Why corporal punishment needs to end

A new study has shown that sexual problems can be attributed to a painful childhood, by finding that children who are spanked or have been subjected to some corporal punishment are more likely to......

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

'Make caste discrimination in schools and colleges a crime'

'The government should immediately enact an Act to make caste discrimination a criminal offence and lay down a procedure similar to that of the Anti-Ragging Act.' 'Ragging has nearly been......

'Why the hurry to pass the juvenile justice bill?'

On Tuesday, amid much debate and deliberation, the Rajya Sabha cleared the much-awaited Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill 2015 against the backdrop of......

Keep track of auto numbers

Dealer despatches will probably be a good signal of economic turnaround or further deterioration, says Devangshu Datta. There was a good harvest in 2016, after two poor years. The Seventh Pay......

What makes these 10 companies the best to work for in India

Image: RMSI is India’s best company to work for. Photograph, courtesy: RMSI     Companies come in all kinds. There are some who keep a hawkish eye over its employees, banning......

No silver for Vinesh as CAS rejects appeal

IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat was left heartbroken after she was disqualified ahead of her gold-medal bout in freestyle 50kg for being 100gm overweight in the morning weigh-in, crushing her Olympic......

'Whole of India is with Vinesh, she is a champion'

IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Paris Olympics after she failed to make weight for her women's 50kg freestyle final. Photograph: Reuters The Indian sporting fraternity reacted with......

Sports Shorts: Prominent coach offers to train Budhia Singh

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday. No one in the history of marathon has won nine out of 10 races, including an Olympic gold, except Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge. Considered......