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Coast Guard chief Rakesh Pal dies of cardiac arrest in Chennai

Indian Coast Guard director general Rakesh Pal died at a government hospital in Chennai on Sunday following a cardiac arrest, officials said. IMAGE: Indian Coast Guard director general Rakesh Pal.......

6.7 Million Indian Children Have Zero Food

'The response from the government using words like malicious, deliberate, etc is diverting from the real issue.''The indicators related to young children such as stunting or child mortality are a......

As campaign ends, BJP, CPM+Congress, new tribal outfit in battle for Tripura

The high-voltage campaign for the Tripura assembly elections ended on Tuesday, a top poll official said. IMAGE: BJP supporters at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public meeting in Agartala,......

States open up PDS to non-cardholders to meet crisis

However, experts say that unless clear guidelines are there, it remains to be seen how many people fall within the ambit and who remains excluded. Sanjeeb Mukherjee reports. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC:......

Why 100 million Indians are left out of the food ration system

A recent study shows that more than 100 million people are excluded from the public distribution system because the central government insists on using 2011 population figures to calculate......

Rules for telecom infra roll out in defence area eased

The defence ministry has eased rules for rolling out mobile towers, optical fibre and other telecom infrastructure gears in its area in line with the "Right of Way (RoW)" Rules notified by the......

Tamil Nadu bureaucrat K Rajaraman is new telecom secretary

Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer K Rajaraman on Friday took charge as the new telecom secretary. His joining comes following the superannuation of Anshu Prakash on September 30. "Shri K Rajaraman, IAS......

Free LPG: Another 'failed' govt scheme?

The scheme for three free refills is currently valid from April to June 30, 2020, with a condition that one refill can be taken in a month. The average annual consumption by PMUY customers is......

India's ration story: Mounting stocks but hungry mouths

A study by eminent economists, by Jean Drèze, Reetika Khera and Meghana Mungikar released few days back shows that more than 100 million people are excluded from the PDS because the central......

Kohli? No, thanks. Why this company supports non-cricketers

Mumbai-headquartered financial services firm Edelweiss, for close to a decade now, has been aligning its brand with sporting talent of every kind except cricket. What made the company buck the......

PIX: Kalki, Aditi watch Konkona's A Death In The Gunj

Konkona Sen Sharma's directorial debut, A Death In The Gunj, has been ready for a while now. The film, which has toured quite a few international film festivals, has received rave reviews. A......

Did Sania Mirza Rock Floral Pantsuit?

IMAGE: Sania Mirza dazzles in a floral pantsuit at the Indian Sports Honours. Sania Mirza, the tennis icon, made a dazzling entry at the fifth Indian Sports Honours event, donning a......

'I can't see Junoon in current generation of gymnasts'

'I can't see this junoon (passion) much in the current generation (of gymnasts). I feel they look for short term, instant success' IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar, ended a career in which she......

'Surprised'! Sports Minister reacts to Dipa Karmakar's retirement

IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar, who became the first Indian woman gymnast to represent the country at the Games in the 2016 Rio Olympics and finished fourth, announced her retirement on Monday.......

'Produnova queen' Dipa Karmakar announces retirement

IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar grabbed headlines with her fourth-place finish in the vault final of the 2016 Rio Games, losing an Olympic medal by just 0.15 points. Photograph:Damir Sagolj/Reuters Dipa......

India's long history of near misses at the Olympics

IMAGE : Aditi Ashok missed the podium by a whisker at the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: John Jones-USA TODAY Sports/via Reuters It's often said that finishing fourth in the Olympics is peak......

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