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The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

70 Years Ago, They Conquered Everest

May 29, 1953. A New Zealand beekeeper named Edmund Hillary and a Nepali sherpa named Tenzing Norgay became the first human beings to reach the top of the world -- the 29,035 foot Mount Everest, the......

'I have never believed in Gandhiji's doctrine of Non-Violence'

'Absolute non-violence is not only sinful, but immoral.''This doctrine of non-violence benumbed the revolutionary fervor, softened the limbs and hearts of the Hindus, and stiffened the bones of......

Why Modi is visiting Maldives, Sri Lanka

'Modi's first foreign trip at the very outset of his second term as PM reinforces a growing impression that this regional tour underscores a shift in emphasis in India's foreign policy that was......

Newton, Darwin take note: Gagandeep Kang makes history

Women are great team players and collaborators, 'but they don't put themselves forward,' Dr Gagandeep Kang, the first Indian woman scientist to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, tells......

Budget should address Non-Life Insurance sector

Among the major recommendation, the non-life insurance sector has demanded the waiver of service tax on insurance premium and also substantial increase in tax deduction limit under section 80D for......

AP Jamdani sarees get GI recognition

In a rare honour, the Uppada Jamdani sarees of Andhra Pradesh have been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) registration in India. The Uppada Handloom Weavers Co-operative Production and Sales......

British tour operators upbeat about India

Despite the recent terror attacks on Mumbai, British tour operators are upbeat about India being a safe tourist destination. A meeting of UK Tour Operators convened in London decided to promote......

Indian projects bag Green Oscars

Two Indian enterprises have won top prizes at this year's prestigious Ashden Awards for sustainable energy, popularly known as the 'Green Oscars'. A Kerala-based company BioTech, involved in......

Two Indian projects may win 'Green Oscars'

A Kerala company involved in tackling the problem of dumped food waste and a Karnataka firm that has provided thousands of rural families dung-based biogas plants are among 10 global projects......

10 movie gems from Berlin

Here are Aseem Chhabra's picks -- 'films that mattered to me, entertained me and will stay with me through the year.' With nearly 400 films in several different sections, this year's Berlinale was......

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The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

70 Years Ago, They Conquered Everest

'I have never believed in Gandhiji's doctrine of Non-Violence'

Why Modi is visiting Maldives, Sri Lanka

Newton, Darwin take note: Gagandeep Kang makes history

Budget should address Non-Life Insurance sector

AP Jamdani sarees get GI recognition

British tour operators upbeat about India

Indian projects bag Green Oscars

Two Indian projects may win 'Green Oscars'

10 movie gems from Berlin

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