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India's Last 3 Air Crashes: Key Safety Lessons

India's last three major commercial aviation accidents -- Patna (2000), Mangaluru (2010), and Kozhikode (2020) -- could offer critical safety lessons for the ongoing investigation. IMAGE: The......

It's Deja Vu for Kozhikode, Mangaluru plane crash survivors

He is still finding it hard to come to terms with the horrendous memories he had on board a crashed aeroplane around five years ago. IMAGE: Wreckage of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner lies at the site......

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......

'Nagrik Devo Bhava': Modi's message to bureaucrats

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked civil servants to follow the principle of "Nagrik Devo Bhava" while redressal of issues of underprivileged people, and emphasised last-mile delivery to......

Union Carbide waste disposal: Protesters set themselves afire

Two persons attempted self-immolation, flaring tensions in Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh on Friday as protests against the planned disposal of 337 tonnes of hazardous waste from Union Carbide......

Stocks of domestic-facing firms lag despite tariff-related hedge calls

To shield against US President Donald Trump’s tariff shock, analysts have been advising investors to focus on stocks of domestic-oriented companies, rather than export-centric ones, to minimise......

How Dr Singh Changed Stockmarkets

'He will be remembered more for what he did as finance minister -- as someone who functioned well when the political fallout was taken care of.' IMAGE: Then prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh in......

Uncle Sam's Dollar Ponzi Scheme

US's terrible political and economic leadership will ultimately cost the dollar its value.India must act early to avoid being dragged down, suggests R Jagannathan. Illustration: Dominic......

Financial inertia: A BIG worry in middle-income India

While higher income, educated Indians are financially literate, they aren’t really much better off when it comes to planning their financial futures. This is not due to lack of knowledge, but......

HDFC Bank's ADR premium plunges below 5%, lowest since June last year

The country’s most valuable lender HDFC Bank can perhaps no longer claim to be a favourite of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs). Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Two data indicators,......

'Forget Money. Even Credits Are Missing'

'Session musicians, background singers, and studio instrumentalists fill out the sound of India's biggest hits.''But their names rarely show up on screen.''Their royalties never arrive.''And their......

The Most Memorable Goodbye Turns 50

'Garm Hava understands that the scorching, hate-filled, doubt-filled affair between Hindus and Muslims is our national love affair.' Sreehari Nair revisits M S Sathyu's classic film, featuring the......

'I don't believe in favouritism'

'If we are unable to move out of catering to people's tantrums or their unreasonable demands or people treating other people badly or being okay with differential treatment, it will affect the......

10 Classic Malayalam Films On OTT

There's a peevish quality to all the films on this list, which is fitting, because peevishness is the defining characteristic of most Malayalis. These films, even at their saddest, darkest and......

Chhorii Review

By the time, the story decides it has dilly dallied enough and finally throws light on its long-drawn-out mystery, curiosity has died a natural death, sighs Sukanya Verma. When Aamir Khan hosted......

How Dortmund's Immobile found his touch and put Arsenal in state of inertia

Borussia Dortmund's Ciro Immobile celebrates after defeating Arsenal in their Champions League group D soccer match on Tuesday. Photograph: Ralph Orlowski/Reuters Dortmund’s Ciro Immobile......

No regrets for Harshal on missing out on T20 World Cup

'And when it comes to selection, that is completely out of my hand.' IMAGE: RCB's Harshal Patel celebrates after taking the wicket of Rahul Chahar to complete his hat-trick. Photograph: BCCI Royal......

Call for UCI chief to act on Armstrong affair or quit

International Cycling Union chief Pat McQuaid must immediately make clear the governing body's position on the Lance Armstrong doping affair or resign to prevent the collapse of world cycling, a......

India rally to beat New Zealand 2-1

Conceding an early goal jolted India out of inertia and the visitors outplayed New Zealand 2-1 in the second Test of the four-match hockey series at the National Stadium in Wellington on Sunday.......

Revealed: Star India's IPL plans

100 commentators, across languages, will bring this season's games to viewers's homes in India and across the world.Urvi Malvania reports. Photograph: Kind courtesy IPL/Twitter Battling several......