India, Greece elevate ties to strategic level; vow to double bilateral trade

India and Greece on Friday elevated their ties to strategic partnership, vowed to double bilateral trade by 2030 and agreed to seal a migration and mobility pact soon with Prime Minister Narendra......

Egypt's strategic partnership for India, highest award for Modi

Imparting new momentum, India and Egypt on Sunday elevated their relationship to a ‘strategic partnership' after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held......

Is Tourism Destroying Goa?

Poor governance and mediocre short-sighted politics are destroying the paradise that Goa was as its environment, water table, culture and way of life is drastically threatened by tourism and......

21 islands in Andamans named after Param Vir Chakra bravehearts

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......

'I don't think I will die so fast'

'My wife, family members as well as members of the workers will be trustees.''The trust will take all decisions -- no family member can individually take any decision.' On the passing of Subrata......

Former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi is new Prasar Bharati CEO

Senior IAS officer and former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi was on Monday appointed the Chief Executive Officer of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. A 1995-batch officer of Chhattisgarh cadre,......

How Ashwani Lohani turned Madhya Pradesh into a tourist hotspot

Besides branding, innovation and marketing the state's tourism, Lohani's job was to turn around the MP Tourism Development Corporation.   Image: Ashwani Lohani receives National Tourism......

National highways to be expanded by 25,000 km: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said national highways will be expanded by 25,000 kilometres (km) during 2022-23 and the national ropeway development programme will be taken up in......

'Raaj the showman will be more than a paisa vasool entertainer'

Raaj, the Showman releasing on August 14, is touted as the biggest Kannada film of 2009. Puneet Raj Kumar and Priyanka Kothari play the lead roles. S Krishna, winner of the Karnataka State Award......

10 things we don't know about Vaani Kapoor

Get to know the Befikre girl better! She made her Bollywood debut in 2013 opposite Sushant Kapoor in Shuddh Desi Romance and then disappeared! When she re-appeared on the Bollywood......

'Demonetisation hit Rock Onhard'

'I don't know where the viciousness in the reviews is coming from.' 'To me, it feels more of a personal attack.' While Rock On was favourably accepted when it released in 2008, its sequel saw bad......

'A film is like a one-night stand'

'I'm a rascal, I'm going to play a paramahansa?!' IMAGE: Victor Banerjee was in Mumbai to promote the film, The Answer. On the second half of a day of back-to-back interviews, the actor changed......

Prize money for Olympic gold-winning athletes is a good start: Neeraj

IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra hailed World Athletics’ decision to reward the Olympic medal winners. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Thursday lauded World......

Mountaineer Yadav's Everest summit climb fake

...Won't get Tenzing Norgay award: Ministry sources IMAGE: Narender Singh Yadav’s name had been withdrawn from the 2020 Tenzing Norgay Award list. Photograph: Mountaineer Narender......

The Thai charmer who made a fortune and won soccer's biggest league

'Believe us when we say he’s the best. He let us dream' IMAGE: Leicester City chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and vice chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha with the trophy as they celebrate......

Best laid to rest on French clay

What is the first name that comes to your mind when you are asked 'who is the best player never to have never won Wimbledon'? Ivan Lendl, to most. Maybe, Ken Rosewall and Ilie Nastase, for......

Kalmadi violates Olympic Charter: Pargat

Former India hockey captain Pargat Singh on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi, accusing him of preventing athletes from joining National......