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'The house where young Manmohan lived is now...'

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shared a special bond with the holy city of Amritsar, where he spent his growing up years. IMAGE: Dr Manmohan Singh. Photograph: R Raveendran/ANI Photo......

Dr Singh's final journey to begin tomorrow at 9.30 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge were among the top leaders who paid homage to former prime minister Manmohan Singh at his home in New Delhi on......

Farmers to defy prohibitory orders, march to Delhi

A 'jatha' (group) of 101 farmers will embark on a foot march to Delhi at 1 pm on Friday from their protest site at the Shambhu border on the Punjab and Haryana border. IMAGE: Farmers head towards......

Lalu fined Rs 6000 in 2009 model poll code violation case

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad was fined Rs 6,000 by a court in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Wednesday for violating the model code of conduct during the 2009 assembly elections in the......

Mizoram stone quarry collapse: Toll rises to 10, PM announces ex gratia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of each of those who lost their lives in the stone quarry collapse in Mizoram. IMAGE: A rescue......

Now, TN, Punjab start testing Maggi samples to check health risks

Tamil Nadu government has decided to send Nestle's noodle brand Maggi to the labs to check for levels of monosodium glutamate (MSG) and lead. This follows reports of these contents exceeding their......

Economists tell Sitharaman to focus on reviving growth

At a pre-Budget meeting, the FM was asked to ensure that NBFCs come out of the liquidity crisis they are facing with the help of RBI. They also spoke about the futility of trying to achieve a 3 per......

Has India's unemployment rate jumped to 45-year high?

Most economists were of the view that the NSSO should release the data, as any move to withhold it will dent the image of country’s statistical system. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

What economists and FM Sitharaman discussed in pre-Budget meet

Concerned by GDP slowdown and unrealistic tax targets, the economists urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to implement long-term structural steps like land and labour reforms.Warning......

Economists give ideas to Jaitley to promote growth

Economists have asked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to lower interest rate, rationalise subsidies, remove all cess and surcharge, do away with the retrospective tax amendments and scrap......

Rajnikant, Haasan honoured

The who's who of Tamil cinema were Wednesday presented with the State government awards for the years 2005-2006, with superstars Rajnikant and Kamal Haasan bagging Best Actor awards for their......

Sunny, John, Sohail dance to Ahmed's tune

None of the three --Sunny Deol, John Abraham and Sohail Khan -- likes to dance. But choreographer-turned-director Ahmed Khan has decided to have two item numbers in his forthcoming film tentatively......

July 29, 1980: When 'The Babes of Indian Hockey' struck gold in Moscow

'If we had not won the gold medal, then hockey would have suffered in India.' 'There would have been so much negativity if we came back empty-handed.'Hockey greats Vasudevan Baskaran, M M Somaya......

'I want to be the best hockey player in the world'

'The way we are playing now, if we continue to play the same hockey, no one can stop us from standing on the podium in Tokyo.' IMAGE: Manpreet Singh was at the helm as Indian hockey kicked off the......

IOA to discuss Kalmadi's replacement on May 23

Following sports minister Ajay Maken's public statement that arrested Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi should be replaced as its president, the Indian Olympic......

Seven wrestlers for Olympics

Seven wrestlers, six in freestyle and one in Greeco-Roman, have been selected to participate in the Athens Olympics in August.Also ReadWrestler's US training upsets coachWrestling Federation of......

Delhi, PSB in national hockey final

Delhi entered the final of the National Hockey Championship after a gap of 58 years with an impressive 2-1 victory over Namdhari XI in Jalandhar on Thursday. Delhi, who played semifinals for the......

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