Every blade of grass and grain of sand in Mehrangir has a story to tell: The story of how one of the greatest sons of India lived here, planned and executed from here a technological and scientific enterprise which became the envy of the world. The government must save Mehrangir for future generations, says Dr K S Parthasarathy.
There is a perception getting built inside the government that big technology companies -- a common term used for firms like Facebook, Google, Twitter, Amazon and the like - are becoming very powerful and present multiple threats to entire nations and their citizens today. The digital ecosystem is replete with CSAM (child sexual abuse material), fake news, drug trade, radicalisation, trolling among other social vices. Given the network effect that these platforms have, it is important to ensure that these platforms are not misused.
'The competition between the two is definitely going to be of great interest to the Indian market.'
'Modi has shown political courage by instituting several economic reforms which include demonetisation, ushering in GST, eradication of benami transactions...'
The two countries also asked all nations to stop cross-border movement of terrorists and asserted that a decisive collective response from the international community without 'double standards and selectivity' was required to combat the threat of terrorism.
'Unless we get the health and economic situations right at the same time, we will not recover.'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's opinion piece in Canada's The Globe and Mail focuses on commercial cooperation in the civil nuclear energy sector.
A historic railway service flounders for an inflexible privatisation policy.
As India launched the world's largest vaccination drive against the coronavirus pandemic, showing the light at the end of a 10-month tunnel that upended millions of lives and livelihoods, here are some of the quotes from politicians across parties and other people who took the jab:
The data-generation ability of technology can not only provide real-time feedback on its return on investment but also evaluate education programmes.
'We want to provide data, we want to provide consultation, but we don't want to lecture.' 'The consciousness about this issue in India is starting to get quite high and if we can help contribute to solving this air quality issue in a spirit of partnership with the Indians, it would be a big achievement.'
The station with the most annual revenue is CST Mumbai, followed by Dadar.
Modi is optimistic that the reforms will be passed soon.
Kv Kamath has big plans as BRICS Bank chief.
World Bank report on Thursday called for initiatives at the policy and institutional level to tap the economic potential it offers.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
While overall employment rose from 456 mn to 463 mn between FY11 and FY15, with farm employment falling by 26 mn over the same period, the net addition to employment over the entire four year period was a mere 7 mn.
There are significant differences in the scope, jurisdiction, functions and personnel requirements of RPF and GRP.
'The origins of the model of planned economic development adopted by independent India was a direct consequence of the war.' 'The war provided an opportunity for groups at the margins of Indian society to find new avenues for mobility.' 'The war also led to the emergence of India as a major Asian power and set the stage for it to play a wider role in international politics.'
The deal would allow Japan to export nuclear technology to India.
Young, ambitious workforce learns skill degrees come with no guarantees.
The vaccination rate needs to go up by three to four times, assert Ajay Shah and Amrita Agarwal.
The president said women safety is a very serious issue and a lot of work has been done on this but much remains to be done.
China is in no hurry to disengage at the border and the region and international community is moving on. The spectre of a long haul in Ladakh haunts India, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
The maintenance of track is increasingly becoming mechanised and capital-intensive.
'Chinese dominance reduces India's influence in South and Southeast Asia and erodes its status globally.' 'For a country striving to create a multipolar Asia, it would be a serious setback,' says Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).
India has expressed dismay at the United Nations' continued struggle to find a definition for terrorism, saying there seems to be more cooperation between terrorist groups than the countries fighting them.
How will the return of a majority government at the Centre, the new India-US friendship and the Mangalyaan triumph change India?
'If the RSS should be saluted for choosing such a scholarly statesman to address its highly trained cadre, one must also praise Pranab Da's sagacity for having gracefully accepting the invitation, thus disapproving any ideological apartheid,' says former BJP MP Tarun Vijay.
'One good thing that has come out of all this is that it shown people that online ordering is the way forward.'
In a country where 35 to 40 per cent of food is not consumed, the government urgently needs to reduce wastage to an acceptable level.
What does the National Educational Policy 2020 mean for students, parents and teachers?
'Once I was ready with my product I started looking for funding and realised people would not understand how a woman could, without a technology or an IIT/M background, be running the business alone.' 'Today when I connect the dots I feel grateful about how I have been able to overcome and learn with every failure.'
Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir, actor Manoj Bajpayee, mountaineer Bachendri Pal, ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan and Odisha tea seller D Prakash Rao were among the recipients of the honour.
The centre's promise of a new deal for the states is a welcome development.
'The anti-Digital India campaign is a vindictive hatchet job rather than a fact based, rationally sound appraisal; a personal attack rather than issue based criticism; an ideological assault rather than altruistic effort. It must be called out for what it is,' says Vivek Gumaste.
While India is pushed to keep a tight lid on its own carbon emissions, slow and low emission reduction by major polluters will cause an acceleration of climate change, says Rajni Bakshi.
The announcement in Lucknow marked the first regional chapter of Google's initiative to bring digital literacy amongst Indian women in presence of 'Gulabi Gang' leader Sampat Pal.
The General Assembly hall, where world leaders come together every year for the high-level UN session, was packed with UN diplomats, officials, yoga gurus and practitioners, children and people from various backgrounds as India's Permanent Mission to the UN organised the commemoration of the 5th International Day of Yoga Thursday.
