Phagwara clash: 4 injured; mobile internet services shut in 4 districts

Members of two Hindu groups and a Dalit outfit clashed in Punjab's Phagwara district, injuring four persons, with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday appealing for peace and ordering......

Delhi hospitals: Silence after the chaos

Anju, five months pregnant, moans in pain as doctors kneel down to examine her burnt arms wrapped in cotton gauze. But more than herself, she is eager to know the fate of her unborn child. "Please......

List of military honourees

List of honours conferred upon individuals from the armed forces on Republic Day Ashoka Chakra Sr No Name Position 1 Major Dinesh Raghu Raman 34 Rashtriya Rifles (posthumous) Kirti......

Gold, silver sales down by up to 40% this Dhanteras

Most consumers are going for token buying of lesser value and are waiting for price correction for purchase of wedding jewellery. Mirroring slowdown in the economy, pre-Diwali Dhanteras sale of......

Gold imports drop 76% in April-July this year

Imports are down also because local traders are clearing unaccounted stock after introduction of 1 per cent excise duty India's gold imports fell sharply by 76 per cent to 60 tonnes in the......

Why the gold monetisation scheme is yet to take off

  Banks still lukewarm; changes needed in norms for jewellers and refinery margins, among others The government’s gold monetisation scheme hasn’t taken off, with banks yet to push......

Gold value-chain activity halted with new duties and strike

  Levy changes in the Union Budget and then the national strike of jewellers have halted activity along the value chain in the business, says the trade. There is a lack of demand for refined......

How Many Years Have Akshay-Twinkle Been Married?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Akshay Kumar/Instagram Twinkle Khanna and Akshay Kumar share a beautiful moment on their 22nd wedding anniversary. 'Two imperfect people who have perfectly been stuck......

'I couldn't have hoped for a better birthday present'

IMAGE: Asha Parekh accepts her Dadasaheb Phalke award from President Droupadi Murmu. Photograph: PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan Asha Parekh turns a year older on October 2, but there will be no birthday......

'Very important for me to show my characters as respectful towards women'

Qarib Qarib Singlle turned 4 this week.Subhash K Jha recalls his conversations with Irrfan, its male lead, and Sutapa Sikdar, the film's producer and Irrfan's wife. IMAGE: Irrfan Khan and Sutapa......

The musical brilliance of Basu Chatterjee

'Songs are a commercial compromise.''I had to invent tricks to fit songs into my films.' IMAGE: Jaya Bachchan and Anil Dhawan in the song Yeh Jeevan Hai from Basu Chatterjee's Piya Ka Ghar. Basu......

Sahaj Grover wins world U-10 title

Delhi boy Sahaj Grover drew with Jekhongir Vakhidov of Uzbekistan in the 11th and final round to win his maiden world title in the under-10 section of the World Youth Chess Championships in......

World Youth Chess: Srinath stuns Negi

Top seed Parimarjan Negi of India suffered a shock defeat at the hands of compatriot N Srinath in the third round of the Under-12 boys' section at the World Youth Chess Championships in Belfort,......

Srinath earns India second gold

Sahaj Grover created history by winning the gold medal in the under-10 section of the World Youth Chess Championships that concluded in Belfort, France, on Friday.N Srinath got a bit lucky on the......

'Can't Kimi crash into Alonso?'

Suzuka changed the face of the Championship.Michael Schumacher led the Japanese Grand Prix but an engine failure with less than 20 laps to go effectively ended his Championship campaign. Now the......