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BJP hopes to break new ground with Bharat Ratna awards

State awards often convey a message beyond the public contributions made by their recipients and the Modi government's pick of five of them, with three of four politicians in the list firmly......

IIM-B faculty calls on India Inc to de-fund hate speech

A group of current and retired faculty members at the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) has asked leaders of corporate India to "de-fund" the spread of misinformation and hate speech......

Madras HC sentences Youtuber to 6 months jail for criminal contempt

The Madras high court on Thursday convicted a well-known Youtuber, A Sankar alias 'Savukku' Sankar, for criminal contempt and sentenced him to six months' imprisonment. The......

Phase 2 of Quad nations' Malabar naval exercise begins today

The navies of India, the United States, Australia and Japan on Tuesday began the second phase of the Malabar naval exercise in the northern Arabian Sea involving two aircraft carriers and a number......

Who did you vote for? Why?

In the crazily complex cauldron that is India, where caste, community, class and cash are just the primary ingredients, no one has yet come up with a fool-proof method to ascertain how voters make......

'No difference between UPA1, UPA2 and this govt'

'Karna is the greatest warrior in the Mahabharata -- in fact, Arjuna is a nobody in front of Karna.''But Arjuna had a better advisor in Krishna than Karna.''Karna failed because he listened to the......

Inflation hits dairy farmers hard

In Mehsana district of Gujarat, the state which gave birth to India's white revolution, farmer Ramji Jaiprabhu gets Rs 13 a litre for the milk he produces, compared with Rs 10 last year. The price......

Wharton eco forum lauds India's success mantra

While delivering a keynote address at the Tenth Wharton India Economic Forum in Philadelphia, Charles (Chip) P Kaye, co-president of Warburg Pincus LLC, said that growing economic forces -- both......

B-school whiz kids turn to rural India

If you thought business school students were interested only in slick city jobs, think again. The ITC-sponsored 'Mera Gaon Mera Desh' rural business plan contest at B-schools has suddenly become......

Indian art prices at Christie's jump

Tyeb Mehta's Rickshaw Puller ($120,000-$150,000), M F Husain's The Arrival of Fifth ($80,000-$100,000), Raja Ravi Varma's Maliyali Beauty ($50,000-$70,000) and Ram Kumar's Varanasi series......

'Gemini Ganesan is not Rama, he is Krishna'

It was ten years ago March 14, 1995, to be precise -- that I met 'Gemini' Ganesan for an interview for the first time in my life. I was new to Madras (it was not Chennai then) and new to the world......

Medal contenders miss Jr chess tourney due to visa issues

IMAGE: 'Never in my 45-year-old chess career have I witnessed something like this. Despite having done all the paperwork required, we still missed out on getting the visas cleared and I am still......

IPL Auction: Shami, Iyer for Rs 2 cr

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates taking a wicket for the Punjab Kings during IPL 2021. Photograph: BCCI The top Indian players, including Mohammed Shami, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin and......

Sports Shorts: Haas F1 team to get new title sponsor next season

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: The Haas F1 car. Photograph: Handout/Getty Images Energy drink Rich Energy, a start-up brand recently linked to billionaire......

Sports Shorts: Marquez wins 5th MotoGP title; Mariners make Bolt offer

IMAGE: Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez celebrates winning the Japanese Grand Prix MotoGP race and the MotoGP World title on the podium ,at Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Japan, on Sunday. Photograph: Toru......

Sports Shorts: Saina out of top 10, Srikanth at 8th spot in BWF ranking

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Saina Nehwal. Photograph: Twitter Following their poor run of form at the badminton World Championship, Saina Nehwal dropped......

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