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Assam varsity shut after protest against VC over corruption charges

Continuing their agitation since mid-September against vice chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh alleging corruption and financial irregularities, students of Assam's Tezpur University have shut down the......

'Significant outcomes' expected as Putin to visit India

Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a two-day visit to India from December 4 to hold annual summit talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that is expected to produce a plethora of......

'We Have To Blame Ourselves, Not Macaulay'

'We kept importing educational models from outside that had no connection to our cultural and intellectual strengths.' IMAGE: Professor V N Jha. Photograph: Shivanand Kanavi Professor V N Jha is......

'India Is Staring At Dementia Epidemic'

'10 million Indians are currently living with dementia, and the number is expected to double by 2036.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff It is said that over 57 million people are living with......

Gujarat cabinet rejig: A look at new ministerial portfolios

Following a major reshuffle-cum-expansion of his cabinet, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday allotted the important portfolios of home and industries to Harsh Sanghavi who has been......

'TCS Can Survive Without H-1B Visas'

'We sent just 500 people from India to the US on H-1B visas. There is no dependence on H-1B visas.' India's largest information technology services provider Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has......

Google AI Bets Big On Indian Farms, Languages

Google says its AI models are being used across sectors in India, from improving maternal health programmes and streamlining patient-care to supporting agri-tech solutions and advancing the......

Goyal's Comment Sparks Startup Uproar

'The startup ecosystem, the government, and the owners of large pools of Indian capital need to actively support the creation of these local champions, not pull down the teams that are trying hard......

2024 Economics Nobel awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A Robinson

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Monday has decided to award the 2024 Nobel Prize also known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James......

Meet Nirmalaji's Budget Team

This will be the first full-year Budget of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government since it came to power for a third consecutive term in July last year. IMAGE: Finance Minister......

'Making Films Is Not What I Do, It Is Who I Am'

'I was just a little kid in a darkened theatre, and I remember that beam of light just cut across the room, and I remember looking up, and it seemed to just explode on the screen.' IMAGE: Tom......

'I Don't Want To Box Myself'

'Even though I'm just 31, I feel like I've seen a lot in my life, some voluntarily, some involuntarily.' IMAGE: Adarsh Gourav in Alien: Earth. Adarsh Gourav has landed a prominent part in Alien:......

'These Are Not 'Strays' But Community Dogs'

'Stray dogs are a part of our urban ecosystem. When sterilised and vaccinated, they are not a threat -- they are community members who deserve dignity. ' IMAGE: A stray dog in an animal ambulance......

'I Adopted A Cat To Understand Motherhood'

'I am not a mother and never had an abortion either, so I had to understand motherhood and child loss from anecdotal experiences of others.' IMAGE: Mia Maelzer in Stolen. Mia Maelzer plays Jhumpa,......

Shah Rukh, Rajinikanth, Alia Make WAVES With Modi

IMAGE: Deepika Padukone's look for WAVES 2025. Photograph: Kind courtesy Deepika Padukone/Instagram Bollywood's biggest stars arrived at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai on May 1 to take......

Gambhir, Agarkar to end star culture in Indian cricket

Gambhir-Agarkar Effect: BCCI unlikely to allow stars to pick and choose games going forward IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar to end star privilege in Team India. Photograph: BCCI Gautam......

'Australia can assist India in Olympic sports'

Australia is known for its strong and vibrant sports culture and the country has consistently produced legends across disciplines, something India still lacks. IMAGE: Steve Waugh is venturing into......

'The passing of Vece Paes draws curtains on a great era of hockey'

'He was a great advocate of inculcating sporting culture in the country.' IMAGE: Dr Vece Paes with his son Leander Paes. Photograph: Leander Paes/Instagram Hockey India on Thursday mourned the sad......

Cabinet clears Ahmedabad as 'ideal host' for 2030 CWG

IMAGE: India hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delh. Photograph: B Mathur/Reuters The union cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved India's bid to host the......

Should Women's Chess Be Abolished?

'Scrapping titles like WIM, WGM and a separate women's category will kill women's interest in chess.' IMAGE: Grandmaster R Vaishali, flanked by her brother and fellow Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa,......