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Sunak sacks Indian origin home secy; Ex-PM Cameron brought in

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak carried out a dramatic reshuffle to his Cabinet on Monday, firing his hardline Indian-origin Home Secretary Suella Braverman and bringing former premier David......

Dr Swaminathan changed India's destiny from begging bowl to food basket

"As I was working on agriculture, my family wanted me to take over the management of our plantations. But my aim was to master the art of developing new varieties, that is genetics and breeding. As......

Nehru: The Man Who Knew No Fear

On Jawaharlal Nehru's 134th birth anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra looks at incidents when the first prime minister showed exemplary courage, bravery and integrity. IMAGE: Prime Minister Jawaharlal......

Giant In The Earth: M S Swaminathan

Dr Shreekant Sambrani pays tribute to Dr M S Swaminathan, the renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who passed away in Chennai last week. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Remembering Anglo-Indian Courage For The Motherland

'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.'A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait......

Why Dr Kurien Deserves The Bharat Ratna

It is largely due to his vision and efforts that we have almost quadrupled our per capita milk availability in the last 40 years, points out Shailesh Dobhal. IMAGE: Dr Verghese Kurien cuts a cake......

'This is Gold's strong season'

Joe Foster is the Gold Strategist at Van Eck Global, the US investment team now managing some $7 billion in assets. Traveling the globe to study new mining operations, as well as the state of......

The man who saved billions from starvation

Image: Norman Borlaug rescued India from a severe food crisis. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters The work of Norman Borlaug, who helped save billions from starvation, is worth recalling, especially......

Fix age and wage issues before raising H-1B cap, argues visa's critic

Norman Matloff, professor of computer science at the University of California, Davis, believes that the US has enough highly skilled engineers and raising the cap on H-1B would hamper the wages of......

What we dearly miss as modern gadgets rule our lives

For people like me, all these fast-moving gadgets are not only costly and confusing but emotionally barren as well notes Barun Roy. Image: 920s Underwood typewriter with Swedish layout.......

Watch Frederick Forsyth's Movies On OTT

IMAGE: Best-selling novelist Frederick Forsyth passed into the ages on Monday, June 9, 2025. Photograph: Kind courtesy Frederick Forsyth/X After an exciting career as a journalist, MI6 asset and......

Is He India's Finest Director Of Romcoms?

Girish AD doesn't make romantic comedies so much as he elevates the genre, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mamitha Baiju and Naslen in Premalu. I consider Thanneer Mathan Dinangal and Super......

Review: Fury is intense and raw

Fury may not be everyone's cup of tea but it serves as a great reminder of the devastation wars bring with them, says Paloma Sharma.It is April, 1945. The Allies are capturing German towns but the......

JLo, Dakota Johnson, Rita Ora: Oscars' HOTTEST red carpet styles

The hottest red carpet styles from the recently concluded Oscar Academy awards!The 87th Academy awards featured a lot of highs -- Birdman winning big, and Best Supporting Actress win for Boyhood's......

Is Dileesh Pothan our finest film-maker?

'I might in the future step out of a Dileesh Pothan movie not completely satisfied, but content I'll be in the knowledge that our greatest living film-maker had failed striving to be something more......

HI chief thanks Norman, hopeful of podium finish in Paris

IMAGE: Outgoing CEO Elena Norman resigned on Tuesday and in an interview to PTI she alleged that there was factionalism in Hockey India. Photograph: ANI/X She might have left under acrimonious......

Why Elena Norman resigned as Hockey India CEO

IMAGE: Elena Norman resigned from the CEO position a day after Janneke Schopman's unceremonious exit. Photograph: Hockey India Outgoing Hockey India CEO Elena Norman on Tuesday said the work......

When Wadekar and spinners helped India conquer England

IMAGE: The team that won the 1971 series in England: (sitting from left) Kirmani, Vishwanath, Sardesai, Baig, Wadekar, Venkataraghavan, Engineer, Gavaskar, Solkar, (standing) Mehra (official),......

Turmoil in hockey: Tirkey, Singh deny rift in joint statement

IMAGE: The sports’ governing body has come under the scanner following statements of outgoing officials. Photograph: Hockey India/X Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey and secretary general......

Ex-sports greats Evert, Norman wed in Bahamas

Ex-golfer Greg Norman and tennis legend Chris Evert were married on Saturday in a seaside ceremony held under a veil of tight security on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Officers from the Royal......