Start-ups may have become a familiar term in India in the past decade, but this lady dared to delve into such a mission -- a domain dominated by men even today -- more than three decades ago. The fact that she will be different from her peers was also evident rather early. For Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairperson and managiig dire...
The Narendra Modi government has been in office for almost two years. There have been some strong areas of performance and other areas where the government has not had stellar performance and much needs to be done....
A month after a devastating fireworks tragedy killed 110 people here, one can still smell sulphur in the air at the Puttingal Devi temple. No wonder no one here is ready to forget the April 10 disaster -- or forgive those they think were responsible for the loss of innocent lives....
Mothers have long been recognised as the best caregivers. Looking after parents-in-law, spouse, kids, and extended family leaves them with no time for themselves. Even at modern-day work places women take on more than what they ought to. When it comes to their food, well-being and health, women tend to sacrifice more than an...
Newly-elected London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Saturday gave an effusive thank you to supporters on Twitter after his emphatic win, as British Pakistanis erupted in joy at a fellow Pakistani-origin national winning the top post....
Is the greater contributor to human understanding the one who makes a discovery or one who discerns there is something to be discovered? It may seem the first one but discoveries seldom come as a sudden flash but build on earlier work, even if this is later proved erroneous. We may be still...
From 29 percent today, 33 percent members of the Lok Sabha will come from three states – Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal – within a decade, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of data in a Kotak Securities report on the demographic dividend of India�...
India on Tuesday said it took "no cognizance" of a report by a United States agency that lambasted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government over rising religious intolerance in the country. ...
The rules of trade in the Asia-Pacific must be written by America, not China, US President Barack Obama has argued on Tuesday in an opinion article that calls for swift ratification of the controversial TPP free trade deal....
It may seem only a preoccupation of curious adolescents or a subject of adult male titillation, but the obsession over the female body is present throughout any modern society - magazine covers and advertisements are a good indication. But is a particular female form - curvy is the customary popular term - a random natural occurrence, o...
