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When Didi Met Yogi...

Away from the many speeches delivered on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at the joint conference of chief ministers and chief justices of high courts in New Delhi were interesting glimpses of chief......

Jagadesh Kumar, whose term as JNU VC saw controversies, is new UGC chairman

JNU vice chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar, whose tenure was marred by controversies, has been appointed as chairman of the University Grants Commission. IMAGE: M Jagadesh Kumar. Photograph: ANI Photo.......

Padma Bhushan for Indian vaccine makers

Founders of indigenous COVID-19 vaccine developer Bharat Biotech -- Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella, along with Cyrus Poonawalla, the chairman and MD of another vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute......

SC asks IIT Bombay to allocate seat to Dalit student within 48 hrs

Asking Indian Institute of Technology Bombay to adopt a humanitarian approach, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the premier engineering institute to allocate within 48 hours a seat to a young......

Mridul Agarwal of Delhi zone tops JEE-Advanced with highest-ever marks

Kavya Chopra, also from Delhi zone, who became the first female to top the JEE-Main exam, has emerged as the topper in JEE-Advanced among females. Mridul Agarwal from Delhi zone has topped......

How The Pandemic Affected Puja

The estimated size of the Durga Puja economy could be about Rs 2.75 trillion in 2021 had there been no pandemic, points out Atanu Biswas. IMAGE: A restricted access Durga Puja pandal. Photograph:......

IMD may deploy cutting-edge tech to forecast weather accurately

IMD has decided to increasingly use cutting-edge technology such as artificial intelligence and machine learning in forecasting. A few days ago, farmers from some 150 villages gathered at a square......

Home healthcare could be one of India's best bets

One of the biggest impediments to growth for this sector is the fact that home healthcare in India is not covered by insurance. In Delhi’s Greater Kailash, Alka Sahni began to panic as her......

Is Modi stepping onto a minefield?

A faltering economy may have led to a re-think on economic strategy.And Mr Modi might think he is politically strong enough to take some risks.But there could be a minefield ahead, alerts T N......

How AgNext will make Farmers Money

'Our technology is going to help Indian agriculture the way the White Revolution helped milk production.' IMAGE: AgNext founder Taranjeet Singh Bhamra. Photograph: Kind courtesy Taranjeet Singh......

Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan: It's not a gay love story

'If we manage to transform even one homophobic person, that will be a victory for the film.' There are all kinds of movies in Ayushmann Khurrana's varied filmography, but the National......

What worked for KBC 11

'Bachchan is thoroughly enjoying himself.'Viveat Susan Pinto reports. A cook, a civil services aspirant and a railway engineer, all have one thing in common: They are all crorepatis, their names......

40 Facts to Know About Dhoni

Photographs: Getty Images Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrates a landmark 40th birthday on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Harish Kotian/Rediff.com give us 40 must-know nuggets about the legendary cricketer:......

MSD@40: Dhoni's Awesome Journey

Mahendra Singh Dhoni turns 40 on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. One of India's most loved cricketers, MSD led India to three World Cup titles and the No 1 ranking in Test cricket. As the legend turns 40,......

Coming soon: Battery-powered masks for Indian athletes

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Kiren Rijiju Official/Twitter Claiming to be the best in ensuring optimum oxygen for the wearer, battery-operated masks designed by an IIT-Kharagpur alumni will be put on......

39 facts you must know about Dhoni

So we won't be seeing Mahi wield his willow in an international game again. There is sadness reading about Dhoni's departure from the cricketing world stage, but also wonderment at haveing seen him......

Dhoni was faster than the best pickpockets: Shastri

Photograph: Kind courtesy CSK/Instagram Faster than the best pickpockets as wicketkeeper and a cricketer who changed the game for all times to come, said India coach Ravi Shastri on the......

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