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Music, folklore & passion — how BV Karanth transformed Indian theatre

Remembering BV Karanth, the powerhouse who brought south Indian theatre to the forefront, on his 90th birth anniversary

Behind Sambit Patra’s struggle with trillion’s zeroes, a Congressman who was XLRI professor

Congress' Gourav Vallabh, who stumped BJP's Sambit Patra in a TV debate, is little known in the party but is an expert on economy with papers published at Harvard.

‘Tough taskmaster’ Nripendra Misra endeared himself to Modi, but not to all civil servants

PM Narendra Modi bid farewell to his former principal secretary Nripendra Misra Monday, saying the officer’s wisdom saw him through many crises.

Poet Mahadevi Verma and her undiscovered feminist legacy

The iconic writer of prose and poetry defied labels in her khadi sarees.

Lala Amarnath, the shining light of early Indian cricket who transcended borders

Lala Amarnath, born on 11 September 1911, was India’s first Test centurion. He also contributed as a bowler, manager, selector and commentator.

Verghese Kurien, the engineer who ‘dairied’ to dream and ushered in the White Revolution

Kerala-born Kurien came up with the 1 billion litre idea of turning a milk-guzzling country like India into the world’s top dairy producer.

Lion of Kashmir, Sheikh Abdullah’s nationalism clashed with Nehru’s Indian nationalism

Sheikh Abdullah was instrumental in drafting Article 370 for Kashmir, and was thrown into prison for wanting azadi.

Forever the thespian, Jennifer Kendal gave Indian theatre a lasting legacy

Mumbai’s Prithvi Theatre is the breeding ground of all things theatre in India, thanks largely to Jennifer Kendal.

ISRO chief K. Sivan’s tears reveal passion of a farmer’s son who’s now India’s ‘rocket man’

ISRO chief K. Sivan’s emotions are a reminder of how passion drove a humble Tamil Nadu farmer’s son to lead India’s most ambitious space mission so far, Chandrayaan-2. 

Neerja Bhanot, the braveheart flight attendant was never one to run away from a crisis

On 5 September 1986, Neerja Bhanot was shot dead while shielding three children on the hijacked Pan Am Flight 73. On her 33rd death anniversary, her courage burns bright.

On Camera

Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.