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At G20, Modi bats for open satellite data access

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday proposed a G20 initiative aimed at enhancing clean energy transitions by boosting recycling, easing supply chain pressures and advancing joint research on......

'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......

Ex-Prez Kovind to be chief guest at RSS centenary event

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh will mark its centenary year with events beginning from Vijayadashami on October 2, which will include an address by its chief Mohan Bhagwat in the presence of......

'Writing History Is Like Solving A Jigsaw Puzzle With A Third Of The Pieces Missing'

'When I undertook a study of temple desecration in precolonial India, it was not enough simply to document what temples were desecrated, by whom, when, and where.' 'It was also important to explore......

History In Minutes Panshet Dam Burst: Remembering 1,000 Deaths In Pune

64 years after the Panshet Dam burst claimed 1,000 lives, the tragedy stands as both a haunting memory and a vital lesson in engineering caution. IMAGE: The Panshet dam as it stood in 2013.......

Rs 4.29 cr demand notice sent to promoters of Deccan Chronicle

Capital markets regulator Sebi has sent a notice to Deccan Chronicle Holding's promoters and asked them to pay Rs 4.29 crore in a matter related to misrepresentation of financial statements of the......

M&A wave set to sweep over South cement market, say industry experts

UltraTech Cement's announcement that it would snap up a controlling stake in India Cements may only be a sign of more to come. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters In the wake of one of the......

Deccan declassifies Gopinath

Deccan Aviationsaid on Friday it has declassified its founder G R Gopinath from the promoter category of the company. The board of directors of Deccan Aviation in its meeting recently considered......

Deccan Chargers seek trademark rights

Deccan Chargers, one of the Indian Premier League's franchises, has filed multiple applications before government authorities seeking exclusive trademark rights for its name. "The Deccan Chargers......

Air Deccan creates history

Air Deccan, India's first low-cost airline, created history on Wednesday by flying passengers to Delhi from Bangalore for a fare of only Rs 500, plus taxes (Rs 200).The Airbus A320 has a capacity......

Retro Review: Yawn!

Retro is probably Surya's worst film till date, declares A Ganesh Nadar. Let's start off by saying that Retro -- short for 'Retrogarde' -- makes absolutely no sense. After playing powerful roles......

Chhaava Review: Big Thumbs Up!

Chhaava deserves 2 stars for the historically half-baked film that it is, but 4 stars just for its attempt on making a film on Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, observes Prasanna D Zore. This is the......

Why Chhaava Has Become Controversial

Loud music, bombastic action scenes, over-the-top dialogues that don't have any ring of truth to it followed by scenes of blood-oozing bodies floating in a river definitely don't make for a magnum......

My 10 Least Liked Movies Of 2024

Every year has its share of duds and turkeys. 2024 was no different except that even the rotten ones are too drab to have any real offence value. Sukanya Verma lists 10 of her least liked Hindi......

A Maharashtrian Haunts Bollywood

Munjya is the most wildly entertaining ghost I have encountered at the movies recently.But he has the added advantage of being a Maharashtrian ghost, of possessing rhythms of speech and behaviour......

When Gilly Met Rohit...

IMAGE: Adam Gilchrist with Rohit Sharma at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday. Photograph: Adam Gilchrist/Instagram The legendary Adam Gilchrist shared a heart-warming reunion with former IPL......

Dhoni vs Sangakkara: Who really was better?

IMAGE: MS Dhoni and Kumar Sangakkara, two contemporaries who relentlessly stayed in contention for the number one spot during their era. Photograph: BCCI Former wicketkeeper batter Parthiv Patel......

Fierce Kolkata Derby to light up IFA Shield final!

IMAGE: Mohun Bagan Super Giant entered the IFA Shield final with a comfortable 2-0 win over United SC, in Kolkata, on Wednesday. Photograph: Mohun Bagan Super Giant/X Mohun Bagan Super Giant set......

Four Big Bash League clubs chasing spin great Ashwin!

IMAGE: Sydney Thunder and Hobart Hurricanes are reportedly the frontrunners to sign Ravichandran Ashwin. Photograph: BCCI Spin great Ravichandran Ashwin is set to become the first capped India......

IPL hat-trick king Amit Mishra bids farewell to cricket!

IMAGE: Amit Mishra is the only bowler to have claimed three hat-tricks in the IPL. Photograph: BCCI Veteran India leg-spinner Amit Mishra on Thursday announced his retirement from all forms of......