Lok Sabha may see election for Speaker's post for 1st time since Independence

Since Independence, Lok Sabha Speakers have been chosen by consensus. Photograph: Sansad TV If the opposition forces an election to the post of Speaker of the Lok Sabha next week, it would be the......

'Terrorism in Kashmir can be eliminated...'

'...only if we sort it out with Pakistan.' IMAGE: Security personnel on the watch in Srinagar. Photograph: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com Amarjit Singh Dulat, former head of the country's external......

Gandhi family, Manmohan in Kharge's new 47-member steering committee

New Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday set up a 47-member Steering Committee that includes former prime minister Manmohan Singh and the party's ex-presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul......

Droupadi Murmu files nomination, accompanied by PM, BJP top brass, allies

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance's nominee Droupadi Murmu on Friday filed her nomination papers for the July 18 presidential election, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

INTUC takes U-turn, hails FDI in retail

Till the other day, the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) had made no secret of its opposition to foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail. But the trade-union wing of the ruling......

Workers' woes: PM asks ministry to set up a group

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked the labour ministry on Friday to form a group to examine how to address the problems being faced by workers due to global economic slowdown. The direction to......

Few expectations of the 'aam aadmi' from Union Budget 2015

Be it a doctor, a financial planner or a businessman, all have high hopes from the Modi government in the upcoming Budget. Image: The masses have high hopes from the upcoming Budget......

PM for consensus on right to strike

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Friday called for a consensus on the issue of government employees having the right to strike.The Supreme Courts had ruled in August that government employees......

Can coachless Indian archers hit bulls-eye at Paris?

'If we go by current form and the way the archers are performing, we can realistically look at three medals -- men's individual, men's team and mixed team.' IMAGE: Men’s recurve team of......

'I miss my daughter but it is about winning Olympic medal': Deepika

IMAGE: Archer Deepika Kumari will be participating in her fourth Olympic Games. Photograph: Deepika Kumari/Instagram Deepika Kumari is torn between two worlds. One where the doting mother longs to......

Can India's archers finally end Olympics jinx?

IMAGE: India's archers have never been able to go past the quarter-final hurdle at the Olympic Games. Photograph: World Archery/Instagram A different year and another Games, but for Indian......

Archer Dhiraj's blunder leaves India stunned at Asian Games

Dhiraj Bommadevara takes blame double misfire, experts say this 'can happen' in archery Photograph: Kind World Archery/X Rising Indian archer Dhiraj Bommadevara blamed himself for the......

World Archery Championships: India women win GOLD!

IMAGE: Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Swami won the gold medal in the women's compound event at the World Archery Championships in Berlin. Photographs: World Archery/Twitter The......