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How Indian Institutions Can Shine On Global Stage

The recipe for Indian higher education institutions to succeed in global markets is excellence in academics, promoting contemporary socially relevant material, and enabling individuals learners to......

Relief for Mamata govt as HC reinstates 32K primary teachers

A division bench of the Calcutta high court on Wednesday set aside a single bench order that annulled appointments of 32,000 primary school teachers in West Bengal, observing that "a group of......

Karnataka home minister says he is in fray for CM too

Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara on Sunday hinted that he too was in the race to become the chief minister, in case of leadership change in the state, and amid demands for a "Dalit CM".......

26/11: 'India Must Never Forget'

'They came to our bedrooms, woke people who were sleeping, and shot them. For what? For what?' IMAGE: A policeman salutes the security personnel martyred in the 26/11 terrorist attacks on its 17th......

'We Will Remove Modi From Delhi, BJP From Bihar'

'Without our support Nitish Kumar wouldn't have become chief minister.' 'After the government was formed we became ministers, but our agenda remained the same: Amit Shah had promised reservation......

'Andhra Will Become Gateway Of India For Investment'

'We are expecting investment, public and private, of around Rs 40 trillion by 2029.' IMAGE: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu speaks at the CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam,......

Sitharaman asks fintechs to strengthen risk management to check AI misuse

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday asked fintech firms to focus on risk management at a time when criminals are using AI to mimic voices, clone identities and create lifelike videos to......

'I Can't Say On September 22, I Will Be With A Stick'

'I am doing the drive in making sure that people pass this on. So the drive is not with distrust. The drive is just in case.''Just in case it doesn't get passed on, I am here.' IMAGE: Finance......

Why is India Inc not speaking about investment?: Sitharaman

'The answer is not for me to give. The answer either way has to be heard from the industry itself. Tell us why not if you are not doing it; tell us if you are doing it -- why should this question......

'ITC aspires to double its business in five years'

'While every year presents new challenges, it also provides opportunities for better growth and performance.' Photograph: Kind courtesy ITC/Instagram ITC emerged as the country's largest company......

Rashmika's Double Bill Drama On OTT

Rashmika's double bill drama, Tom Cruise on a deadly mission and lots more thrills on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists the options. ThammaWhere to watch? Rent on Amazon Prime VideoLanguage:......

'Bharat Is Blessed To Have Bhupen Hazarika'

'That a song can carry the weight of a people's dreams and move hearts across the world.'On Bhupen Hazarika's 99th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays rich tribute to the legendary......

Dhadak 2 Review: Must Watch!

After a long time, here's a film that does justice to the people whose stories are never heard or written about, notes Divya Nair. Bollywood just delivered a blockbuster with Saiyaara. Now, we......

Satyajit Ray Had Warned Us About AI!

Satyajit Ray anticipated the issues we are only now starting to raise, long before large language models, AI chatbots, predictive algorithms, and autonomous systems began to control every bit of......

Why Sitaare Zameen Par Was 'Indianised'

'What is fascinating about Aamir sir is that the audience in him is still alive and throbbing.''He still cries. He still laughs.' IMAGE: Aamir Khan in Sitaare Zameen Par. Eighteen years after his......

New Dawn Beckons for Indian Women's Cricket: Tendulkar

The little girl with a plastic bat in a small town must feel that the world is open to her, just as I felt after watching a triumphant Team India in 1983, says Sachin Tendulkar. IMAGE: Just as......

How Irfan defied odds to be Mumbai's pace spearhead!

Irfan moved to Mumbai in 2017 with little more than a dream in his backpack. To make ends meet, he held various jobs, including waiting tables and working at a sushi restaurant, while squeezing in......

Dinesh Karthik joins Sharjah Warriorz in ILT20

IMAGE: Veteran Dinesh Karthik has played 412 T20 games, amassing 7,437 runs, with 35 half-centuries at a strike-rate of 136.66. Photograph: BCCI Former India wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik on......

'India's archers have a great shot at medals at LA 2028 Olympics'

'If you put your best two recurve shooters together in the mixed team, they will be extremely hard to beat.' IMAGE: Deepika Kumari will be targetting her sixth Olympics in LA 2028 after returning......

'I Would Like To Die On The Cricket Field'

'We all make mistakes, but what is important is that you've got to get that out of your mind before the next ball commences.'K R Nayar recalls his many encounters with Dickie Bird, the legendary......