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Memo to CEOs: spend more time with your employees
A pioneering new study of how CEOs allocate their time yields some surprising results.
It's not the IITs, but the IIMs that need re-invention
Neither the IITs nor the IIMs were set up to do research or develop intellectual property. But while the IITs still deliver high quality engineers, it is not so clear that the IIMs are delivering great managers
'Big Data' : Analyse this
Mckinsey Global Institute, a think tank of the consulting firm Mckinsey, estimates in a new report, that Big Data can play a significant economic role to the benefit of not only private commerce but also of national economies and their citizens.
Billionaire Vinod Khosla to donate half his fortune
The donation comes immediately after the Khoslas joined The Giving Pledge, a programme that encourages the planet's richest to help their fellow beings in need
Domestic terminal at Hyderabad airport named after TDP founder NTR
The Union Civil Aviation Ministry on Thursday issued an order naming the domestic terminal at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad, after NT Rama Rao, the founder of the Telugu Desam Party, the ruling party of Andhra Pradesh.
Chhattisgarh tragedy lesson: More than women, it's the men who ought to be sterilised
More women opt for sterilisation as a form of permanent birth control technique than men, even though the operations are simpler in the case of men.
Want to pocket $10,000 in US? Deliver court summons to PM Modi, says NGO
The civil rights body behind a lawsuit filed against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots case has offered a reward of $ 10,000 to anyone who could serve him the court summons.
DGCA tells airlines to track flights in real-time
It also laid down guidelines for operators to devise a procedure for effective tracking of aircraft while flying over areas where there is no coverage of either ACARS or ADS-B.
Benami flats in Adarsh were bought under SC/ST quotas: CBI
Abhay and Anand Sancheti, who hold nine benami flats, were roped in by Thakur who assured them about membership, and subsequently Sanchetis paid Rs three crore to the Adarsh Society.
SC ruling on 377: The real problem is modern intolerance
Mediaeval India was actually more liberal than us. It is our so-called narrow modernity that makes us intolerant
Justice Agrawal new chairman of gas victims rehab committee
Madhya Pradesh High Court today appointed former judge, Justice V K Agrawal, as the chairman of the five-member committee constituted on the directive of the Supreme Court for rehabilitation of Bhopal gas tragedy victims.
Truth does not belong to the one who shouts the loudest
It is only when we stop desperately trying to prove a point that reason prevails. It is only when people stop trying to save India that India will be able to breathe.
Modi rally: Kanpur's all set with astrology, vaastu and 100-feet long stage
A vaastu compliant stage that is 100-feet long, astrologers propitiating the gods and invitations sent through social networking sites - the BJP has pulled out all stops to make its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's maiden rally in Uttar Pradesh at Kanpur Oct 19 a success.
Mumbai Metro-3: Japan extends Rs 4553 cr for construction
The stage is set for constructing the 33.5-km long, fully underground Mumbai Metro-3 line with Japanese finance - the first instalment which is to the tune of 71,000 million yen (Rs.4,553 crore), an official said here.
Why the Right is not loved in India; is it a lost cause?
Despite 9 years of poor governance by the UPA, the Indian Right is not exactly rising electorally. The issue is not that the Left is so powerful but that the Right is not loved.
The Left-liberal 'idea of India' is mere idea and no India
The Left's so-called ‘Idea of India’ includes no loyalty to India per se, but only some vague slogans about ‘inclusiveness’.
Happy ninth birthday: The perils of being a Facebook slut
Facebook was meant to share your world with your friends. Now it's the last place in the world you'd want to share anything important like how drunk you got last night.
Wife of slain soldier continues fast, demands more respect
Slain soldier Lt Lance Naik Hemraj Singh's wife continued her fast even though her health condition worsened. She vowed to continue until the government met her demand of greater respect for the martyr.
From bullet-proof cell to video conferencing: Rs 35 cr spent on Kasab in 4 yrs
Z-plus category security, a special bullet- and bomb-proof cell, access to the court proceeding through video conferencing -- all this was made available to the sole surviving Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, convicted for the attacks in Mumbai.
Why the Anna 'movement' leaves the aam aadmi cold
It is one thing for the media to brand an urban picnic campaign against bribery as a “mass movement,” quite another to be blind and deaf to the aam aadmi's real struggles.
TV channel named after Modi gets EC nod
The new 'NaMo Gujarat' television channel today got the Election Commission's nod but with some riders in the election-bound state where model code of conduct is in force.
My cartoon was not wrong, won't apologise: Aseem Trivedi
Trivedi slammed the sedition law under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, stating that the law was a colonial relic that was used by the British government to "silence rebel voices".
In defence of Fareed Zakaria, and so-called copying
The extreme criticism of Fareed Zakaria's so-called plagiarism is totally unwarranted. As is excessive protection for IPR
Memories of Enid Blyton's past: A birthday ode to her
On Enid Blyton's birth anniversary, Sandip Roy offers thanks for childhood filled with pixies, crumpets, wild adventures, and a parrot named Kiki.
No relief for ND Tiwari, SC tells him to give blood sample
The Supreme Court directed the former Andhra Pradesh governor to undergo the blood test to verify his paternity.
Even in the age of Google, 'general knowledge' matters
There is no substitute for a nuanced understanding of subjects that goes beyond just Wikipedia references or 'Googled' information. It matters enormously if our youngsters aren't curious about the world.
The cynics are wrong: Team Anna is far from finished
Obituary writers are writing off the anti-corruption movement lead by Team Anna as dead. On the contrary, the job is far from done, but it has to be carried forward in ways that are different from the past.
When someone compares Anna Hazare to Gandhi, I want to throttle them
In this wide-ranging interview, the Tehelka editor speaks of his widely praised new novel, the Hazare protests, corruption, and the failures of the Indian media.
Pakistan has always been a negative identity: Aatish Taseer
Novelist Aatish Taseer on his new novel Noon and what he fears about Anna, why he rejects the premise of Pakistan, and the appeal of dangerous men.