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Modi 3rd PM to deliver 11 I-Day speeches after Nehru, Indira

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday broke the record of his immediate predecessor Manmohan Singh by hoisting the national flag from the ramparts of the Red Fort for the 11th consecutive time.......

'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

Mumbai ex-cop Pradeep Sharma gets life in Chhota Rajan aide's fake encounter

Mumbai's controversial encounter specialist, former policeman Pradeep Sharma, faced a significant legal blow on Tuesday, as the Bombay high court convicted and sentenced him to life imprisonment in......

Bharat Ratna recipients' tally touches 53, maximum awardees in 2024

The decision to award Bharat Ratna to former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh and green revolution pioneer MS Swaminathan has taken the number of recipients of the country's......

Nehru to Advani: Full list of Bharat Ratna awardees

The decision to award the Bharat Ratna to Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K Advani and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur has taken the number of recipients of the country's highest......

India's Billionaire Club Has New Entrants

The IPO boom in 2023 added four new promoters to the billionaires' list. IMAGE: The Richest Indian: Reliance Industries Chairman and MD Mukesh Ambani, seen here virtually addressing the Tamil Nadu......

V Krishnamurthy, PSUs' turnaround man, dies at 97

Venkataraman Krishnamurthy, who is considered as the turnaround man of several Indian corporate houses like BHEL, Maruti Udyog, SAIL and Gail (India), passed away on Sunday at the age of 97.......

Modi needs to listen to our economists

We have a government with an extremely weak economic team advising a PM who hardly pays attention to their thoughts, says Jayanta Roy. Photograph: Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com I......

We must have just 2 rates of income tax

10 per cent for those who earn up to Rs 30 lakh a year and 25 per cent for those who earn more, suggests T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Business Standard's Budget......

When Pranab clashed with Manmohan, twice

Pranab Mukherjee's stewardship of the economy will stand out as much for the manner in which he managed controversies as for creating quite a few of them, says A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Then prime......

Amitabh@80: His Best May Be Yet To Come

'For an introduction to his career-spanning genius, watch just five of his movies: Anand, Saudagar, Abhiman, Black and Pink,' notes Kalyan Singhal, McCurdy Professor of Business at the University......

Ajay Devgn, Suriya win National Awards

IMAGE: Aparrna Balamurali and Suriya in Soorarai Pottru. Tamil film Soorarai Pottru won the National Award for Best Feature at the 68th National Film Awards for 2020. The film, inspired by the......

Tejasswi wins Bigg Boss 15

Tejasswi Prakash has won the 15th edition of the reality show, Bigg Boss. The television actress, who will be seen next in Naagin 6, received stiff competition from Bigg Boss OTT contestant Pratik......

Bigg Boss 15: Rashami-Tejasswi: FRIENDS OR FOES?

Rashami makes it clear that she will maintain a distance from Tejasswi even in the world outside. Monday's episode begins with Bigg Boss summoning the contestants in the garden area. Since Rashami......

Bigg Boss 15: Abhijeet-Tejasswi fight it out

Abhijeet Bichukle makes it difficult for Tejasswi Prakash to win the Ticket to Finale! Wednesday's episode begins with Devoleena Bhattacharjee being removed from the wooden horse task. She asks......

SRH looking to exploit batter-friendly Wankhede vs MI

Sunrisers Hyderabad are fourth in the 10-team IPL table with 12 points, below Rajasthan Royals (16), Kolkata Knight Riders (14) and Lucknow Super Giants (12). Five-time winners Mumbai Indians......

How U-19 girls went on to conquer the world

IMAGE: India's players celebrate after their thumping victory over England in the ICC women's Under-19 T20 World Cup final in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Photograph: ICC Media Seven months of......

Ranji: Himachal bat with purpose after first innings debacle

A summary of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday. IMAGE: Harshit Rana the pick of the bowlers for Delhi with figures of 3-73 against Tamil Nadu on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy tie on......

Ranji Roundup: Sarfaraz puts Mumbai in control

IMAGE: Gujarat captain Bhargav Merai scored 223 against Meghalaya. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Young batter Sarfaraz Khan continued his purple patch, slamming an unbeaten century to put......

Ranji round-up: Ton-up Dubey steers MP to 218/2 vs Kerala

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday. IMAGE: Delhi bowler Navdeep Saini celebrates along with teammates after taking a wicket on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy cricket match......

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