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‘India’s logistics sector is on the brink of a transformation, and decarbonisation is the key to ensuring sustainable growth’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Viksit Bharat is not just a vision. It is a commitment to having a stronger, self-reliant India by 2047. At its core lies inclusive development, ensuring that growth reaches every citizen, … Read more

Meet Rinku, also known as Dr. Dog, who works with children at Saraswati Kendra, a school for children with special needs, in Chennai.  These children face challenges such as learning disabilities, autism, and dyslexia, and the school uses animal-assisted therapy to help them develop social and behavioral skills. When Rinku, who has been the Dr. … Read more

‘Vandharai vazhaveikkum Chennai’ is a popular saying in Tamil. Elaborately translated, it means a Chennai that helps every visitor find a life. At times, the nomenclature Chennai is replaced with Tamil Nadu, just to reflect a State that has welcomed diverse communities to its shores, plains and hills. Mahendra Singh Dhoni neatly ties into this … Read more

Chasing dreams can be exhausting. Especially when they contain within them the promise of fulfilment or completion, and seem to remain just out of reach. For Rory McIlroy, the dream of winning the Masters on Augusta’s magical greens — and completing the career Grand Slam — had begun to assume the proportions of an anxiety-inducing … Read more

Daily Quiz | Significant events on April 18 Wayne Gretzky, considered one of the greats in the sport, played his last NHL game on this day in 1999, for New York Rangers. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | Zimbabwe gained Independence from British colonial rule officially on this day. Which year did the country … Read more

The story so far: “We have not been able to fulfill what the people of Gujarat expected from us for the past 15-30 years,” said Rahul Gandhi on March 8, 2025, while addressing party workers in Ahmedabad. He urged the party to weed out workers and leaders who are “cut off from people and in cahoots with BJP,” … Read more

Are healthcare systems prepared to handle the rising number of patients with end-stage kidney disease requiring dialysis? Over the years, dialysis services have undoubtedly expanded — at least in some parts of the country — but there are critical gaps and shortcomings that need to be addressed to meet the growing demand for dialysis services … Read more

Today, every facet of business has become technology-driven. A lot of tasks that require physical visits to banks can be done online. | Photo: iStock/ Getty Images The insurance and retail sectors are undergoing a significant transformation due to the increasing integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI). As AI technologies are deployed across various functions such as … Read more

Kadukkachi, a native mango variety | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Mallissery mango, found exclusively in the Nedumbassery region of Ernakulam district is the one that goes into the famous tangy Angamaly mango curry. The aromatic Kotturkonam varikka is Thiruvananthapuram’s pride, the Kuttiatoor mango from Kannur is the first native variety to get a GI … Read more

Like every other day, Sangarthi Jayalakshmi, in her mid-30s, prepared a lunchbox for her husband, Sangarthi Govindu, 41, on April 13. She saw him off to work from the doorstep of their modest house in Kailasapatnam village, Kotavuratla mandal, Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh. Around 1 p.m. that day, Jayalakshmi received a phone call asking her … Read more