A look at some figures behind the dismal medal tallies at 2012 London Olympics and the news is not so bad. It is a story of all-round improvement and progress in some key sports and areas.
It takes the enterprise, networking, ambition, and thick skin and greed of a politician, a businessman or even a bureaucrat to build, manage and then monetise a sport in India.
One of the unintended and happy consequences of the 2010 Commonwealth Games is that it announces the rise of this new, professional, cosmopolitan Delhi as India's number one city.
To build excellence in any sport create domestic competition. In all great sporting nations, inter-state or inter-club rivalries are as passionate as between national teams at the Olympics.
Indian skin is pigmented, photoreactive, and prone to post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Formulations must prioritise barrier support, gentle brightening, and photo protection.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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