Journalist-activist Aakar Patel stopped at airport from flying to US

The Amnesty International India chair Aakar Patel alleged on Wednesday that he was stopped from leaving India at the airport here as Immigration officials told him that the Central Bureau of......

'Can medical colleges accommodate these students?'

'We admit students in medical colleges in India based on the NEET ranking.'Compared to so many students who missed getting admission in our medical colleges due to a small margin, most of these......

Myth that Muslims will overtake Hindus in population: Former CEC Quraishi

Islam is not hostile to the concept of family planning and it is mere "propaganda" that Muslims can overtake Hindus in terms of population numbers, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi......

'Indian history is north India-centric'

'There was a revolt. They were fighting for their rights.''They lost their rights after colonial forest policies came into place.''These freedom fighters were trying to reassert those rights.'......

Economist Kalpana Kochhar to retire from IMF in July

Indian economist Kalpana Kochhar, who heads the Human Resources Department of the International Monetary Fund, is leaving the organisation to join the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the IMF......

'No magic bullet to agriculture reforms'

'Agri reforms need to go beyond the limited concerns of these three laws in improving agriculture productivity in cereal and crop diversification and production patterns' IMAGE: Farmers on their......

'We need India-centric solutions, not Harvard-centric'

'The government is sincerely working on employment generation. Unfortunately, they are depending on these people from Harvard. Their wrong policies are killing jobs. The government......

Do you know what impact investing is?

'India is the largest stomping ground in the world for impact investing as we have an extraordinary combination of entrepreneurial drive with huge, absolute demand for all kinds of social......

14 Phere review

14 Phere delivers on the feel-good factor, but if you are looking for ground-breaking humour, it will fail to work its way into your hearts, notes Anita Aikara. It is said that all marriages are a......

Did Bollywood give Lara Dutta her due?

In an industry of hyper-hypocrisy, she remains honest.No false smiles, no sucking up to directors and heroes.No compromises.On Lara Dutta's birthday, Subhash K Jha salutes an actress who has never......

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale. I usually spend 10 days of February in Berlin attending the Berlinale, the most exciting international film festival in Europe, in the early......

Discovering the charming Soumitra Chatterjee

Soumitra Chatterjee -- one of the finest Indian actors of our time -- meant so much to Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Soumita Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore in Satyajit Ray's Apur Sansar. He had a thick......

Saluting Sport in the times of COVID-19

'Revisit old footage, perhaps: Your favourite Messi goal, your most memorable Tendulkar century, your dearest Manchester United comeback.''Only then will we be able to grasp the lost meaning of why......

Soccer PIX: Lazio beat Juve to win Italian Supercup

IMAGE: Lazio's Senad Lulic and teammates celebrate winning the Italian Super Cup after defeating Juventus at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Photograph: Ahmed......

How sportspersons can battle depression...

'My advice to all players is to have a proper balance in life, have a refuge where you can get away from, shut your phone sometimes, shut social media sometimes, be with real people who will be......

Sports Shorts: Murray still feeling hip pain ahead of Brisbane return

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Andy Murray of Great Britain sits during a practice session. Photograph: Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images for LTA Andy Murray is......

World Cup diary: Fans get true taste of Russia

From caviar to veal tongue, fans get true taste of Russia IMAGE: An England fan enjoys the pre match atmosphere. Photograph: Alex Morton/Getty Images Many soccer fans knew little or nothing......