Tech news out of India is coming hot and fast today — we’re now hearing that the country’s largest homegrown smartphone maker, Micromax, could be eyeing a U.S. market entry next year. Micromax overtook Samsung to become the top player in India’s mobile space sometime around January, and with India due to become the world’s second-largest smartphone market by 2017, that makes it one of the big players to watch […]

Spread across the dusty old Khajuraho town in Madhya Pradesh, its temples don’t just represent architectural finesse and stand as chronicles of time, but also contribute to a large extent to the way India is perceived by the rest of the world – as the land of the Kamasutra, although the book was written much ahead of time. As one visits these temples, one is overwhelmed by not just the […]

The new terminal at the Chandigarh international airport in Mohali, inaugurated recently by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is the first airport in the country that is ‘totally green’, and can potentially change the way airports are built in the country henceforth. Spread over 53,000 sq. m, the brand new terminal at the Chandigarh airport has been designed around the green building concept, right from the start. The terminal will handle […]

Vastu is the Indian science of directions, and it teaches us how to optimise on the various directions and achieve the best of everything, simply by occupying space in the most favourable way. In this context, I wish to examine India’s destiny vis-a-vis the directions… India’s Destiny: Mountainous North India has the Himalayas in its North as well as its North-east, which – Vastu experts say – goes against Vastu. […]

Court’ was selected from a shortlist of 30 films by a Film Federation of India jury headed by film-maker Amol Palekar. Chaitanya Tamhane’s critically acclaimed Marathi film ‘Court’ was on Wednesday selected as India’s official entry to the Best Foreign Language category of the 2016 Academy Awards. ‘Court’ was selected from a shortlist of 30 films by a Film Federation of India jury headed by film-maker Amol Palekar. Marathi film-maker […]

A 13-year-old girl from Odisha’s backward Koraput district bagged a prestigious $10,000 award at the finals of the Google Science Fair in the United States late on Tuesday for her low-cost water purifier using corn cobs. Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai will be supported in her research for one year by the well-known journal, Scientific American, for winning the Community Impact Award that honours projects which make a practical difference by […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicks starts his 7-day tour of Ireland and US. His visits to both the countries have generated significant interest. While this is the first time in almost 60 years that an Indian Prime Minister would be visiting Ireland, the interest around the US visit seems predominantly on business grounds. In the US the Prime Minister is scheduled to head for the west coast once his UN […]

A small coastal town in Karnataka, it used to be highly unlikely that Murudeshwar was on the travel wish-list for any one other than the inhabitants of Karnataka state. But the times are a changing now. Coupled with accessibility and the increased desire of visiting off-beat destinations, people have started venturing further south of beach haven, Goa, to Murudeshwar. Scuba diving has been another reason for this destination becoming popular […]

Brazilian legend and football’s elder statesman Pele will come to India after a gap of 38 years after accepting an invitation to attend the final of the 56th edition of the Subroto Cup as its chief guest, the tournament organisers said here on Monday. Pele, widely regarded as the finest exponent of the game, will be in the Capital as the chief guest at the tournament’s final to be held […]

Among emerging economies, if there is any growth, that is in India, says Christine Lagarde International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Christine Lagarde has said that India is among the few bright spots in the global economy. Her remarks came at the meeting of G20 Finance Minister and Central Bank Governors on Friday where they discussed Chinese economic slowdown and monetary policy uncertainties looming large on global markets. Ms. Lagarde told […]