When Adi Shankaracharya met the chandala...

Pavan K Varma, diplomat, writer and politician, embarks on a quest about Hinduism's great thinker's stay in Varanasi. IMAGE: The murti of Adi Shankaracharya at the SAT temple in California.......

Why do Modi and his Mantris Mock Science?

Hyperbole by our ministers and a few saffronised scientists not only defames Newton and Einstein, but also mocks ancient India's achievements in mathematics, medicine and natural science, says......

'You are a Brahmin by karma, not by birth'

'The appointment of 60 priests from the Dalit community is a historic moment.''Imagine this is happening in Kerala when Dalits are not even allowed to enter temples in some states even today.'......

US text book row: California not to replace 'India' with 'South Asia'

A California commission -- mandated with recommendation and revision of school text books -- has rejected demands of replacing India with South Asia for pre-1947 references, which had become a......

MNC funds a good option

Mutual funds which have concentrated on the multinational corporation theme have done exceedingly well in the past five years, as as well as the top sector funds. Birla Sun Life MNC Fund and UTI......

MNC funds a good option

Mutual funds which have concentrated on the multinational corporation theme have done exceedingly well in the past five years, as as well as the top sector funds. Birla Sun Life MNC Fund and UTI......

Fixed deposits: Get locked in

A couple of weeks ago, Central Bank of India and Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) reduced the interest rates on their term deposits.Central Bank revised its peak deposit rate to 9.25 per cent for......

Why Sebi view on ULIPs is good for investors

The tiff between IRDA and Sebi on the regulation of ULIPs turned ugly when the Sebi issued a directive stating that 14 life insurance companies should stop selling ULIPs with immediate effect, till......

Former CSK team principal Meiyappan chargesheeted in IPL betting scam

Gurunath Meiyappan, former team principal of Chennai Super Kings, was on Saturday chargesheeted along with actor Vindoo Dara Singh and 20 others by Mumbai police in the Indian Premier League......