Ravindra Jadeja, who was ignored for the ODI series against New Zealand, made a statement with an unbeaten 150 for Saurashtra on the first day of their Group B match against Jammu and Kashmir in the Ranji Trophy.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw points out how the adoption of information and communication technologies can provide India with a very effective health care tool.
No Ebola case detected in the country so far; experts say a robust preparedness plan to fight the virus missing.
Scripting history, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday stormed to power in Assam bagging a government in the north east for the first time dethroning the Congress which also lost Kerala while Jayalalithaa and Mamata Banerjee retained power in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal with spectacular victories.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' stock market queries. Ajit will offer his unbiased views on a weekly basis
In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, Sukanya Verma looks back at Raj Kapoor's Boot Polish (1954), starring Baby Naaz and Ratan Kumar.
'I can assure you the Ganga will be more polluted in 2030 than it is now.' 'What they are trying to do now is clean the Ganga without understanding how to do so.'
Universal basic income or social security? Economist Nitin Desai feels we need a blueprint for universal health care and pensions to help the vulnerable section.
The world-famous Darjeeling tea is losing its flavour even as it struggles with falling production, says Avishek Rakshit.
Most of the index heavyweights are yet to declare their results.
The bill seeks to ensure health-care, treatment and rehabilitation of persons with mental illness "in a manner that does not intrude on their rights and dignity."
'It is absolutely critical on pure economic terms, but it's also smart politically, because a recent survey reported that 73 percent of Indians view climate change as the most pressing global concern,' US Secretary of State John Kerry tells a high-power audience in Washington, DC.
The incomparable Mohammed Rafi would have turned 93 today, December 24. Raju Bharatan salutes the legend.
Captain Yuvraj Singh fell cheaply in his Ranji Trophy season opener before Uday Kaul and Gurkeerat Singh led Punjab's recovery against Railways on day two of the Group A match, in New Delhi, on Friday.
In the past two years, investors in gold have lost money.
Here is a closer look at politicos who have emerged victorious in the electoral contest of five state assemblies.
It hopes to attract billions of dollars in investment by this move, and may ease some restrictions on foreign inflows.
Three or four stars are disproportionately powerful in the industry. All the others in Bollywood, no matter how talented, must be aligned to one of these stars or be reconciled to doing small movies with the others, says Aakar Patel.
The issue at the core of it is the perceived fear among the locals of getting outnumbered and uprooted by 'others' and eventually losing their identity
Sikka has influenced the company to break away from the old mould in more ways than one.
No promoter is allowed to advertise, market, book, sell or offer for sale, or invite persons to purchase any plot, apartment or building, in a project without registering with the authority.
India's neglect of villages shows up in many other ways.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana envisages housing to 20 mn households by 2022.
'EPFO's investments this financial year should be Rs 1 lakh crore'
India in the last five-seven years did not do as well as it could to push progress.
GSTN CEO Prakash Kumar tells Sudipto Dey how IT can improve service delivery of government departments.
A summary of the opening day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches played across the country.
As the BJP snaps at its heels, can the Communists stay relevant in the electoral game?
'India has about 22,000 tonnes of private gold, held by individuals and temples.' 'Much of this is locked up in safes and vaults as a dead investment. If we can put the vast reserves of gold to use, it would boost the economy,' says V P Nandakumar, executive chairman, Manappuram Finance, India's first listed gold loan company.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
When relationship problems are too tough for you to figure out, ask the Love Guru for help.
Indrani's words were quick, her hand gestures quicker. She kept pointing to certain paragraphs in their consent terms.
A round-up of results from the matches played at the Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 cricket tournament across the country.
Mohammed Taufiq has been a waiter at Kolkata's famous Coffee House for 36 years. After encountering at least 50, 100 new faces every day -- including Satyajit Ray once -- all he wants now is to return to his village after retirement.
'What the government should do to create jobs is to help revive the MSME sector.' 'This sector gives employment to lakhs of people.' 'The MSME sector provides more employment than the big industries.' 'So, what should be done immediately is to revive the MSME sector.'
Though SpiceJet is likely to resume flights, experts have a doubt on the airline's financial capabilities.
The average global temperature between January and October has been 0.68 degrees Celsius higher than the 20th century's average global temperature of 14.1 degree C.
The elections in two eastern Indian states were keenly observed in Bangladesh for two major contentious issues, writes Prakash Bhandari from Dhaka.
Madras Cafe is a swift, smart and serious study of an inglorious chapter of history, writes Sukanya Verma.
