Giant In The Earth: M S Swaminathan

Dr Shreekant Sambrani pays tribute to Dr M S Swaminathan, the renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who passed away in Chennai last week. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Want to know BJP's 2019 Poll Mantras?

'Religion. Nationalism. Corruption.''Jobs and achche din will pop up here and there as slogans, but these will be mere afterthoughts,' says Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi......

SC approves key Mumbai road through private property, says public interest must prevail

The Supreme Court on Friday said when the public interest is so clearly articulated and is an urgent and pressing exigency, private interests must give way to the extent required.   IMAGE:......

Exclusive! The mantra that handed the Indian Army victory in 1971

Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam's book India's Wars: A Military History, 1947-1971 is an eye-opener.India's Wars gives the reader deep insights into little known aspects of combat, the sharp......

Has Apple's Roller-Coaster Ride In India Ended?

The new mantra was to align Apple's ambition with the government's, focusing on Modi's favourite themes of Make in India, employment generation and India as a high-tech export hub. IMAGE: Apple......

Anand Mahindra's mantras for a post-coronavirus world

Terming the coronavirus pandemic as a "crisis of a magnitude that we have never faced before", Mahindra group chairman Anand Mahindra on Thursday asked employees of the conglomerate to use the......

Innovation is Pranab's new mantra

A day ahead of the monetary policy review, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today highlighted the limitations of monetary and fiscal tools, saying that innovative measures have to be taken to......

Railways' mantra: Cleanliness, safety and security

Ruling out privatisation, Union Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said Railways will now depend largely on long-term borrowings rather than changes in passenger fares or using tax payers’......

What's Vaani Doing?

How Allu Arjun starts his mornings... Hina's health update... Tiger goes black... Photograph: Kind courtesy Vaani Kapoor/Instagram Here[s Vaani Kapoor 'collecting serotonin' (go ahead, look it......

'I Want To Make More Money'

'I want to do some things, like take my mum on the Orient Express to Venice.' IMAGE: Saif Ali Khan with wife Kareena Kapoor. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kareena Kapoor/Instagram As Saif Ali Khan......

'The Audience Can't Be Tricked'

'In the audience's mind there is no urgency to go see a film in the theatre.''If you pay for social media buzz it does not convert into bums on seats.' IMAGE: Madhavan as Vanraj Kashyap, Ajay......

How Mandira Bedi got her bikini body

'Wherever I am, in the country or abroad, I spend at least one hour on myself.''If you aren't doing that, you are doing injustice to yourself.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Mandira Bedi/Instagram......

'It was all about...' Richa reveals success mantra

'My main job was to finish innings strongly by scoring quickly in the final overs.' IMAGE: Richa Ghosh tallied 235 runs from eight innings with one fifty to finish among the top-five Indian......

Latif reveals why India always win against Pakistan

'We get emotional or hyper and try to do everything in one go. We don't take the games deep' IMAGE: Bilateral cricket between the two neighbours has been suspended for over a decade due to......

How Humpy balances time between chess and family

'I always prefer to just play a single tournament and go back home, spend time with my family and have a one-month break and then take part in another one.' IMAGE: Koneru Humpy is leading the......

Extra spinner or pacer? India's dilemma for Asia Cup opener

IMAGE: India's opening match against UAE will be a dress rehearsal for the big game against Pakistan on September 14. Photograph: BCCI The tried and tested template of all-rounders adding adequate......

Ex India U-19 skipper making most of life post heart surgery

'...I had confidence in myself. I knew I would play again one day and I knew how to make it and how I will make it'.     IMAGE: Yash Dhull's ton was studded with eight fours and seven sixes.......