No rest till Constitution amended to fix timeline for governors: Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M K Stalin on Friday asserted that "there will be no rest" until amending the Constitution to fix timelines for governors to clear......

AI 171 Crash: A Timeline Of Events

As the preliminary report into one of the country's worst aircraft accidents has been released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), a brief look at the related happenings since......

Air India cancels 8 flights; bookings decline by up to 20%

Air India on Friday cancelled eight flights, including four on international routes, due to operational reasons even as the impact of the Ahmedabad plane crash last week is becoming manifest on its......

1 survives, at least 265 killed in AI crash in Ahmedabad

At least 265 people were killed on Thursday when a London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed into a medical college complex here and burst into a ball of fire less than......

Grandson of 'Phantom of Bombay House' steps in at Shapoorji Pallonji group

Pallon has already joined the boards of some of the unlisted companies such as Afcons After Shapoor P Mistry and Cyrus Mistry, the next generation has stepped in at the 150-year-old Shapoorji......

Demographic dividend or impending catastrophe?

No country has grown without educating its people. India's shameful lag in primary and secondary education has persisted for several decades, and the crisis in higher education is now threatening a......

'Great danger India will waste its demographic dividend'

'... for two reasons: the poor quality of education, and the low rate of female participation in the labour force.' 'Unless something is done quickly to remedy these problems, India will just have......

Nilekani comes up with a 'Genie'

EkStep to offer android app-based solutions to help children solve learning problemsIt all started on June 15 last year during a small meeting at the house of Nandan Nilekani, who had just returned......

Boman Irani launches book on sex workers

The Crossword book shop at Kemp's corner in south Mumbai was the venue of an unusual book launch on February 21. Actor Boman Irani read excerpts from the book Not Like Most Young Girls, a......

In The Times Of Usha Mehta And Savarkar

As Ae Watan Mere Watan and Swatantra Veer Savarkar release this week, Utkarsh Mishra takes us down history and reminds us about India's freedom struggle. IMAGE: Sara Ali Khan plays Usha Mehta in......

'I cannot sacrifice my life for others'

Megha Gupta never planned on becoming an actress. She came to Mumbai from Muscat in 2004 to complete her graduation inMumbai's Wilson College. While in college, she was offered quite a few roles in......

Romance, Action, Koffee: On OTT This Week

JLo's dazzling bride, Kamal Haasan's action-packed antics, Karan Johar in gossip mode, Sukanya Verma says it's all there on OTT this week.   Marry MeWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage:......

Shetty ineligible to contest election as MCA alters rules

The Mumbai Cricket Association has changed its eligibility rules for contesting its forthcoming elections. The move is widely seen as a bid to prevent senior administrator Prof Ratnakar Shetty from......

Serena's brand will stay strong post-retirement

IMAGE: Serena Williams positioned her well ahead of other female athletes in terms of appeal to major sponsors. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters The end of Serena Williams' glittering......

P T Usha's coach O M Nambiar passes away

IMAGE: Coach O M Nambiar with Indian athletics legend P T Usha. Photograph: Kind courtesy, P T Usha - Olympics.com Renowned athletics coach O M Nambiar, who nurtured India's athletics great P T......

Is Leicester's 5,000-1 upset the greatest sporting shock?

IMAGE: Leicester City's Wes Morgan celebrates scoring their first goal against Manchester United on Sunday. Photograph: Darren Staples Livepic/Reuters At the start of the English football season......

Modern cricket is poorer with Anandji Dossa passing into the ages

Anandji Dossa. Photograph: Haresh Pandya Blessed with a computer-like brain and an elephantine memory, Anandji Dossa was a pioneer in compiling cricket statistics and scores. Haresh Pandya pays......