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History In Minutes: Man Who Handwrote Our Constitution

Prem Bihari Narain Raizada wrote 145,000 words in flowing italic styles. It took him 6 months and hundreds of nibs. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lalit Kala Akademi The Constitution of India was hand......

Stephen Hawking: A life in pictures

The world's best known scientist, Professor Stephen Hawking passed away at the age of 76 on Wednesday. Known as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Albert Einstein, here are......

The Stephen Hawking I knew

'When I met him last year for his 75th birthday, he seemed frail. There was a sense of urgency.''I will miss Stephen. His passing fills me with sadness.'An Indian student remembers his teacher,......

RIP Stephen Hawking: Bidding adieu to a brilliant mind

The funeral of legendary British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking was held on Saturday in a private ceremony attended by around 500 people comprising family, friends and colleagues, at a......

Jharkhand assembly namaaz room row: Speaker forms all-party panel

Amid a raging controversy over allotment of a 'namaaz' (Islamic prayer) room in the Jharkhand Assembly, speaker Rabindra Nath Mahto on Thursday formed an all-party, 7-member panel, on the last day......

CEA turns professor for a week: GST tops list of questions

Arvind Subramanian will hold classes for a week on applied economics at IIT Delhi The Lecture Hall Complex at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, is looking unusually busy these days,......

10 most profitable companies in the world

Image: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during a Microsoft cloud briefing event in San Francisco.Photograph: Robert Galbraith/Reuters With its new iPhones and iPads, Apple continues to be......

Nokia shareholders expected to approve Microsoft deal

Nokia shareholders are expected to approve the sale of its mobile phone business to Microsoft on Tuesday, with the deal's financial benefits likely to outweigh resistance from a minority of......

'India is a great place to do business, come back. Jai Hind'

Businessman P C Mustafa wants Indian Americans to return home, Cognizant CEO Francisco D'Souza outlines how Indian tech companies could grow, Gaurav Dalmia has some investment recommendations while......

Prem Watsa's role in BlackBerry chief's salary under lens

Months before Fairfax Financial Holdings Inc bid $4.7 billion for BlackBerry Ltd, Fairfax boss Prem Watsa played a role in securing a golden parachute worth as much as $55 million for the......

BAFTA 2025: Mikey Madison, Adrien Brody Win

Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light lost out the BAFTA to France's Emilia Perez, but the evening saw many more expected wins and losses at the BAFTAs at London's Royal Festival Hall on February......

'Many times I felt I wouldn't survive'

'I faced difficulties, but today when I look back, it all looks mazedar (fun).' Photograph: Kind courtesy Asha Bhosle/Instagram Music, like an ever flowing river, never ends, says Asha Bhosle. As......

How can Daniel Day-Lewis retire?

One of the finest actors of our time says goodbye, yet again. We won't be seeing Daniel Day-Lewis in the movies again. The three-time Oscar winner has just announced his retirement. In a statement......

Victoria & Abdul trailer: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal and a rare friendship

Victoria & Abdul tells the true story of the unexpected friendship between Queen Victoria and her young Indian servant.Monali Sarkar reports. IMAGE: Dame Judi Dench as Queen Victoria and Ali Fazal......

'Judi Dench is obsessed with India'

'He cooked chicken curry and so because of him, curries entered the British royal kitchens.''Eventually, he became a political advisor to the queen.''This guy was disrupting the royal household. It......

Martin Crowe inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

Martin Crowe, former New Zealand captain is inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame by ICC Director and Chairman of Cricket Australia, Wally Edwards during the World Cup match between Australia......

Boon, Hayden to be inducted into cricket Hall of Fame

IMAGE: Matthew Hayden thanks his supporters. Photograph: Robert Prezioso/Getty Images. Two of Australia's greatest top-order batsmen, David Boon and Matthew Hayden, and the brilliant......

CWG Badminton: India beat Australia in final league match

IMAGE: PV Sindhu in action during the singles match against Australia's Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Photograph: Stephen Pond/Getty Images Already through to the......

'I was in the best team that never played for India'

Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once hit a century against a fiery Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies.At 77, he has a razor sharp memory, a ready......

Clijsters still motivated for comeback despite COVID-19 hiatus

'There are some challenges and combining parenting at home and teaching the kids at home and still going to practice and things like that, so it was challenging but at the same time you get through......