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All you need to know about Bharat Ratna MS Swaminathan

Agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan's research as a plant geneticist addressed the issue of food insecurity and helped small farmers augment their income by enhancing productivity. IMAGE: In his......

Dr M S Swaminathan, who made India self-sufficient in food, passes away

M S Swaminathan, renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who bet on sustainable farming passed away in Chennai on Thursday. He was 98 and is survived by three......

NDA Better For Economy Than INDIA In 2024

What is most troubling is that not a single party that is part of INDIA has talked about any kind of reform and economic sense, argues R Jagannathan. IMAGE: INDIA leaders address a journalists at......

Congress Challenge: Keep Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar Happy

There are lessons for the Congress to learn from the Karnataka elections of how burying the hatchet among top leaders and not washing dirty linen in public can help, says Ramesh Menon. IMAGE:......

What Tamil Nadu Does Today, India May Do Tomorrow

Tamil Nadu's latest budget offers path-breaking initiatives and a major boost for social infrastructure, which other state governments are sure to follow in the coming years, predicts N Sathiya......

Creating 4 Million Jobs Looks Likely

In years past, we often approached the Budget expecting to see changes in direct and indirect taxes.Those days are behind us.The Budget of today seeks to expand the economy and keep it at the......

'Economy well placed to capitalise on recovery in 2021'

'The financial sector's performance in the first two quarters was a revelation.' 'It clearly showed the clean-up had been done in the past one-and-a-half years and that capital brought in was......

Modi's hardest task in 2021: Creating jobs

The biggest worry is not the shrinking of the labour market, but the collapse of good jobs, reports Somesh Jha. IMAGE: Workers at Lava International Limited's manufacturing plant in Noida.......

Why the iconic 'Hamara Bajaj' tagline was junked

But will this dilute Bajaj’s strong Indian identity that straddled the rural-urban markets and the Hindi-English divide quite easily? In a media interaction at the launch of the recent......

Remember Dalda? It's back to a New India!

In its latest campaign, Dalda is stressing that it’s now a refined oil brand and no longer just a vanaspati offering. Dalda, once a household name in India’s kitchens, is reinventing......

10 Tamil Comedies You Must Watch On OTT

Comedies are a difficult genre to pull off in today's day and age, thanks to the audiences' increasing exposure to diverse content and dwindling attention spans. Still, there are quite a few Tamil......

Anweshipin Kandethum Review: No Novelty Here

Anweshipin Kandettum is a fascinating genre exercise let down by its incessant attention to details, observes Arjun Menon. Anweshipin Kandethum is about four unlucky cops. At least that's what the......

'Ardh Satya wasn't conceived to showcase Om's talent'

'The ending Vijay Tendulkar had written was different.'According to him, the film ended with Anant Welankar's suicide.''I felt such an ending would be too nihilistic.''Bahut zyada defeatist ho......

'He has insulted #KashmiriPandits'

'Depicting the genocide of 3 lakh #KashmiriHindus cannot be called vulgar.' Israeli film-maker Nadav Lapid, jury head of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), described The Kashmir......

Why India likes shows like Mahakali, Naagin 3, Porus...

Mythological and historical shows are lapped up not just by the young, but equally by grown men and women.Ritwik Sharma and T E Narasimhan report. IMAGE: Anita Hassanandani, Surbhi Jyoti and......

Is India the new hotbed for chess?

IMAGE: In the years to come, India will become a formidable force in the world of chess. Photograph: FIDE/Twitter Things have changed in the last decade or so, with numerous talented players......

10 in a day! Shah triggers sensational New Zealand collapse

Yasir Shah took eight first-innings wickets for 41 and added two more after New Zealand were forced to follow on, becoming the first bowler to take 10 wickets in a day since Indian Anil Kumble in......

New shooters shine, seniors maintain status quo

IMAGE: Heena Sidhu and Jitu Rai celebrate winning the 10 metre mixed team air pistol event. Photograph: PTI The ranges are bursting at the seams with young talent and Indian shooting's present......

In the Adelaide defeat, there's an Indian victory!

The result in the first Test against Australia was expected, if one takes a look at India’s recent, or overall, record overseas. What was unexpected, though, says Bikash Mohapatra, was the......

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