'Many sepoys fought with distinction, winning some of the first Victoria Crosses to be awarded to Indians; and indeed, as in any army fighting under such inhumane conditions -- standing in the freezing sludge, with shrapnel tearing through bodies and being subjected to gas attacks -- some buckled under pressure.'

When Prime Minister Modi observes the first anniversary of his government at Nagla Chandrabhan, Deendayal Upadhyaya's birthplace in Mathura, on Monday, he shall be essentially reiterating his commitment to achieving the ideal of Upadhyaya's 'Dharma Rajya', a State free of inequality and of division, says Dr Anirban Ganguly.

The government's ambitious gold deposit scheme can succeed only if depositors are paid a higher interest rate.

India imported 967 tonnes of gold in 2014-15.

Gold monetisation scheme will help unlock value of gold.

The Finance Ministry has sought comments from stakeholders.

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'That Mad Men is currently the best-written show and quite unlike anything else out there is an understatement.'

Nobody is clear what 'minimum government maximum governance' means.

Big Mumbai developers' inventory at Rs 53.4 crore.

The gold market has remained under pressure.

Mehta was known to be outspoken and had an unerring instinct for what would be read

This may free up resources for productive or lending purposes.

Indian economy about to take-off

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget.

NDA government has shunned populism.

The speed of nine railway corridors will be increased.

Budget proposals have set four goals to transform Indian Railways.

Most 20-somethings go through a phase of constant doubt -- Is this job right for me? Why I am still single? When will I buy my first car? Was my degree a waste of time?

Providing relief to the economy from widening trade deficit on account of gold imports, the inward shipments of the metal slumped in December to 39 tonnes, Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher said on Wednesday.

Experts tracking the sector say the scheme is aimed at clearing inventory and boosting sales

Often when I meet a new Indian friend, who is not aware of my background, he exclaims: "So many years in India! but why, why? I can't understand! My dream is to go to the States or Europe and you are living in 'this' country!" Claude Arpi, who was born a Frenchman, looks back on his 40 years in India.

In the midst of a raging row over the conversions in Agra by Hindutva outfits, the Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah on Friday favoured a strong law to stop forcible conversions.

Mahesh Rangarajan, director of the historic Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in New Delhi, tells Sheela Bhatt how the first prime minister will always remain relevant, and the efforts being made to keep his legacy alive.

On a day of dramatic developments, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray kept the door open saying Bharatiya Janata Party should come clear on whether it wants to take Nationalist Congress Party's support in Maharashtra in two or three days.

Thinning and falling hair can give anyone nightmares. It's much easier to prevent rather than treat it. A lot of your habits can cause damage and harm to your hair.

Malls, retail stores are being hit by online sales and are struggling this festive season.

Delayed project delivery and unrealistically high real estate prices, which developers are unwilling to lower despite piled up inventories, have adversely hit the sector.

With sentiment up, launch of new projects revives, though much dissent on whether this is a real return of a positive market

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a special interaction with Chinese media persons in New Delhi on the eve of the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping where he summarized the possibilities of Sino-India bilateral ties.

Enthused over Congress' victory in three out of four Assembly seats in Rajasthan, state party president Sachin Pilot on Tuesday said people have rejected the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party for brutal "misuse" of power.

Consumer durables and electronics companies are putting the final touches to their festive period plans.

The seasons in 2012 and 2013 went by with hardly any property launches, mainly due to an economic slowdown and a need to clear the backlog

PepsiCo India's new CEO admits to being an ardent follower of the world's management gurus and they clearly mould his outlook.

Discounts up to 15% expected this festive season; analysts expect October-December period to garner sales of at least 60K units across seven major cities.

In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Rekha and Rakesh Roshan starrer Khubsoorat (1980).

'I don't think we will need to support or get support from the Congress. I hope there is no such political exigency. The Congress will be gone from the political scene. There is no lesser evil. The BJP and Congress are the two sides of the same evil coin,' anti-Koodankulam nuclear plant activist and new AAP member S P Udaykumar tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar.