Movement of at least 91 trains was affected in Punjab on Thursday as farmers in large numbers squatted on railway tracks beginning their three-day 'rail roko' agitation. IMAGE: Farmers under the......
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......
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......
'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......
The government has decided to name 21 uninhabited islands in the Union territory of Andaman & Nicobar after recipients of Param Vir Chakra, the country's highest wartime gallantry award. IMAGE: A......
In tackling India's unemployment problem, look beyond the finance minister and focus on the education minister points out Gurbachan Singh. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Some......
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......
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......
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......
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......
Gyani Gurbachan Singh, theJathedar Akal Takht (highest Sikh temporal seat),expressed shock over the behaviour of Sikh cricketer Harbhajan Singh, who danced on television dance show, Ek Khiladi Ek......
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......
'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......
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......
'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......
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......