Finance Secretary TV Somanathan is new Cabinet Secy

Finance Secretary T V Somanathan was on Saturday named as the new Cabinet Secretary by the government for a tenure of two years. IMAGE: Finance Secretary T V Somanathan will be the new Cabinet......

Captain among 4 Army soldiers killed in Doda encounter

Four Army personnel, including a captain, were killed in a fierce gunfight with heavily armed terrorists of Pakistan-based banned outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Doda district, the third major......

Meet India's Top Spooks!

Home Minister Amit A Shah chaired a high-level meeting in New Delhi on Sunday, June 16, 2024, to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir after a series of terror attacks. Shah directed......

Amit Shah to review J-K situation after terror attacks

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will take stock of the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday in the wake of the recent terror attacks there and is expected to give broad guidelines to......

Even after a week, new I-T e-filing portal continues to face glitches

A week after the Income Tax Department's much publicised new e-filing portal went live, users continued to face technical glitches ranging from longer than usual logging time, inability to respond......

Retrenched Raymond staff stare at long battle

The company stated that it was taking steps for cost rationalisation across all businesses to maintain liquidity and due to a prolonged slowdown it had to take a few tough measures. Illustration:......

Govt dept wants home ministry to allow limited activity in select sectors

The department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) has suggested to the home ministry to allow limited activity in certain sectors such as heavy electricals and telecom equipment......

Economists tell Sitharaman to focus on reviving growth

At a pre-Budget meeting, the FM was asked to ensure that NBFCs come out of the liquidity crisis they are facing with the help of RBI. They also spoke about the futility of trying to achieve a 3 per......

'Saira was more beautiful than I thought'

'I can still recall my eyes falling on Saira, looking breathtakingly beautiful in a brocade sari.''She had indeed grown to full womanhood and was in reality more beautiful than I thought she was.'A......

When Dilip Kumar almost got arrested

Malavika Sangghvi gives us fascinating glimpses from Dilip Kumar's life. This article was first published on Rediff.com December 10, 2012. In the early '80s, my mother and I were holidaying in Goa......

Lessons in Bollywood: What flowers *really* mean

Going on a date? Read this first. In Saraswatichandra, Nutan pulls out a tiny flower from her bun and slips it inside a love letter saying, 'Phool nahi mera dil hai.' Flowers are fragrant symbols......

Why are these guys laughing?

Anil, SRK, we want in on the joke too! After Aishwarya Rai Bachchan watched Fanney Khan at a special screening, it was time to show the film to other Bollyfolk.   People have forgotten 1995's......