'We have to remind Tamils that they are Hindus'

'Tamil Nadu is a state of temples, it's a holy land. People don't seem to realise that.' IMAGE: Tamilisai Soundararajan, then BJP's Tamil Nadu unit president and currently the youngest governor......

The man who donated a Rs 8-cr garland to Lord Balaji

Raju's grandfather had commissioned a similar sahasra nama mala for Lord Balaji 50 years ago. Raju now wanted to offer a new garland, reports B Dasarath Reddy. Last month, newspapers carried......

In marathon speech, Modi takes on Congress

Answering criticism over demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted in Lok Sabha that the timing for the decision was perfect as the economy was doing well and hit out at......

'Modi a prisoner of his own image, interested in TRP politics'

The Congress has never given India a PM who was a prisoner of his or her own image, said Rahul Gandhi at the party’s MPs’ meet. Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched an all-out attack on......

Gold Crash: Should You Invest Now?

'If you invest in sovereign gold bond, you are going to get the price rise of gold over an eight year period.''You're also going to get that two-and-a-half percent which the Government of India is......

Mining majors give a miss to country's maiden critical minerals auction

The maiden, critical mineral auction in India has failed to enthuse the mining industry, with the first tranche achieving less than a 50 per cent success rate and the auction of several mines was......

Bajaj Finance shares soar 4% as Q3 business update shows robust AUM growth

Shares of Bajaj Finance sprinted 4.7 per cent to Rs 7,732 per share on the BSE in Thursday's (January 4) intra-day trade as the non-bank finance company's (NBFC's) December quarter business update......

'Huge demand for life insurance products in India'

'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.' Photograph: Kind courtesy LIC......

Shooting coach doesn't want prodigies to get 'carried away' by money, attention and laurels

'As they set out to scale higher peaks, these promising shooters and all the stakeholders involved must be careful that they don't get distracted' 'Staying on top is really difficult. Young kids......

Brazil police arrest Olympic chief in vote-buying scandal

IMAGE: Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) President Carlos Arthur Nuzman arrives to Federal Police headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photograph: Bruno Kelly/Reuters Brazilian police arrested......