Amid border row, China expert takes over as new foreign secretary

Seasoned diplomat Vikram Misri, widely regarded as an expert on China and national security, assumed charge as India's new foreign secretary on Monday.  IMAGE: External Affairs Minister S......

What Amritpal Singh's Victory Means For India

'The victory is an expression of agrarian distress and social turmoil.' IMAGE: Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh speaks to the media after his supporters broke barricades and entered the Ajnala......

Himachal BJP leaders miffed over ticket to Cong rebels

The Bharatiya Janata Party leadership in Himachal Pradesh is making efforts to mollify party leaders who are disgruntled over distribution of tickets to six Congress rebels for the assembly......

BJP fields 6 disqualified Cong MLAs in HP, upsets partymen

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday named six disqualified Congress MLAs as its candidates for the Himachal Pradesh assembly bypolls, triggering a rebellion by party leaders who expected they......

Bank Liable For Employee Oversight

The Commission concluded that bank officials had evidently been negligent in failing to compare the signature prior to making payment, notes Jehangir B Gai. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Adani group adds Rs 73,000 crore in mcap as investors lap up shares

The market capitalisation of Adani Group companies rose by nearly Rs 73,000 crore on Monday as investors lapped up shares of the power-to-port conglomerate after BJP’s electoral wins in three......

Households must prepare for hefty rise in LPG prices

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman cut fuel subsidies while slapping additional fuel taxes on unblended transport fuels in the latest Union Budget. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhury/Reuters The......

Smart thermometer by desi's company helps US fight Covid

As the pandemic enveloped various parts of the US, Kinsa's app alerted its team and wherever possible, the company made the data public. Between March 1 and November 1, 2020, the company......

The Man Behind Pathaan

Big stars, big budgets, breezy soundtrack and the promise of a good time is director Siddharth Anand's specialty. High on foreign locales and fancy styling, his entertainers exude the A to Z of......

'Amit was going through hell'

'ABCL was almost bankrupt, Amit's house was mortgaged...' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan in Tinnu Anand's Kaalia. One of Amitabh Bachchan's oldest friends, actor-director Tinnu Anand has seen a side to......

When dancing around a TREE was so much FUN!

One of the most commonly used phrases in context of our movies is 'dancing around trees.' To the world they provide fresh air, fruits, shade and shelter, all this and more but in Bollywood, their......

Why India wore black armbands vs England

Team India wore black armbands in memory of Bishan Singh Bedi in World Cup clash vs England IMAGE: Team India wore black armbands in memory of the legendary Bishan Singh Bedi. Photograph:......

Indian rowers aim high after Asian Games triumph

Winning five medals in tough competition like Asian Games in huge: Rowing coach Ismail Baig Photograph: Kind Courtesy SAI Media/X The yellow metal might have eluded them but Indian rowing team's......

Jr World Cup: Shooters Gautami, Abhinav win 10m gold

IMAGE: Gautami Bhanot and Abhinav Shaw celebrate winning the gold medal in the 10m air rifle mixed team event at the ISSF Junior World Cup on Sunday. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter India's Gautami......

Harbhajan's allegations pull the plug on PCA President's term

IMAGE: Photograph: ANI Photo On Thursday, the President of the Punjab Cricket Association, Gulzar Inder Singh Chahal resigned just days after former India spinner Harbhajan Singh claimed:......

'There was no one like Bishan paaji'

'I have seen Bishan paaji get worked up when he felt the game was losing its character because of some individual.' IMAGE: Bishan Singh Bedi in action, August 2, 1971. Photograph: Dennis......