Anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court summons Jagdish Tytler on Aug 5

Nearly 39 years after three people were killed and a gurudwara was set afire in Pul Bangash area during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, a Delhi court Wednesday summoned former Union minister and Congress......

'Central govt needs to give a danda to Manipur'

'Hatred increases with every killing.''It sets one family against another.''The sooner it is stopped, the better.' IMAGE: A view of damaged houses and shops following violence in Manipur.......

The Heroes Who Made India Proud In War

On January 23, the N D Modi government named 21 uninhabited islands in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar after recipients of Param Vir Chakra, the country's highest wartime gallantry......

'I Was Fortunate To Fight The 1971 War'

'The 1971 War was our greatest military victory.''It had so many stories of exceptional valour and leadership.' IMAGE: Indian troops advance into East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) during the 1971......

Why Mallya sold Berger Paints to a 'shopkeeper'

Mallya understood, astutely, that the Dhingras were very keen to acquire Berger Paints.He upped his asking price.The figure Vijay asked for was found to be much more than what Kuldip and Gurbachan......

Ministries told to expedite budgetary process

In a bid to tackle delay in implementation of crucial projects, all ministries have been asked to initiate the budgetary process much in advance so that funds can be released soon after the Budget......

Nation-wide searches against fake drugs

The Central Bureau of Investigation carried out a country wide special drive to check spurious drugs and found that fake drugs are being used for government supplied and under central government......

FM vows to smash cartels, curb prices

Accusing the cement and steel companies of entering into cartels to exploit consumers, Finance Minister P Chidamabaram has warned of tough measures to check rising prices. "If their behaviour......

Kaur Singh, the only Indian to fight Muhammad Ali, dies

IMAGE: Kaur Singh, who won the heavyweight boxing gold medal at the 1982 Asian Games, had fought a four-round exhibition match with the legendary Muhammad Ali in January 1980. Asian Games gold......

Randhawa recalls Milkha's 1960 Rome Olympics race

'The whole Indian contingent was stunned, speechless. Milkha Singh was distraught.'   IMAGE: Milkha Singh remained tormented by missing that bronze at the 1960 Rome Olympics, one of the only......

When Milkha Singh chatted with Rediff Readers

Four years before the arrival of the new century, long before Facebook Live and InstaChats, arrived the Rediff Chat, the Internet's first forum where Readers could chat with Newsmakers. Among the......

Don't see any Indian winning athletics medal in Olympics: Milkha

'If we have to win a medal in the Olympics, we will have to keep the athletes at one place and train them.' IMAGE: Veteran runner Milkha Singh arrives for the Indian Sports Honours awards in......

Chak de! India's hockey heroes felicitated

IMAGE: Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju with India's former hockey players. Photographs: Kiren Rijiju/Twitter Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday honoured the former hockey players for......