Jobs, better education top Bihar students' expectations from new govt

College students in poll-bound Bihar, many of whom are first-time voters, rue the lack of job opportunities that has been forcing several of their seniors to leave the state in search of work, and......

National Anthem: Centre asks disabled to show 'maximum attentiveness'

Differently-abled people, who are unable to stand, will have to display ‘maximum attentiveness’ while persons with hearing disabilities and those visually challenged will have to stand......

Singapore executes mentally disabled Indian-origin drug trafficker

Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, a mentally challenged Indian-origin Malaysian man found guilty of drug trafficking, was executed in Singapore on Wednesday, his family said, after a top court dismissed a......

SC grants custody of man with cerebral palsy to US mother

The Supreme Court on Monday granted custody of a man suffering from mental illness to his mother, a US national, observing it was in his interest as he was incapable of making independent......

Aadhaar for every Indian? Or just a select few?

The stories of exclusions illustrate so tragically, the need of the hour is to bolster biometrics and ‘smart’ technologies with something more old-fashioned -- the good old fashioned,......

Chips: Why govt's dream to make India self-reliant may be premature

Mumbai-based Indian Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ISMC) and Singapore-headquartered IGSS Ventures have one strategy in common: They have told the government in their application for......

Indian pharma's Trump fears

Industry fears tougher US stance on IP after President Donald Trump asserted that foreign countries must pay a fair share for drug development costs. Aneesh Phadnis reports. IMAGE: Donald Trump......

India ranks 40 out of 53 countries in global IP index

The number one way the Modi administration can demonstrate its commitment to the success of the Atal Innovation Mission, Accelerating Growth for New India's Innovations, Make in India, Digital......

Review: Chumbak is magical, magnetic

Sandeep Modi's Chumbak spins a magical web around you, says Prasanna D Zore. The dream ends only when Chumbak's lead Bhalchandra alias Balu (subdued, yet a powerful performance by Sahil Jadhav)......

Have we stopped responding to movies?

'If you can tell the quality of a movie-watching experience, only and only by referring to set standards, you *aren't really* going to the movies,' argues Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Ramya Krishnan,......

'The problem is that people in our country get used to bad news'

Kadvi Hawa has some very bad news for us all. A timid, old man walks barefoot on a parched piece of land. Dressed in a white dhoti, he has no use for a shirt that gets drenched in his sweat. The......

Ball kid with Down's syndrome makes history at Barcelona Open

IMAGE: Bonomi performed her duties impeccably. Photograph: Andrew Boyer/Reuters The Barcelona Open delivered the perfect serve for inclusion in elite tennis on Friday by providing youngster......

Shailesh wins India's first gold at Para Worlds

IMAGE: Shailesh Kumar celebrates after winning the men's high jump T63 final at World Para Athletics Championship, in New Delhi, on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Photo High jumper Shailesh Kumar......

3 Para World records smashed in one morning!

IMAGE: Athletes during the Women's 5000m T54 final at the World Para Athletics 2025 at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, in New Delhi on Sunday. Photograph: ANI Photo/Amit Bulgaria's Ruzhdi claimed his......

SEE: Sumit, Bhagyashri lead India's largest Paralympic team

IMAGE: India's delegation attends the Parade of Nations as part of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony. Photograph: Julien De Rosa/Reuters Javelin throw star Sumit Antil and......

Rishabh Pant nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards

'My journey back to competitive cricket was incredibly challenging.' IMAGE: Rishabh Pant was fortunate not to lose a leg and suffered multiple critical injuries in December 2020 before beginning a......