

'Just because of my background and poor academic qualifications, most people disbelieve what I have done.' Pradip Shivaji Mohite, a Class 9 dropout who has built 9 helicopter models, speaks to IAF......

Indira Gandhi sacked my father as Union secretary: EAM Jaishankar

Noting that he belongs to a family of bureaucrats and that the political opportunity to become a Union minister came as a bolt from the blue in 2019, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on......

'Farmers will wipe out the BJP in elections'

'They will not get more than two seats in Haryana if elections are held now.' IMAGE: Farmers block railway tracks during their ongoing agitation against the new farm laws at Devi Dass Pura village......

Partition: What we must remember

The world had almost completely forgotten about Partition, and many never learned about it, says Guneeta Singh Bhalla, the woman who founded the 1947 Partition Archive. IMAGE: The 1947 Partition......

Jugaad An Insult To Indian Innovation?

'When resources are few; when frugality demands repairing a broken thing rather than replacing it with a brand new and expensive option, enterprising commoners in rural and urban India improvise on......

Markets are sending clear message

The broadening of the market rally sends the signal that growth will be broad-based, observes Akash Prakash. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   The Indian equity markets seem to be on a......

How F C Kohli and TCS conquered the world

Shivanand Kanavi salutes the visionary IT leader F C Kohli who passed into the ages recently. IMAGE: Faqir Chand Kohli. All photographs: Kind courtesy Shivanand Kanavi   Part 1: The......

TN's EPS woos investments amid Covid, but is the environment friendly?

In the midst of huge job losses as a fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has signed 17 MoUs for an investment of Rs 15,100 crores that aim to......

Recession hits Bollywood

Recession and tight liquidity has forced Bollywood to go in for cost cutting and slowdown on several projects. Filmmaker Mukesh Bhatt feels that distributors have been severely hit by the......

'Formula E drivers will enjoy racing in Hyderabad'

Karun Chandhok, one of the only two Indians to have raced in Formula 1, says One of the unique aspects of the Formula E World Championship is that they race largely on the streets of cities rather......

Did umpiring error help England win World Cup?

'It is unfair to look at one decision, one ball out of 600-plus on the day and say that was the reason one team won and one team lost.' IMAGE: Ben Stokes apologises after Martin Guptill's throw......

Conflict issue: Here's what Ganguly & Co suggested to BCCI

'Maybe we could have a scenario wherein if a player has a short-term contract like the IPL, maybe he can be allowed to do commentary after the IPL is over.' IMAGE: Former India captain Sourav......

EPL champs Manchester City keen to invest in Indian club this year

'Preliminary talks were held with Mumbai but Manchester City are in discussions with couple of clubs in India' IMAGE: Manchester City's Sergio Aguero celebrates with Raheem Sterling and Bernardo......

Tata Steel Chess: Anand seals blitz title in style

  IMAGE: 'It was just the most magical day for me... Here, I did not have any problem with motivation. It genuinely meant a lot to me to do well here'. Photograph: Files Legendary Viswanathan......