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MacArthur Fellowship for 2 Indian-American scientists

Two Indian-American scientists are among 23 scientists who have won this year's prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for showing exceptional creativity in their respective fields. The Indian-Americans......

750-page UCC report to be tabled in Uttarakhand assembly

A government-appointed panel to prepare a draft of the Uniform Civil Code on Friday submitted a voluminous document to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who said the "long-awaited......

Not just LS, RS too to see polls to 68 seats this year

Sixty-eight Rajya Sabha members, including nine Union ministers, are completing their tenure this year, triggering a race of sorts among leaders across political parties to eye a six-year term in......

Patna's MAGNIFICENT Prakash Utsav!

Organising a festival that attracts 500,000 devotees is not easy, discovers M I Khan. The cold winter air is suffused with chants of 'Wahe Guru,' 'Guru ji ki kirpa,' 'Satnam Wahe Guru' and 'Bole......

India Abroad Person of the Year Awards 2013

United States President Barack Obama calls him one of his 'favourite people.'Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the legendary first female Supreme Court Justice in the US, says America is 'lucky as a......

Amazing story of an IITian who invented a $1 microscope!

Meet Manu Prakash, the IIT Kanpur alumnus who invented the microscope that costs less than a dollar, dreams of a world where everybody has the right to science. In Africa, they term the problem......

Jindal Steel falls 15% on CBI probe

The CBI said it filed a case on Tuesday against Jindal Steel and Power Ltd over coal mining rights, a new setback for the ruling party amid a series of corruption scandals.Shares in Jindal Steel,......

How cow slaughter ban is hurting Indian economy

Deepak Lal looks into the economic origins of cow slaughter bans and their questionable utility In the mid-1960s I and a group of friends from Oxford rented a house from Robert Graves, the poet......

Shehar Lakhot Review: Boring!

Plenty happens over the show -- riots, nefarious schemes, betrayal and multiple murders -- which should have made for a riveting watch but everything evokes déjà vu and worse, sighs......

2023's 7 Jewels From The South

It's been a good year at the movies. Subhash K Jha picks his favourite films of 2023 from down south. Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A Language: KannadaWhere to watch? Amazon Prime......

Night To Remember For Sharvari, Ranveer

Bollywood stars spent the weekend in Dubai as they attended the Filmfare Middle East Achievers Night 2022 on Saturday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sharvari/Instagram Sharvari won the Star In The......

'We try to find the extraordinary in the ordinary'

'We like to look at a screenplay as a spiral staircase.''You never know what awaits at the next turning.' IMAGE: Bobby and Sanjay, superstar screenwriters. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

'I didn't like Bani's attitude in Bigg Boss 10'

'Manu and Manveer have a bigger image. They are popular and I could not be compared to them. I was a small face from a small town but I clearly stood apart and contributed a lot to my team.' Navin......

Khel Ratna honour for Manu Bhaker, Gukesh

IMAGE: India's Manu Bhaker signed off from the Paris Olympics as the first-ever Indian to have won two medals in a single edition of the Games after Independence. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters......

Manu, Gukesh, Harmanpreet honoured, para-athletes shine

Para-athletes grab spotlight as President gives away National Sports Awards in traditional ceremony IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu confers Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, 2024 on Manu......

India must focus on mind training of athletes: Prakash

'Lakshya Sen needs to work a little bit when he's playing with the wind. Everybody has a problem but I think he has more problems than others.' IMAGE: India's badminton icon Prakash Padukone says......

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 2

India's women athletes stole the show on the second day of the Paris Olympics, delivering stellar performances across multiple disciplines. Shooter Manu Bhaker led the charge with a historic......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......