Activist and now a Delhi minister, Kapil Mishra has undergone a complete transition -- from being an avowed Aam Aadmi Party member and a bitter critic of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Rashtriya......
After the 1962 War with China, there was a demand to forge greater defence cooperation between India and the West. One such voice was that of Sudhir Ghosh, a distinguished MP, to tie up strategic......
The Commonwealth of Dominica will bestow its highest national award, the Dominica Award of Honour, upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi this month, the Dominica government said. IMAGE: Prime Minister......
Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani is headed to the Bahamas to attend a Commonwealth Education Ministers' meet where she is to address the main plenary session. During the meet,......
Alok Sharma, an Indian-origin former UK minister, has been knighted for his contribution to combatting climate change through his leadership at the COP26 summit by King Charles III in his first New......
Two months ago, on February 12, Rahul Bajaj passed into the ages.'Rahul inspired Indian industry with an ethos, an ethos of being more confident, more independent, more thorough, more competitive,......
Over the past decade, rapid structural changes in the economy have radically altered what was once a low-profile department. With the private sector playing an expanding role in public service......
The UK has relaxed its immigration rules giving greater flexibility to students and businesses that employ and sponsor international migrants, a move likely to benefit Indians.According to the new......
In this interview with Business Standard, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit answers the question everyone is asking: 'What after the Commonwealth Games'? Aren't you the first chief minister to......
One reason why Delhi's growth remains phenomenal is because the capital city has had more money spent on its infrastructure - starting from the Asiad to the Commonwealth Games - than any other......
IMAGE: But as I said, our Olympic preparations should continue throughout the year, in four years, continuously, says gymnast Dipa Karmakar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Dipa Karmakar/X......
IMAGE: Milkha Singh received a phone call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi enquiring about his health on Friday.. Photograph: Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh......
IMAGE: Judokas in action during the Khelo India University Games 2020 last year. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Khelo India/Instagram The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was felt on the national......
As far as incentives for sportspersons are concerned, the budget has proposed to slash the amount from Rs 111 crore to Rs 70 crore. IMAGE: Khelo India Youth Games 2020 winners Maharashtra.......
'I have always been politically inclined. I have been campaigning for my parents since 2009. My father contested the Lok Sabha elections, then in 2010 for my mother's by-election after my father's......