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Drunk teen driving Porsche kills 2, gets bail, asked to write essay

A day after the Juvenile Justice Board in Pune granted bail to a teenager involved in a car accident that killed two people while asking him to write a 300-word essay, the police on Monday said......

PM Modi 2nd most-followed Indian on Twitter

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pipped bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan to become the second most followed Indian on social media site Twitter. As on January 16, Modi had over 17,371,600 followers......

'Degree not sole proof of education'

'A mother, a farmer and cattle owner, all have valuable knowledge, but academia has failed to acknowledge their wisdom.' Kindly note the photograph has been posted only for representational......

Busy with a broom

'As we were setting up our base camp, one of the women with professionally used brooms squatting in a corner and having chai approached us, with a grin. "Namaste Saheb, Acche Din to aahi gaye. From......

Modi now has over 16 million followers on Twitter

The number of followers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, @narendramodi, on social media site Twitter has crossed 16 million mark, by adding record number of followers in last one year. "In a span......

Tata rolls out water purifier for Rs 499

Keeping an eye on the common man, Tata on Thursday launched two new variants of its water purifier 'Swach' in the North-Indian market, with the low-end version quoting a rock-bottom price of just......

Waste pickers in Pune teach municipality cleanliness lesson

Waste pickers in Pune force corporates and the municipality to address safe disposal of sanitary napkins, notes Soma BasuFor two years, a waste pickers’ cooperative in Pune had been trying to......

Meet India's change leaders!

Swach, the low-cost water purifier from the Tatas, has bagged the New Product Innovation award from LeapVault. LeapVault, an Indian player in organisation development consulting, training and......

Tata taps MIT to light up low-income houses

The Tata Group is investing millions of dollars in Sun Catalytix -- an energy storage and renewable fuels company -- founded by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor, Daniel Nocera.......

LG launches water purifier for Rs 40,000

Korean consumer durables LG on Monday announced its entry into the Indian water purifier market and said it aims to be a major player in the category by offering a range of products across all......

PIX: Now, Amitabh Bachchan sweeps the streets

The Bollywood brigade is out on the streets for a noble cause. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nationwide Swachch Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Drive), launched on October 2, to improve......

10 IMPORTANT Lessons from 2018

Bollywood has taught us a lot this year.Sukanya Verma picks the most important lessons. Bollywood's a tireless beast. Even when it's not making movies, there's so much on its mind. Here's......

The Who's Who of the CBFC's new, improved squad

Will this team of 12 change the way films are certified in India? Controversy-ridden Pahlaj Nihalani's recent ouster as chairperson of the Central Board Of Film Certification and Prasoon Joshi's......

Tendulkar bats with PM Modi for 'Swachh Bharat'

Sachin Tendulkar with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photograph: Courtesy: Narendra Modi/Facebook Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and apprised him of his......

With broom and spade... Tendulkar drives operation clean-up!

Sachin Tendulkar during the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan. Photograph: Video grab Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for a Swachh Bharat, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar picked a broom,......

The most searching examination of India's resilience with bat and ball yet

'The two batted as if "pressure" was a concept unknown to them. Raina was the muscular enforcer, Dhoni the consigliere planning and controlling the momentum of the assault.' Prem Panicker, in......