Ladakh standoff persists to some degree: Army chief

Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi Monday said there is still a 'degree' of standoff between the Indian and Chinese militaries along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh and both sides need......

Defence exports cross record Rs 21K cr over a decade: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that India's defence exports crossed a record Rs 21,000 crore from Rs 2,000 crore a decade ago. IMAGE: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with chief of......

Goodbye, Dr Singh

Dr Manmohan Singh's mortal remains were consigned to the flames at the Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi on Saturday, December 28, 2024 amid the chanting of religious hymns. The funeral pyre was lit by......

Time Services Acted On Modi Diktat!

Almost five years later, the three services have still not fully understood that joint/theatre commands are not a discussion point; they are the prime minister's diktat on a military reform measure......

Former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi is new Prasar Bharati CEO

Senior IAS officer and former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi was on Monday appointed the Chief Executive Officer of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. A 1995-batch officer of Chhattisgarh cadre,......

Post Nirav Modi scam, diamond traders ready new plan to raise fund

Since most banks have tightened lending to diamond merchants and others are about to do so, many medium and small diamond dealers are approaching large players for credit facility within the......

Will Modi okay UBI for J&K?

The Jammu and Kashmir government, along with Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian, is preparing a detailed presentation for the Prime Minister’s Office on implementing universal basic......

How Akshay Became Prithviraj

Photograph: Kind courtesy Akshay Kumar/Instagram Akshay Kumar launched the trailer for his new period film Prithviraj with a lot of fanfare. He fielded questions in his superstar style, ending the......

PIX: Rajkummar, Patralekhaa at a Diwali party

Producer Anand Pandit, who has made such films like Chehre, PM Narendra Modi, Total Dhamaal and Sarkar 3, hosted a Diwali party at his residence, and invited his filmi friends. A look at the......

The famous song Modi cited in Toronto

Nishi Tiwari draws the connections between a Modi line and a celebrated film song. Narendra Modi often quotes Swami Vivekananda in his speeches. In Toronto on Wednesday, April 15, the prime......

Why did Farhan and Vicky want to watch Gold?

Lots of family connections, folks... Gold Director Reema Kagti has a strong bond with Zoya and Farhan Akhtar. Vicky Kaushal's kid bro Sunny makes his movie debut...   Mouni Roy plays Akshay......

India's Baahubali Captain

His cricketing brain, always sharp, was blessed with exceptional speed of information absorption and processing.He could quickly zero in on what needed to be done and use the element of surprise to......