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How Indian Institutions Can Shine On Global Stage

The recipe for Indian higher education institutions to succeed in global markets is excellence in academics, promoting contemporary socially relevant material, and enabling individuals learners to......

RSS leader hails NCERT tweak on Akbar, Tipu titles in textbooks

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Sunil Ambekar on Friday said many positive changes have been introduced in history textbooks, and epithet 'the great' is no longer used to describe Mughal emperor......

Govt doctor, wife held for radicalising local women in J-K

The counter-intelligence wing of the Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday detained a government doctor and his wife for allegedly misusing their positions to mask unlawful activities including......

'Girls Are Taking A Leap Of Faith Every Day'

Bandana Preyashi, the bold and fearless IAS officer from Bihar, is the court-appointed mentor to 18-year-old Sakshi, who had fled home to follow her IAS dream. IMAGE: Bandana Preyashi is Bihar's......

Security forces set up new camp in Chhattisgarh's Maoist stronghold

Nearly six months after carrying out a comprehensive anti-Maoist operation in the dense forests of Karregutta Hills along the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border, security forces have set up a new camp......

Mankind taps OpenAI to institutionalise AI in ops

Delhi-based pharma major Mankind Pharma on Wednesday announced a collaboration with OpenAI to institutionalise artificial intelligence (AI) across its value chain, making it one of the first few......

Gustaakh Ishq Review: Must Watch

Gustaakh Ishq feels like a cinematic revival of everything we once loved about Urdu story-telling, observes Syed Firdaus Ashraf. There are only two moments when your conscience will prick you:......

Actress Kamini Kaushal Dies At 98

IMAGE: Kamini Kaushal in Biraj Bahu. Kamini Kaushal, one of Hindi cinema's earliest female stars who began her career with the 1946 classic Neecha Nagar and went on to act in a host of films right......

The Girlfriend Review: Rashmika Rocks!

The Girlfriend is not your typical love story and may not be screened in as many theatres as you'd like to, but it is definitely worth lauding for showing us the mirror about how we normalise toxic......

The Bollywood Legend Who Almost Didn't Become One

'What do you think... those working in the film industry are illiterate people? Why don't you go and work with Bimal Roy?' IMAGE: Dharmendra and Nutan in Bandini. Gulzar says he did not envision a......

'The Day You Truly Need Bodyguards...'

'...you won't have to announce it yourself -- people around you will tell you it's time.' IMAGE: Jaideep Ahlawat in The Jewel Thief. "It's never the hero's story, it's the story that finds its......

'Future India captain': Ganguly's big praise for Richa

We'll one day say 'Richa - India captain': wishes Ganguly as Bengal celebrates its only Cup winner IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee felicitates Richa Ghosh, who is from West......

Why Bharat Ratna still eludes Major Dhyan Chand?

'If the country's biggest sports award is named after him, the National Stadium is named after him, then why not he is given a Bharat Ratna.' IMAGE: Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya pays......

India's Lone Woman Downhill Rider Turns Trailblazer

Downhill mountain biking, a sport that involves racing down steep, rugged trails at high speed, demands strength, technical skill and mental endurance. IMAGE: With no professional infrastructure,......

Sreejesh conferred with Padma Bhushan

IMAGE: Former India Hockey captain PR Sreejesh receives the Padma Bhushan on Monday. Photograph: ANI/X Former Indian hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh was honoured with the prestigious Padma Bhushan......