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'Tipu was no religious figure but a politician'

The Karnataka government's decision to have a tableau depicting 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan for the Republic Day parade sparked a furore on Twitter, with some equating it with having a...

Without Sathya Sai Baba, Puttaparthi is no Tirupati or Shirdi

The town of Puttaparthi struggles to find its feet two years after Sai Baba died. From despondent property agents and handicraft sellers to hotel owners and drivers, all are hoping for better days...

Biological insurance: New fad of India's parents-to-be

While there isn't any evidence to support its claims of being a ‘biological insurance’ for a child, many parents are opting for cord blood banking. Indulekha Aravind reports When Suma...

'We will eventually be a multi-planetary species'

Amulya Nidhi Rastogi, a 20-year-old student of engineering in Gurgaon, is one of 1,058 applicants shortlisted from over 200,000 across the world to be part of an ambitious one-way trip to Mars....

Want a one-way ticket to Mars?

Come 2023, and four people will blast off on a 200-day journey to Mars to establish a human colony on that planet. Indulekha Aravind talks to some Indians who have lined up for the unprecedented...

Can Vijay Mallya afford his flamboyant lifestyle?

How have Vijay Mallya's troubles with Kingfisher Airlines affected his lifestyle and myriad non-business interests? Indulekha Aravind, Malini Bhupta and Probal Basak ask his friends and business...

Will Narayana Murthy succeed in his second innings?

NR Narayana Murthy came out of retirement in June to run a floundering Infosys. Indulekha Aravind takes stock of his first quarter in office. Late in the afternoon of August 9, NR Narayana...

Are women employees safe in India?

It is both bold and subtle. Sexual harassment in office or outside is a reality for most women. India Inc needs to respond better to their concerns, writes Priyanka Sharma and Indulekha...

Conservative Chennai ready to splurge on luxury brands

Indulekha Aravind finds out what is driving the change in Chennai."After years abroad... I came 'home' to a metropolis in 1968-69 but found it essentially unchanged. True, the town I had known had...

Why cash transfer of subsidies is not helping the poor

As the government gets ready to roll out its ambitious cash transfer of subsidies scheme on January 1, Veenu Sandhu, Santosh Tiwari & Indulekha Aravind get on the ground to investigate how the...