SPG chief, responsible for Modi's protection, passes away

Special Protection Group (SPG) director Arun Kumar Sinha died in a Gurugram hospital on Wednesday. He was 61. He had been admitted to a multi-speciality hospital in Gurugram for treatment some......

America is a nation of immigrants: Biden aid amid H-1b debate

America is a nation of immigrants, and there's broad support for expanding legal immigration in the country, a top domestic policy advisor to United States President Joe Biden has said amidst a......

Durga Prasad to no longer head SPG

Indian Police Service officer K Durga Prasad will no longer hold the charge of chief of the elite Special Protection Group. Prasad’s tenure had formally ended on November 2 and S S......

Mobile phone flung at Modi during Mysuru roadshow, police say no ill-intention

A mobile phone was thrown towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was holding a roadshow standing on a specially designed vehicle, as part of campaigning for the May 10 assembly elections, the......

Govt to develop New Delhi, Mumbai airports soon

The government is shortly going to move ahead with the process of developing airports at New Delhi and Mumbai to international standards, Civil Aviation Minister Shahnawaz Hussain said on......

Govt defends Great Nicobar project amid criticism, cites national interest

The central government’s Great Nicobar development project, proposed around an unprecedented transhipment port, will be executed to keep environmental impact minimal, and is essential as it......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

Paytm Payments Bank fiasco: Independent directors raised concerns

At a time when the role of corporate boards is once again under the scanner, independent directors on the Paytm Payments Bank board have indicated that red flags were raised over regulatory issues......

Leo Review: Among Vijay's Best

Leo is a good entertainer with interesting twists you wouldn't guess, applauds Divya Nair. After Kaithi and the super-successful Vikram, Director Lokesh Kanagaraj has created a prototype of......

BCCI appoints security advisor for 2011 World Cup

Gearing up to co-host the ODI World Cup next year along with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, the BCCI on Tuesday appointed retired IPS officer Ranjit Kumar Das as its security advisor. "The Board of......

Media ban for convicted rapist in Dutch Olympic squad

IMAGE: Steven van de Velde is part of the Dutch Olympic Beach Volleyball team. Photograph: X The Dutch Olympic committee is taking measures to mitigate the impact of including a convicted rapist......

Former CBI man joins ICC Anti-corruption unit

The International Cricket Council on Thursday appointed Ravi Sawani, former Central Bureau of Investigation joint-director of special crimes, asGeneral Manager and Chief Investigator of its......

PM will decide on Pak tour

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani will decide next week if the Indian cricket team will tour Pakistan, a senior minister in the Vajpayee government told......