She paved the way for potato vodka and gluten-free baking. 300 years ago! And that's only two of the many cool things about this Swedish scientist the world is talking about.
Marquee recruiters made premium offers, with consulting leading the pack by making 25.04% of the offers, followed by IT/ITeS (18.59%), e-commerce (10.55%) and BFSI (10.13%).
Surat had bagged the fourth rank under the Smart Cities Mission based on its proposal.
All his disciples across the globe feel he was closest to them. All his friends believe he loved them the most. Just like every gopi in Brijbhoomi felt Krishna was closest to her. Pandit Jasraj didn't have acquaintances; he had friends, recalls his biographer Sunita Budhiraja.
For the first time, an Indian university has made it to the top 15 of the Times Higher Education University Rankings.
Neri Oxman is an award winning architect who combines technology with botany and life.
Bengaluru has been ranked among top 20 technology-rich cities in the world in a survey done by Jones Lang LaSalle.
Chitra R shares some traditional festive recipes from Tamil Nadu.
The hacking took place on the night of February 4.
The monkeys can't take their eyes off the snake, and Geetanjali Krishna has forgotten to breathe.
Roads account for the second largest amount of bad loans.
The delicious sweet made from rava and coconut is an absolute delight.
Cleanliness of stations will be rated as per certain parameters finalised by the Railways.
The Anti Terrorist Squad of Madhya Pradesh police captured five suspected Students Islamic Movement of India activists from Sendhwa Pathar area in Barwani district following an encounter in the early hours on Monday, a top police official said.
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore has been ranked at the top in the annual national rankings released by the HRD ministry.
Today, Reshma Aslam brings you this super-easy recipe for Cheesy Corn Pattice.
A proposal for new Air Force Aerospace Museum was cleared by defence ministry and a final financial sanction on the Detailed Project Report is awaited.
The USS John Paul Jones acted like a dog marking the lamp post, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Pavan K Varma, diplomat, writer and politician, embarks on a quest about Hinduism's great thinker's stay in Varanasi.
'Stan's death is the culmination of a series of acts of abominable cruelty on the part of the Indian State.'
You will need less than 30 minutes to perform these workouts.
The sari is woven faced down, with a mirror placed on the ground to keep track of the progress and accuracy of design
On a field trip to Bharatpur at the peak of the summer, author realises that every season has its own charm
It's mostly because we want to avoid being judged.
India on Sunday successfully test-fired a new interceptor missile capable of neutralising any incoming long-range missile at higher altitude.
The Holi weekend is just a month away and if you haven't planned ahead, we'll help you out.
Historian and writer Sunil Khilanani lists King Ashoka's teachings, the Constitution and EVMs as some of India's finest treasures.
A century-old European bicycle brand gets a makeover under its new Indian owner. But is there room for yet another premium commuter bike?
Observers are of the view that it would be a challenge for any leader to match their charisma and political influence.
If you do so, you're less likely to have a higher BMI.
India's state-owned institutes have literally been forced to embrace technologies to go digital - however reluctantly. Till the museum reopen, the magic mantra has been "online", "cyber", "virtual" - a transition that has been less smooth for most art institutions than one might have hoped. The first of a four-part series, Kishore Singh turns the gaze to some of India's leading art institutions to see how they are keeping the show going.
Pakistan has signed a deal with Italy-based aerospace giant Leonardo-Finmeccanica for purchasing an undisclosed number of helicopters for search and rescue operations.
Alkazi, who was the longest serving director of the National School of Drama and mentored generations of actors, produced plays such as Girish Karnad's Tughlaq and Dharamvir Bharati's Andha Yug.
'Parsis are brought up with a great sense of the importance of truth and speaking your mind.'
In India, many players are in the throes of chaos and pain but at least one partnership -- Air Asia India -- that was fraying even before the pandemic now finds itself at breaking point, says Anjuli Bhargava.
It is also felt that under the current market conditions, the building is unlikely to garner the kind of funds expected from a prime real estate at Nariman Point
'Some of his decisions were not so good, but his intentions were always guided by a deep national interest.'
The RBI left the policy rates unchanged in Tuesday''s sixth bi-monthly monetary policy review.
'Manthara wants Kaikeyi to make her son Bharat king of Ayodhya, instead of Rama.' 'She fuels hate and mistrust in her queen, much like what many modern-day viziers are doing, whipping up venom and frenzy among an entire nation,' notes Arundhuti Dasgupta.
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