Pollution: Centre announces staggered working hours for Delhi staffers

The Centre on Thursday announced staggered working timings for its employees in view of the severe air pollution in Delhi, according to an order issued by the Union personnel ministry. IMAGE:......

Plane carrying 64 collides with chopper, crashes in US

A large-scale search operation is underway after a tragic mid-air collision between a American airlines plane and a United States Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside......

35 cr pilgrims may attend Maha Kumbh Mela: UP govt

Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh has said that 35 crore pilgrims are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela taking place in the vicinity of Sangam - the confluence of rivers Ganga,......

Pritish Nandy: What An Editor!

Hugely creative with a very evolved aesthetic sense, he made the Illustrated Weekly of India every young reporter's dream. Payal Singh Mohanka remembers Pritish Nandy who passed into the ages on......

Who Will Be The Next SBI Chief?

'The FSIB will conduct interviews for the SBI chairman position on May 21-22 as the tenure of the current chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara is scheduled to end by August.' IMAGE: The State Bank of India......

Family pension: Major decision for women employees

In a path-breaking decision with far-reaching socio-economic impact, the Centre has allowed woman employees to nominate her son or daughter for family pension, instead of her husband, according to......

Ex-BPCL chief Arun Kumar Singh to head ONGC

Arun Kumar Singh, former chairman of oil refining and marketing company BPCL, was on Wednesday appointed chairman and managing director of ONGC -- the first instance of a retired person being......

Centre in 'mission mode' to fill job vacancies in govt depts and ministries

The Centre is in “mission mode” to fill vacancies in government departments and ministries. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Department of Expenditure is currently following......

Khelo India medal winners eligible for government jobs

IMAGE: The athletes who win medals at Khelo India Youth Games (for participants aged 18 and above), Khelo India Winter Games, Khelo India Para Games, and Khelo India University Games will now......

Juned's Journey: From Driving Autos To Winning Irani Cup

'I was irregular for practice because I had to drive the autorickshaw to sustain my daily expenses in Mumbai and also to send money to my mother back in Kannauj, so I could not miss even a day of......

LeBron James' son Bronny 'stable' after cardiac arrest

IMAGE: Bronny James, 18-year-old son of the NBA's all-time leading scorer, went into cardiac arrest on Monday and was rushed to hospital where he was placed in intensive care. Photograph: Jayne......

Kohli, Zareen offer prayers, condolences for train tragedy victims

  IMAGE: An aerial view of the triple train crash in Odisha's Balasore district. Photograph: ANI/Twitter Virat Kohli and Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, among several other......