Self-proclaimed spiritual gurus: If I could ever ask God about these folks who claim to be the apple of his eye

“Why is he beating around the bush and trying to put his label on the copied words?”, I mused while I did my utmost to pay heed to the supposed...

Five policy and programmatic pointers to take Urban Waste Management to the next level

Moving ahead on the path of achieving clean cities, effective engagement with citizens and multi-tier capacity building need a push through program...

India Fintech Festival postponed due to coronavirus outbreak

The coronavirus outbreak has resulted in the Union and Maharashtra governments deciding to postpone the 'India Fintech Festival', scheduled to take...

[Funding alert] Edtech startup Udemy secures $50M investment from Benesse Holdings

Edtech startup Udemy plans to use the funding to further expand and grow its presence in the US, Ireland, Brazil, Turkey, and India.

Gurugram startup PreLoved Device acquires refurbished marketplace Overcart

As a part of this transaction, the entire team of Overcart will be joining PreLoved and the startup’s customer base and products will be migrated...

Could inflation be the biggest surprise in 2020?

The concern about India’s ebbing growth is everywhere. Proponents of a big fiscal boost and sharp policy rate cuts still fret. The recent spike...

SMBs Come Into The Limelight With Startups And Tech Giants As Digital Influencers

Even as tech and automation become an increasingly important part of the daily lives of people and large businesses, words…

'Home' is where the trouble is

It was a foregone conclusion that matters related to the home department would create more problems than any other department in the Maha Vikas...

Budget 2020: An inadequate gender budgeting

No one expected that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman would go out of her way to opt for generous gender budgeting. She was busy pointing out...

Coronavirus live update: China changes diagnosis criteria, causing confusion

A quarantine station at Incheon International Airport near Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 14, 2020. South Korea reported 15 more cases of the new...

Death of infants

Once a batch of a drug is detected to be hazardous to the health and lives of potential patients, it becomes absolutely essential to trace — on a...

Self-driving databases are the future, says Feifei Li of Alibaba

Feifei Li, President of Database Systems at Alibaba, feels that AI, which is limited to computer vision and speech/voice recognition currently,...

12 inspirational quotes from Sachin Bansal on how to grow your business

Sachin’s appetite for risk has made him an inspiration to many. Here are some quotes from the former CEO and Co-founder of Flipkart to help you...

Supreme Court rejects Uphaar fire tragedy victims’ plea to enhance jail term for Ansal brothers

Job interviews to sexist colleagues’ comments: Offices judge me by my tattoos, not work

You must be a party animal, but here we like to maintain decorum,” a colleague had once told me. That wasn’t the first time my tattoos were...

Ex-diplomat Hardeep Puri will be US President Trump’s minister in waiting

Hardeep Puri, the career diplomat before he made the switch to politics, will be the minister in waiting for US President Donald Trump’s visit to...

Marching to well may cost Rajya Sabha members voting rights

In an attempt to deter MPs from rushing to the well of the Rajya Sabha, a panel formed to review House rules has suggested that lawmakers who do so...

Swiggy, Unacademy raise more than $100 million each

The Bengaluru-based foodtech startup said that the funding will be used to develop its new lines of business, with a focus on Stores, Go, and...

Focus On Development: Assam needs jobs and economic growth, not social engineering

In what can only be described as another controversial proposal, Bengali Hindu brides and grooms in Assam choosing Assamese Hindu partners could...

Liberalism is alive, but what about ‘liberal’ parties?

In August 2017, I travelled to Kerala to shoot a special feature for Times Now on the series of political killings of RSS and Left workers, a...

The rise of the killer viruses

At the time of writing this piece, the Corona virus has infected 45,000 people with over 1100 deaths and is being described as significantly more...

Huawei challenge

That China is now a formidable global power is no longer in contention. Its global profile is much stronger than it was a decade back. Its military...

Customer support provider Syrow partners with Startup India to boost CX

This partnership will make Syrow’s services available to startups across the country for free through its omnichannel platform.

[Jobs roundup] Make a mark in the fast-growing fintech space with these job openings

Fintech has been a fast-growing sector for close to three years now. One of these openings may be just right for you if you are looking to make a...

This Bengaluru-based startup focuses on safety with self-defence products

Xboom is a one-stop ecommerce platform that offers self-defence, anti-theft, and GPS tracking products. It’s target clientele? Children, women,...

How AI and ML will transform the broking industry in 2020

An AI-driven approach makes trading less of a craft and more of a science. Cutting-edge brokerage firms are today extending the AI advantage to...

Iran-US tensions and the Indian dilemma

Relations between the United States and Iran have been more than tense for a number of years. Both sides have used outright methods of warfare and...

EXPLAINED: Why India shouldn’t follow the developed countries’ model for urbanisation

V Sumantran – the chairman of Celeris Technologies shares with Sushila Ravindranath the near-future disruptions in the field of automotive and...

‘Namaste Trump’ will be similar to ‘Howdy Modi’ event: MEA on Trump’s visit

The ‘Namaste Trump’ event in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad during US President Donald Trump’s India visit will be similar to the ‘Howdy Modi’...

Beneath the glare of Indo-US trade deal, a quiet security cooperation is also underway

As analysts and media person scout around for ‘breaking news’ on the visit of US President Donald Trump, the focus has been on trade and...

Airline Scorecard: Flight Delays Got Worse In 2019

Image: Shutterstock Forget about perks like miles, meals and movies. At their core, airlines promise a simple service — timely transportation —...

Red carpet ready for Trump

G Parthasarathy Chancellor, Jammu Central University & former High Commissioner to Pakistan The Indian diaspora plays an increasingly important...

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel enlists support of Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee

Why complain about a ‘wall’? Don’t we Indians tend to hide everything?

Women deserve a bigger role in armed forces

Col DS Cheema (Retd) Military commentator Combat role in the Indian Army has for long been an exclusive domain of men. India will be among the few...

Kill drug abuse with right-based action

Suresh Kumar Chief Principal Secretary to Punjab CM Drug abuse has existed for a long time, but it was not as prominent an issue as it is now. The...

The Daily Fix: Wall may hide slum but Trump’s visit reveals abiding insecurities of Modi’s New India

When United States President Donald Trump arrives at the Ahmedabad airport on February 24, he will drive through New India. There will be cheering...

Harappan meat row not the first. Museums and gods have always collided

The National Museum in Delhi has been trying to shake off its sloth by doing some blockbuster, headline-grabbing exhibitions in recent years and...

China objects to Amit Shah’s Arunachal visit, says it ‘sabotaged political mutual trust’

China has objected to Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh and termed it a violation of Beijing’s “territorial sovereignty”...

‘All three are divisive’: Bhim Army chief throws CAA, NPR, NRC dare to Centre

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Wednesday threw a challenge to the Centre daring it to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA),...

BJP’s deepfake videos trigger new worry over AI use in political campaigns

The Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) used videos produced with “deepfake” technologies during its recent election campaign in the national...

ABP news forgot lessons from Mumbai terror attack in its Trump visit coverage

Can anything possibly trump Trump? You bet: the fabulous welcome he will receive in Ahmedabad, next Monday, and Indian TV coverage of his two-day...

20 dead in passenger bus-truck collision in Tamil Nadu

At least 20 people were killed when a Kerala state government bus collided head-on with a container lorry near Tamil Nadu’s Avanashi town in...

‘Horrific, sickening’: Rahul Gandhi on torture of 2 Rajasthan Dalits on video

The video of two young Dalit men being tortured in Rajasthan is “horrific and sickening”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday and told...

Delhi gang rape convict seeks ‘better treatment’ 12 days before hanging

Delhi gangrape case convict Vinay Sharma moved Delhi court on Thursday seeking better treatment for his mental illness, schizophrenia and the head...

Black day, say families of 1997 Uphaar fire victims on SC ruling

As the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a curative petition demanding the extension of jail term for Ansal brothers in the 1997 Uphaar cinema...

Stern message to Pak from FATF members, Turkey sole exception

At the Paris Plenary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), all 39 members, barring Turkey, sent a stern message to Pakistan to complete the...

Imran Khan’s Naya Pakistan is becoming Naya North Korea

Social media is the latest target of the performance anxiety-prone Imran Khan government. With a new set of rules, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ...

Vodafone Idea exit is bad news for telecom business, will affect FDI too

Personal finance startup Kuvera is taking on Paytm Money and others with its commission-free platform

Kuvera claims to be India's second largest personal finance and wealth management startup after Zerodha. It also competes with Paytm Money and...