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Giving back

Sonya Sadhwani, an Indian origin businesswoman, whose grandfather arrived in Ghana in the 1920s and became a top businessman, wants to give back to society and is getting into charity work

King of farms

An Indian-origin man, who started a peanut farm a few years back in Argentina, has scripted an agriculture success story in a short span, and now owns nearly 30,000 hectares of farmland

Media’s distaff side

If the woman journalist has come a long way in India, it is not without aggressive networking. Manipadma Jena finds out how much of the gender gap has been closed in newsrooms over the years

Grand opening

The success of the Formula One Indian Grand Prix has given birth to a new culture of motorsport in a country that otherwise is obsessed with cricket, Bollywood and politics, says Anand Philar

Thanking the cops

Nobody talks about the cops when things go well. But Rahul Vaishnavi is all praise for the Delhi police personnel, who missed Diwali with their families to ensure the safety of Delhiites

Indians shine

Three Indian Americans - two of them with Chennai connections - have received America’s highest honours for their research and innovation from US President Barack Obama

 
Gem of an idea

The idea of one man changed the face of an obscure Rajasthani village called Nagla Sirsiyan, which now has 25 gem polishing units. Earlier, the men went to Jaipur for jobs, says Anil Sharma

Dream house

Rubina Ali, one of the popular child actors in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, who used to live in a slum till not too long ago, will soon move to a posh flat in the upmarket locality of Bandra West

Development tale

A World Bank Project has worked wonders in about 600 villages in Himachal Pradesh, where villagers are earning more, sending their children to school and have set up a milk cooling facility

The hungry man

Steve Jobs delivered an inspiring speech at Stanford University in 2005. If you ever wondered where this amazing man got the drive to do the things he did, your search stops with this article

Tribute to a legend

Steve Jobs, the man behind the iPhone, was a college drop-out. He was a game changer and had put his own stamp on everything from the personal computer to the music industry, says Arun Kumar

Visa matter

Following a media uproar, the US Consulate, which rejected Magsaysay award winner Neelima Mishra’s visa application Friday, has done a U-turn and granted the visa to the social activist

 
Record recruitment

A record number of 1820 students at VIT got job offers on a single day from Cognizant. VIT’s current batch has found dream offers with salaries ranging from Rs.4.5 to Rs.10.5 lakhs per annum

Push the limits

Laila Ali, former boxing world champ and daughter of legendary boxer Muhammed Ali, has an incredible 24-0 record with 21 knockouts. She tells Anu Gulmohar how she pushed the limits to get ahead

Quiz of succour

It is more a fairytale: A 27-year-old widow, deep in debts, answering Amitabh Bachchan’s questions and walking away with Rs 640,000. Mauli Buch meets Aparna Malikar for whom KBC was godsend

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