After being elected president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in 1999, Najma Heptulla rang up the then Congress chief Sonia Gandhi from Berlin to convey the news but had to hold the phone......
German ambassador Philipp Ackermann has noted that Germany has always said India is in a "very good position" to listen to both sides when it comes to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. IMAGE: German......
A Research and Analysis Wing official identified as Vikram Yadav was involved in the assassination plot of Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US and the move was approved by the......
There's much talk in the United States about how the main contenders in November's presidential election are old and have dodgy memories. But as The Wall Street Journal newspaper pointed out on......
'The group commands 85 per cent of the global GDP, and if you are able to convey your point of view effectively to this group then you have reached more or less all the important players that......
Will the EPFO be required to deduct tax at source or will the employee have to calculate the tax and pay it separately? asks Harsh Roongta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The......
'The true fruits of the attack on black money, what Raghuram Rajan did for the banking system, and what technology is doing for us will come in FY19, which, not surprisingly, is the year running......
The survey notes that the confidence level among Indian CEOs remains higher than the global average Image: A labourer pushes a hand cart loaded with sacks of rice at a wholesale market in......
The net effect of the Paris agreement for India is a sense of resignation that we cannot gain much from international cooperation either in the form of technology or funding. Without any mandatory......
The world can pursue an ambitious agreement that can meet both climate and development challenges of countries like India, the US has said as it underlined the need for getting India and China on......
'Now, no one can stop me from making music till the day I die.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Ricky Kej/Instagram With two Grammys in the Best New Age Album category -- for Winds of Samsara in 2015......
'I didn't know exactly how to move from a world of gray back into a world of vibrant colour, but one day I figured out one simple thing I could do: I could stop hiding and re-engage with life.'......
Trolls and PeeCee, the news BFFs? Photograph: Danny Moloshok/REUTERS Priyanka Chopra has come under attack on social media after her comment that Sikkim is affected by insurgency in a......
...and she shuts the 'sanskari' trolls.You slay, PeeCee, in a way only you can! Priyanka Chopra was in Berlin on Monday and Tuesday promoting her Hollywood debut film, Baywatch, which releases this......
The Baywatch star is in negotiations to join A Kid Like Jake and Isn't It Romantic. Priyanka: I am very greedy about my work IMAGE: Priyanka Chopra at a Baywatch promotional event in Berlin on......
'My day starts off with Pranayam and visualisation practice for about 45 minutes. After breakfast, it's time to learn some cooking' IMAGE: India archers Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das, who have been......
PCI says could not withdraw money due to court matter IMAGE: Kanchanmala Pande. Photograph: Facebook The Paralympic Committee of India on Wednesday washed its hands off the reported incident of a......
We want Bharat Ratna for Major Dhyan Chand, he truly deserves it, says Dilip Tirkey Former national hockey player and Member of Parliament Dilip Tirkey backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's praise......