Don't mock India's scientific past!

It is important to approach the belief of people in ancient India's achievements with a sense of proportion, balance and empathy, argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.Illustration:......

Zero's Homecoming

The Indian high commission in London is making efforts to take the manuscript to India for display. Ashis Ray reports. Photographs: Courtesy Bodleian Libraries, University of......

'God help us': Government faces more flak for Chauhan's appointment as NIFT chief

The appointment of cricketer Chetan Chauhan as chairman of premier fashion designing institute National Institute of Fashion Technology drew more condemnation of the Modi government on Sunday from......

'Why zip it?' 'Aunty National' Smriti gets back at trolls

Of all the politicians Twitterati love to troll, Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani is perhaps the only one who responds promptly to all the criticisms and potshots. While......

Make in India, Swachch Bharat are fine; India now needs reforms

Make in India and Swachh Bharat have made their big bang debuts, but a lot more is expected from Modi. Image:India's prime minister Narendra Modi in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in......

Reliance is ready for a big surge: Mukesh

"It took three decades for Reliance to create an enterprise value of over $80 billion - that is, over Rs. 370,000 crore. However, I feel hopeful and confident that Reliance can accomplish value......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......

Order kills pay rise hopes for IIT, IIM faculty

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has killed hopes of an immediate pay rise for the faculty of centrally funded technical institutions like the Indian Institutes of Technology,......