This ‘Centre of Excellence in the area of Fluid and Thermal Sciences’ will be the Nodal Centre to study Thermal problems regarding design, analysis and testing of various components

Go undercover in Sleeping Dogs

At a time when entrepreneurship is defined by innovation and not experience, businessman C.K. RANGANATHAN writes about how this could be a positive trend.

Talking about diabetes and heart disease to young people need not be in obscure medical terms, but can take a fun route

Borderlands 2 feels a little rough around the edges

What makes humans and animals overcome disabilities?

Can our city handle another environmental problem?

Why Cyclone Nilam proved to be a blessing in disguise…

A tightrope walker from Chhattisgarh performs on the streets of Tiruchi

They are an entertainment collaborative with new fangled ideas and creative energy. The members of Stray Factory tell Shonali Muthalaly what theatre means to them.

The creators of War and Peas, Brown Paperbag Comics, Bakarmax and more talk about the growth of the Indian webcomics scene as the stage is set for Bengaluru Comic Con

The first day first show of ‘BTS: Yet To Come’ in Hyderabad saw their ardent fans make a beeline to the cinemas

“You cannot feed the people with communal sentiments indefinitely,” the Congress leader said in an interview to The Hindu, where he also dismissed concerns about factionalism within the party

If Left parties and Congress join the INDIA alliance with Trinamool Congress we will put candidates against the INDIA bloc also, says the lone MLA of the Indian Secular Front

Ahead of the Global Investors’ Meet, Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu dismissed claims that Uttar Pradesh had overtaken Tamil Nadu as the second largest State economy. He also spoke about renewable energy and impact of floods on revenues. Excerpts from an interview with The Hindu:

An interview with B.C. Pathak on India’s nuclear power plans and strategy

The author of Let’s Talk Mutual Funds on why mutual funds should be a part of the Indian investor’s portfolio

Guha talks about his literary confidant, Rukun Advani, and their relationship that deepened over long letters, not boozy lunches

“As far as INDIA bloc, in Maharashtra, you have the Maharashtra Vikas Agadi, in Bihar you have the Mahagathbandhan and in Tamil Nadu you have DMK-led secular front. So, in each State these talks are already on. And I am sure by the end of this month, the situation will be far clearer,” says CPI(M) general secretary

As the government searches for a definition, the author of ‘The Assamese: A Portrait of a Community’ unpacks the composite culture of the people by the Brahmaputra

Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran identifies some of the next generation reforms needed in the coming years

The 84-year-old Colin Thubron on why travel books will endure and what draws him to remote places on earth like Siberia

Sudipto Das on the relevance of scientist and polymath Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose in the contemporary world

The actor and founder of Makkal Needhi Maiam says it is now the moment for people from all sections to come together in the fight against fascism

Mohiniyattam dancer and academic RLV Ramakrishnan plans to protest against discriminatory remarks made by a veteran dancer

Asserting that “the ground realities are different”, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami said “we will emerge victorious with the support of the people”

Deputy Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha and the party’s candidate for Jorhat says the BJP is arm-twisting everyone from those in the corporate sector to the common people, and is employing a use-and-throw policy for its allies

The Congress veteran says the BJP espouses a ‘militant, extreme, right-wing Hinduism’ which is also working in its favour in Hindi-speaking States while Hinduism is essentially ‘more inclusive’

The development agenda of the PM with special focus on the Northeast will help the NDA win most of the 25 LS seats in the region, says former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, while criticising Congress for misinterpreting CAA for political reasons

This is ‘Devbhoomi’ (land of the gods) and its people will never forget how Congress posed hurdles in the construction of the Ram Mandir, the BJP’s media chief says

Criticising the Modi-led government for its failure to fulfil past poll promises such as providing two crore jobs annually and doubling the income of farmers, the Congress chief says the BJP’s manifesto is silent on issues such as rising food prices and unemployment; he also asserts the INDIA bloc’s main aim is to safeguard the Constitution and democracy

Reddy talks about her constituency, sexism in politics, and her connect with many groups in an interview with The Hindu

Monica Raymund, who plays the lead in the crime drama set in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and Rebecca Cutter, the creator of the show, say the third and final season will see the characters end up in a place that feels at once shocking and inevitable

People look up to us for the principles of leadership going forward. The bond we share with people is because of good work and not due to the royal background, says Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, the BJP candidate, Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency

Cardiologist C.N. Manjunath, former head of State-run Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, has entered the fray as the BJP Lok Sabha candidate for Bengaluru Rural speaks about the circumstances that led to his entry into politics

Prachi Gupta’s devastating narrative also raises important questions on mental health and ways to cope

It is the Congress that has diluted reservations for OBCs by giving a quota to Muslims, says Assam CM

Writer-journalist Johann Hari brings himself into the Ozempic conversation, taking readers through the risks of obesity, its causes and effects, and what the drug does

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and BJP senior leader Devendra Fadnavis said that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde would not have rebelled, but when someone was pushed to the wall, they’re left with no other option, and that is what happened in Mr. Shinde’s case.

37% polling in Srinagar ‘greatest testament to rightness of the decision’, the Union Home Minister says; there is no doubt that the NDA is on its way to 400-plus seats, he adds; says that his party has no history of misusing a majority, and it was a Congress government that had imposed the Emergency and made changes to the Constitution

Cleric Mehdi says this Lok Sabha election is monumentally important as a platform to air the views of the people of Jammu and Kashmir

During the campaign, Modi and BJP have been trying to deflect from livelihood issues, but they have been unable to do so, says CPI(M) general secretary; voters, Mr. Yechury says, are talking of price rise and day-to-day problems, and 90% of the people are today borrowing just to survive

I have sworn an oath on the Constitution to serve the people and fulfil my promises, says the Delhi Chief Minister, asserting that the Constitution and legal framework put no bar on him continuing in his post

The author of Ian Fleming: The Complete Man on Fleming’s legacy and his most famous fictional creation

Bhutanese PM Tshering Tobgay spoke of ‘deep’ economic challenges, the potential of the new carbon-negative smart city project, and ruled out re-joining the BBIN vehicle agreement

The NDA today is a coalition of contradictions, says senior RJD leader; he says the parties of the INDIA bloc will impact the political arena more powerfully in the coming days as there has been a revival of the collective in politics

The MP-elect from Bengaluru Rural says his victory was possible because those who were treated at Jayadeva became his ‘ambassadors’

The Punjab Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa says former Congress chief reflects the collective voice and aspirations of the people, particularly farmers, making him the ideal choice for Leader of the Opposition; he opines that BJP, AAP, SAD need to focus on genuine development issues rather than emotional exploitation, adds that religious division and related politics do not resonate in diverse Punjab