From simulator sessions to yoga, astronauts train hard for Gaganyaan

Sessions on simulators, micro gravity familiarisation and survival in addition to flying practice and Yoga -- the training schedule of India's four astronaut-designates for the Gaganyaan human......

Manmohan vs Modi Debate: India Is The Loser

False and acrimonious debates such as Modi versus Manmohan might allow for victories that are political and partisan.But the real loser is the nation, India and Bharat, notes Arvind Subramanian,......

Current epidemic law can't handle future crisis, needs overhaul, says panel

Flagging "significant deficiencies" in the Epidemic Diseases Act, the Law Commission has recommended to the government that either the law be suitably amended to address existing gaps or a......

'You don't need a face to match Modi'

'What you need is a credible Opposition, a credible platform to persuade people to believe that it can replace this government.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas arrives to inaugurate......

India Inc making workplace more inclusive for persons with disabilities

As the world celebrated International Day of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) on December 3, corporate India has kept up with efforts to make workplaces more inclusive and accessible. Image used......

'The real GDP was captured better'

'Revision of the base year for both CPI and GDP are long overdue.''The basic data that went into the 2011-2012 series were mainly from surveys done in 2011 or earlier.''We have since seen the......

Number of women in blue-collar jobs increasing across manufacturing sector

“Lady candidates need not apply.” Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Helpsg/Pixabay So read the postscript in a job......

Regulatory relook: Move to push firms away from in-house RTAs on the cards

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) plans to roll out a new regulatory framework for registrar and transfer agents (RTAs) – the market intermediaries responsible for the......

A Film About Sex Not Seen In India Before

'Agra is about sexuality and sexual repression, and the relationship of sexuality to the physical spaces that we are in.' IMAGE: Priyanka Bose as Priti and Mohit Agarwal as Guru in Agra. In 2014,......

'So Many Landmark Indian Films Are Crying Out To Be Restored'

'...and showcased in their original beauty.' IMAGE: G Aravindan's classic Thamp. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film Heritage Foundation Shivendra Singh Dungarpur promotes the cause of film restoration......

'Money and power, nothing worked'

'There's no point making grand plans all our lives when life itself is so fragile.' IMAGE: Sai Tamhankar and Prateik Babbar in India Lockdown. Madhur Bhandarkar's India Lockdown, which had its......

Bishan Singh Bedi: The Sardar of Spin who conquered hearts

IMAGE: Bishan Singh Bedi with Ravichandran Ashwin and Erapalli Prasanna during the BCCI Annual Awards in Bengaluru on March 8, 2017. Photograph: BCCI He could mess with a batter's mind with his......

'Hopefully I'll get company' Rai optimistic of Indian team's chances

IMAGE: Tarundeep Rai is positive India can end the drought in the continental event. Photographs: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters India's only Asian Games individual medallist in recurve section,......

Wrestlers were warned for creating ruckus: Police FIR

IMAGE: Wrestler Sangeeta Phogat is taken forcibly in police van. Photograph: PTI Protesting wrestlers ignored police warning that creating a ruckus during the opening of the new Parliament......

Indian swimmer conquers Sea of Galilee with World mark

Aryan Singh Dadiala started his swim at 5.18 am on Friday, when it was pitch dark and extremely cold, and finished the challenging course at 11:33 am, equalling the existing World record of the......

An Indian at the FIFA World Cup

IMAGE: Vinay Menon is on the backroom staff for Belgium at the World Cup in Qatar. Photograph: KnowInsiders Twitter India is being very much represented at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Not on the......