Why can't the Indian government propose to the Chinese a corridor circumambulating the Holy Mountain where people from both sides could perform the yatra again? asks Claude Arpi. IMAGE: India's......
Former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who led India to the path of economic liberalisation in the 1990s, was cremated with full state honours in New Delhi on Saturday in the presence of top......
Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has ordered an inquiry against private persons allegedly gathering personal details of women in the name of Mahila Samman Yojana, his office said on Saturday. IMAGE:......
What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister......
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said India can never permit others to have a veto on its choices and will do whatever is right in the national interest and for the global good without......
One of the deputy governors, Michael Patra's term ends on Jan 15. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The government has invited applications for the post of deputy governor of the Reserve......
'It is notable how humble he was and didn't want anything different just because he was a Tata.' IMAGE: Ratan Tata, then chairman of the Tata Group, at the Tata Steel annual general meeting in......
Ratan Tata was one of the world's most influential industrialists yet he never appeared on any list of billionaires. Photograph: ANI Photo He controlled over 30 companies that operated in over......
At least 13 candidates are in the race for the position of managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of Punjab National Bank (PNB), the second-largest public sector bank (PSB),......
Households are likely to remain the primary net lenders to the economy in the coming decades. Photograph: Kind courtesy Satheesh Sankaran/Pixabay With rising incomes, households are......
'He was a visionary who redefined storytelling and inspired generations.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kamal Haasan/X As news spread of Shyam Benegal's passing on December 23, heartfelt tributes......
His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great......
Exactly a month before he passed away on June 2, 1988, Raj Kapoor was presented the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- the nation's highest honour for cinematic achievement -- by then President Ramaswamy......
Despite its minor flaws, lack of logic, and lecture-style moral narrative, Vettaiyan should be enjoyed in a theatre amid Rajini fans and their wolf whistles, endorses Divya Nair. Gone are the......
IMAGE: Divith, centre, who has a FIDE rating of 1784 points currently, won four matches on the trot. Photograph: Kind Courtesy FIDE World Cadet Chess Championship/Facebook On a pleasant......
Over five decades ago, when swimmers from Rajasthan participated in the National Swimming Championships, competitors from other states would look at the Rajasthan squad in awe. They wondered how a......
IMAGE: Ratan Tata with former Jamshedpur FC coach Steve Coppell during launch of the football club in 2017. Photograph: Jamshedpur FC Fans/Instagram From the time Sir Dorabji Tata sponsored a......
'We used to give these boxers a hammering in the ring and now they are teaching youngsters how to defend. Come on man!' 'People like Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar were among the top boxers in the......
IMAGE: Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat. Photograph: Atul Yadav/PTI from the Rediff Archives Urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "do something" to oust "oppressors" like Brij Bhushan Sharan......