Harpal Singh created a record by putting up a 10-floor building in 48 hours and now wants to build a livable house in 20 hours. What drives the man to do such wonders? Jaideep Sarin finds out

Over thousand children in the age group of 4-13 years will be calculating sums faster than computers at a national level mental arithmetic competition to be held in Chennai on December 29

Uttarakhand based Rajnish Jain who used the destructive energy of pine needles to provide clean, affordable electrical and cooking energy receives award and financial support of Rs.20 lakhs

At the Sadhna showroom in Udaipur, where dupattas of every hue, and handicrafts fashioned out of cloth catch the eye, each artisan is an owner member of the organization, says Pamela Philipose

After sitting out of the Champions Trophy for the last six editions, India has come back strongly this year by qualifying for the semis after defeating Belgium 1-0 in the quarterfinal 

Hundreds of ‘Jhumia’ farmers in Tirupura saw their income expanding, not like, but because of rubber. Sujit Chakraborty explains how rubber cultivation by tribals ushered in an economic boom 

Kanjikuzhy near Alleppey offers a surprise to Syeda Hameed and Gunjan Veda, who learn how women have turned the once famine-hit panchayat into a prosperous region. It is Panchayati Raj system that has empowered women really, not symbolically

US-based vocal coach Jaime Vendera can break wine glasses just by screaming at them at the top of his voice, and it is a skill he cultivated through years of hard work, says Priyanka Sharma

For many women in the obscure town of Wai, 160 km from Mumbai, it came calling, offering a career outside the farmlands. Suchismita Pai tells us how Samwadini Call Centre changed many lives

She has conquered the seven seas, crossed the Arctic and set to swim the Antarctic. Now 22, she wants to be the youngest to make a splash in all five oceans. Rakesh Kumar meets Bhakti Sharma

When a diplomat's daughter Anouradha Bakshi wanted to take education to the slums in Delhi, there was stiff opposition from all. Roohi Saluja Sehgal finds out how she overcame the obstacles

India’s rising badminton star P V Sindhu records biggest win of her career beating London Olympics gold medalist Li Xuerui of China to enter the semifinals of the China Masters Superseries

When Nivedita Choudhary scaled Mount Everest, she was the first woman air force officer and first woman from Rajasthan to reach the peak. Yet she has more adventure plans, says Rakesh Kumar

After two years in hospital, Navin Gulia was confined to a wheel chair. He lost his job but not confidence. ‘Whatever comes my way, I try to look at it from a positive perspective’, he says

‘Before the organisation could make radical changes, I had to change my own mindset’, says Anu Aga reflecting on the challenges she faced two years after taking charge of family firm, Thermax