Padma Awards 2013: The Winners

The 2013 Padma Awards were announced on the eve of the 64th Republic DayHere’s the complete list of the winnersPadma Vibhushan Sl No. Name Discipline State/ Domicile 1. Shri Raghunath......

63rd Republic Day: The gallantry award winners

President Pratibha Patilon Thursday conferredawards of 368 Gallantry and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others as part ofthe 63rd Republic Day Celebrations.This includes......

Jewellers plan strike tomorrow: States to lose Rs 13.5-crore

  Exchequers of all states are poised to lose about Rs 13.5 crore (Rs 135 million) of revenue from value-added tax in a single day as about 99,000 jewellers in the country have decided to go......

PF rate to remain 8.5% for 2006-07

Bowing to pressure from Left- backed trade unions, the Employees Provident Fund Boardagreed on Monday to continue paying 8.5 per cent interest rate to its nearly 4 crore subscribers for fiscal......

This is one of Sudipta Sen's many homes

The most wanted man of Bengal, Saradha group boss Sudipta Sen, along with his close aide Debjani Mukherjee, their driver Rajeeb and another group official were apprehended from Kashmir’s......

Now, Saradha shockwaves rock Assam

The Saradha fraud in West Bengal is reverberating in neighbouring Assam as well, with depositors, as well the company’s former agents and employees, holding protest demonstrations here......

Satyajit Ray's Feluda turns 50

While Calcutta has transitioned to Kolkata, Satyajit Ray's detective, Feluda, has remained unchanged in the Bengali consciousness Here’s a mystery for Prodosh C Mitter to solve. How can a......

Syed Modi International: Sindhu survives scare; Sen cruises into quarters

IMAGE: P V Sindhu registered a hard-fought victory against compatriot Ira Sharma at the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament on Thursday. Photograph: ANI P V Sindhu survived a......

Sindhu, Lakshya storm into Syed Modi International final

IMAGE: P V Sindhu outclassed compatriot Unnati Hooda in straight games at the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament in Lucknow on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Top Indian shuttlers PV......

Why Prannoy, Lakshya withdrew from Syed Modi International

IMAGE: With the Oly,mpic qualifiers coming up, players like HS Prannoy have decided to take a break. Photograph: Kind Courtesy BWF Media/Twitter Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen have......

Sindhu, Lakshya Sen start spectacularly at US Open

IMAGE: PV Sindhu dominated her American rival Disha Gupta. Photograph: PTI Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu defeated her American opponent of Indian origin Disha Gupta while Lakshya Sen......

US Open: Lakshya in semis; Sindhu ousted

IMAGE: Lakshya Sen advanced to the US Open semis with a confident win over compatriot S Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian. Photograph: Lakshya Sen/Twitter Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu suffered a......