Achiever: Seeta Ashok Shelke, a girl from a small village, Gadilgaon, in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district, has proved that a rural background is no deterrant to succeed in life. Seeta has done her village proud by getting selected for a commission in the Indian Army. Read more .....
Expert speak: India has made remarkable progress over the last two decades and is viewed today as a land of opportunities. This transformation had its genesis in the process of economic reforms initiated in the 1990s, which unleashed the entrepreneurial abilities of India's people. This is an excerpt from the speech delivered by ICICI Bank chairman and Infosys chairman K V Kamath during the 47th annual convocation of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. Read more .....
Inspiration: April 3 marked the birth anniversary of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw who was popular as "Sam Bahadur" and who is considered as the architect of India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 War. To commemorate the occasion, here is an inspiring speech delivered by him on leadership qualities. Read more ....
Your Voice Your Opinion: The Indian economy continues to register respectable growth rates, given the predicament of a sluggish global economy. Consequently, with a substantial increase in the levels of disposable income, consumption trends have also undergone a gradual metamorphosis both in urban and rural India. Urban India in particular has spawned a new generation of educated, dynamic, globally sensitized, highly aspirational and ever burgeoning socio-economic collective that I call the Neo-Indian consumer, says Pradyut Hande while choosing to dwell on the Vending Machine market in India through a more discerning lens with an accent on the Neo-Indian consumer profile. Read more .....
Fiction: In this fast-paced world, fortunes change at a moment's notice. Your employee could well become your boss tomorrow. So, think twice before behaving rudely with your subordinates or those who are at an inferior position now. Perhaps this is what the story wants to tell. Read the full story .....
Colours: For the youth, life is a splash of colours. Whether on or off the campus, living is sheer fun, joy and laughter. Share some light moments here .....
Brain Teaser: The lives of these soldiers depend upon correctly guessing the colour of the caps they are wearing. Can you help them in devising a strategy by which they can make the correct guess? Please help .....
Science: A team of young researchers, led by Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya and Jayanta Roy, has discovered six exotic millisecond pulsars (MSPs) using the facilities of the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) that is operated by the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA). Read more .....
Indian Festival: India is a land of festivals and March witnessed two festivals - the colourful Holi and Gudhi Padwa that marks the new year. Read more .....