Many Delhi schools get bomb threat, 2nd time this week

Six schools in Delhi received bomb threats over email early on Friday, triggering a multi-agency search of their premises, officials said. IMAGE: People stand outside a school which received a......

Why Scottish MP With India Connect Quit Politics

Kate Forbes, the second highest minister in Scottish government has chosen family over politics. The realisation that she must spend more time with her baby came to her in an orphanage in Pune.......

The Man Who Said No To The Big Bang

Jayant Narlikar wrote alternative what-if histories, explained difficult scientific theories with funny analogies, and leavened his lectures with jokes and humorous asides. Illustration: Dominic......

MIT punishes Indian-American student for pro-Palestine speech

An Indian-American student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was barred from attending her graduation ceremony after delivering a speech denouncing the war in Gaza, according to......

India among top fintech hotspots globally: WEF study

A new global study on Wednesday listed India among the top fintech hotspots alongside the US and the UK. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff The World Economic Forum study, released at its Annual......

Bibek Debroy, chief of PM's economic council, passes away

Bibek Debroy, a key economic adviser to the Prime Minister whose prolific work included translations of the puranas and the vedas, passed away on Friday. He was 69. Photograph: Utpal Sarkar/ANI......

Bibek Debroy: A 'towering scholar' & economist

Debroy's economic interests and research work covered numerous areas such as economic theory, income inequality, and infrastructure financing. Photograph: ANI Photo What distinguished Bibek......

Indian business centre for Cambridge

The Judge Business School and the University of Cambridge have announced the launch of the Cambridge Centre for Indian Business. The centre will support the work of the newly established Jawaharlal......

Swapnali sixth in Asian Cup sub-juniors' triathlon

Mumbai girl Swapnali Yadav braved stiff competition to finish sixth in the sub-juniors' (13-15) age-group at the Asian Cup International Triathlon, held in Subic Bay, the Philippines, on May 6. The......

Banned tennis star Sharapova is off to Harvard Business School

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova is putting her time away from tennis to good use. While the 29 year old is seeking to have her two-year doping ban wiped out or reduced as she lodged......

Hockey legend Charanjit Singh no more

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Hockey India/Twitter Captain of India's 1964 Tokyo Olympics gold medal-winning hockey team, Charanjit Singh, died on Thursday at his home in Una, Himachal Pradesh after......