More BJP-ruled states roll out police quotas for ex-Agniveers

Rajasthan and Arunachal Pradesh have joined other Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states that have announced reservation or preference to ex-Agniveers for jobs in uniformed services like police, amid......

Rahul's Agniveer claim: Family says it got Rs 1.08 cr aide

The family of an Agniveer from Maharashtra who died in the line of duty last year has said they have received an assistance of Rs 1.08 crore from the government. IMAGE: The 3rd batch of Agniveer......

Army rebuts Rahul's claim, says Agniveer Ajay's family paid Rs 93.39 lakh

The Indian Army on Wednesday rejected claims in social media posts that compensation hasn't been paid to the next of kin of Agniveer Ajay Kumar who lost his life in the line of duty, and said the......

Guj polls: EC issues notice to Vaghela over hate speech

The Election Commission decided Monday to issue a notice to Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela for allegedly making hate speeches while campaigning in poll-bound Gujarat. The commission, in its......

E-com firms want govt to 'tweak' existing export policies

Recommendations have been made to the government for a differentiated policy framework for e-commerce in the revised FTP, which is expected to come into effect from April 1, 2021. Illustration:......

Reforms, economic changes that add zeal to festivities

Deepavali is the time to look at the brighter side of life and spread cheer. So, silver linings rather than the dark clouds that hover over us beckon a look. It is not easy to see many silver......

Focus on Rohit, Rahul in Sri Lanka practice match

All the Indian batsmen and bowlers will get a look in and skipper Virat Kohli is expected to decide his best possible combination for the playing eleven for the first Test depending on their......

Belgium podium on par with IPL final: Mallya

Force India chairman Vijay Mallya says his team's maiden podium finish in the Belgian Grand Prix ranks alongside Royal Challengers Bangalore's final appearance in the Indian Premier League II as......

What Bangalore needs to make the semis

With the last two matches of IPL 2009's first phase drawing to a close on Thursday, Yuvraj Singh's Kings XI Punjab will be hoping Bangalore Royal Challengers (BRC) lose big to the Deccan Chargers......

Who are the batsmen offering the best value?

Today we will try to figure out who are the batsmen with the lowest paisa vasool index (PVI) after match 34 of the DLF IPL. We will look at 'low cost' and 'auctioned' batsmen separately because......

Who will be MVP of IPL 8? Russell or Warner?

Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle analyse which players are giving value for money in the IPL 8.   IPL 8 is past the half-way mark, and Andre Russell of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is......