Meet the officer who assisted PM in hoisting the flag

A woman Indian Army officer, Major Shweta Pandey, assisted Prime Minister Narendra Modi in unfurling the national flag atop the ramparts of the Red Fort during the 74th Independence Day......

The Curious Seeker comes to New York

'I'll keep painting as long as I'm alive,' Madhvi Parekh, one of India's most influential painters, tells P Rajendran in New York. Photograph: Kind courtesy DAG/Facebook Madhvi, a village girl......

Rajnath, Mayawati... Here's who came to vote!

The fifth phase of the Lok Sabha election witnesses several high-stake battles between the Bharatiya Janata Party and opposition parties, with people from 51 Lok Sabha constituencies across seven......

Student dies after fall from third floor of school, dad alleges foul play

A class 9 student fell to her death from the third floor of a school building in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria, police said on Tuesday, even as her father alleged that she had been pushed. The incident......

What makes these 10 companies the best to work for in India

Image: RMSI is India’s best company to work for. Photograph, courtesy: RMSI     Companies come in all kinds. There are some who keep a hawkish eye over its employees, banning......

One man's quest to help the world learn

After a trek in the Himalayas brought him face-to-face with extreme poverty and illiteracy, John Wood left his position as a director of business development at Microsoft to found Room to Read, an......

Single income? Here's how to manage

Jaya Narayan, 33, had a high-flying career as a HR professional. But, at some point, she felt the long hours and regular travel were keeping her away from her two-year-old son. Finally, she decided......

Ex-CEO of Computer Associates sentenced to 12 year

Convicted business tycoon Sanjay Kumar's biggest fear -- of being poor-- made him get out of a college in South Carolina over 20 years ago and start tinkering with business ideas that would lead......

Going back in time with Sadhana

'I want my fans to remember me as the Sadhana of Love In Simla, Mere Mehboob, Woh Kaun Thi and Arzoo,' the Bollywood legend, who passed into the ages on Christmas Day, told Dinesh Raheja. IMAGE:......

'I was bored of playing mother to everyone'

In her long career, Rohini Hattangady has played all sorts of mothers in Hindi films. And while she's excelled at it, the actress admits she was so bored of the role, she wanted to switch it for......