India's First Emperor

Chandragupta Maurya was the first king to establish an empire in India.He died a monk. IMAGE: The Chandragupta Maurya stamp issued in 2001. Photograph: Kind courtesy Wikimedia Commons Chandragupta......

UGC sets up fact-finding panel to look into KIIT student suicides

The University Grants Commission has set up a fact-finding committee to look into consecutive student suicides at KIIT-Bhubaneshwar, officials said on Friday. IMAGE: ABVP supporters stage a......

Modi Has Corrected A Historical Wrong With TN Visit

The message from Sunday’s event will undoubtedly reverberate globally. It's a landmark occasion that will be remembered for generations and will inspire many other states to introduce the story......

The Man Who Said No To The Big Bang

Jayant Narlikar wrote alternative what-if histories, explained difficult scientific theories with funny analogies, and leavened his lectures with jokes and humorous asides. Illustration: Dominic......

Orissa drops SEZ in Kalinga Nagar

Amidst a nationwide hue and cry over the setting up of special economic zones (SEZs), the Orissa government has decided to drop one of five SEZs in the state that had received formal approval from......

Mirai Review: Too Conventional

Mirai is an ambitious, but lazily timid visual effects overkill that squanders away potential with an undercooked early draft screenplay that needed rework, notes Arjun Menon. After the......

HIL: Vedanta Kalinga Lancers pip Shrachi Bengal Tigers

IMAGE: Arthur Van Doren, captain of Vedanta Kalinga Lancers, was adjudged the player of the match. Photograph: Hockey India League/X Boby Singh Dhami produced a late goal as Vedanta Kalinga......

HIL: Shootout drama lifts Kalinga Lancers to top spot

IMAGE: Jed Snowden the shootout hero as Kalinga Lancers go top. Photograph: Vedanta Kalinga Lancers/X Jed Snowden came off the bench in the shootout to secure a 3-1 win for the Vedanta Kalinga......

HIL: Kalinga Lancers crush SG Pipers, extend lead

IMAGE: Boby Singh Dhami of Vedanta Kalinga Lancers was adjudged the player of the match. Photograph: HIL/X Table-toppers Vedanta Kalinga Lancers opened the Bhubaneshwar leg of the men's Hockey......

HIL: Lancers edge Toofans, keep unbeaten run intact

IMAGE: Cooper Burns of Kalinga Lancers was adjudged the player of the match. Photograph: HIL/X Alexander Hendrickx found the net to help Kalinga Lancers register a 1-0 win against Hyderabad......

Suraj Karkera shines as Ranchi Royals win on penalties

IMAGE: Ranchi Royals emerged 4-1 victorious in shootout at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium. Photograph: HIL/Instagram Ranchi Royals prevailed over HIL GC in the shootout after the two sides were......