The High Stakes In Dalai Lama's Succession

On July 2 or July 6, the Dalai Lama will reveal his mind on his successor.This makes Beijing extremely nervous as the Communist regime fully realises the importance of controlling the next Dalai......

The Importance Of Being The Dalai Lama

One can only sincerely wish the Dalai Lama a very long life at the service of world peace.His presence is much required today on the planet, notes Claude Arpi, who has known His Holiness for more......

'We Started Our Party For 90% Of Hindus'

'The Dravidian movement was started for the Hindus who were rejected by the upper castes.' IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin addresses the all-party meet against delimitation of......

Controversies take their toll on Nalanda University, peers race ahead

For an institution looking to revive past glory, the Nalanda University's initial days have been far from glorious. The university, in the tourist town of Rajgir in Bihar's Nalanda district, could......

Shiv Nadar seeks land in Noida for varsity

HCL's founder and chairman Shiv Nadar is making a second foray into university education having sought 300 acres of land in Noida, near New Delhi, to set up a Rs 300-crore (Rs 3 billion)......

Women Leaders: A Way To IPO Success?

Indian society may be more advanced than we think it is, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   As soon as I saw the title of the research paper 'How do markets......

HCL plans 100-acre IT city in Lucknow

Technology group HCL said on Monday that it will set up a 100-acre IT city in Lucknow, a move that will help create job opportunities for about 25,000 people in Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh......

Dear Nirmalaji: Don't tax online transactions

Photograph: Kind courtesy Mediamodifier/Pixabay On Monday, February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget for Financial Year 2021-2022. Nirmalaji has asked us to send the......

'They won't ban skin show'

She pioneered the item-girl craze in music videos with her Kaliyon ka Chaman. Now,Meghna Naidu istrying her best to break into Bollywood. A Ganesh Nadar caught up with the voluptuous actress for a......

The soldier who played a soldier

'Putting your life at stake defending your motherland is the best feeling you can get.' IMAGE: Major Mohammed Ali Shah (retd), second from right, plays a soldier in Avrodh. All Photographs: Kind......

'My Dream Is To Keep Our Flag Flying High'

'It's a dream that I have achieved.' All photographs: Kind courtesy Anandkumar Velkumar   Anandkumar Velkumar, 22, is the first Indian skater to win a gold medal at a World Championship; he did......

Kohli Is Now A Computer Engineering Question

Photograph: BCCI The Shiv Nadar University in Chennai posed an intriguing question for its second year computer engineering students. They had to predict the amount of runs Kohli would score in......

Meet the oldest man in Indian contingent to win a medal at Asian Games

The 60-year-old Bardhan and his 56-year old partner finished the men's pair event with a score of 384 as they edged out China's Lixin Yang and Gang Chen to claim the gold medal. IMAGE: India's......

How Pragg, 12, became India's youngest Grandmaster

'It was a big relief to get it out of the way. Now he can concentrate on future progress.'Devangshu Datta reports from Chennai. IMAGE: Praggnanandhaa and his sister Vaishali. Photograph: A Ganesh......