Omicron Cancels Christmas, New Year Parties

'We are not organising any large celebrations on New Year's Eve to avoid last-minute changes in guidelines.' IMAGE: People shop ahead of Christmas. Photograph: ANI Photo The Omicron variant could......

IAF pilot gave up his life for country. Today, his dad fights for his rights

“Do we lose our rights because of joining the defence services rather than civilian jobs,” writes Gurbax Singh Dhindsa, father of Kargil war martyr GS Dhindsa, in a letter to the PM and......

Martyrs Day hoardings use photos of US army, not Indian soldiers

The hoarding to commemorate martyrs day have been put up across Chandigarh In a faux pas, photographs of American soldiers were put up in hoardings erected by the city's civic authority in......

Dr Singh to meet Indo-Canadian MPs

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who's is landing in Toronto Saturday morning for the G20 summit, is meeting 27 Indo-Canadian MPs, and members of the State Legislatures Monday morning. The......

A look at Ranbaxy's interesting and eventful history

Currently, all the US FDA-approved manufacturing facilities of Ranbaxy in India are banned from supplying to the US.  Sun Pharma’s acquisition of Ranbaxy has once again revived......

How the Singh brothers bagged Rs 383-cr profit

Immediately after Fortis Healthcare acquired a little over 25 per cent in Singapore-based Parkway Hospitals for $650 million in March and gained management control, Malvinder Singh announced he......

Why it makes sense to build a business and sell it

It has become old fashioned to be attached to your business, says Bhupesh Bhandari. The Oberois of East India Hotels have brought in Analjit Singh as a white knight. ITC has acquired close to 15......

A Supernova called Dingko

Indian boxing got the first glimpse of Dingko's talent at the 1989 sub-junior nationals in Ambala where he became a champion as a 10-year-old. From there began the journey of his development......

Former Asian Games champion Dingko Singh dies

IMAGE: Dingko Singh won the gold medal in bantemweight boxing at the 1998 Asian Games. Photograph: Boxing Federation of India/Twitter Asian Games gold medal-winning former boxer Dingko Singh, who......

Dronacharya awardee boxing coach O P Bhardwaj dies

India's first Dronacharya awardee coach in boxing, O P Bhardwaj, died on Friday after battling prolonged illness and age-related issues here. He was 82 and had tragically lost his wife Santosh to......

Sports shorts: Two wins for Yuki in Tashkent Challenger

IMAGE: Yuki Bhambri had little to do in his opening singles match at the ATP Tashkent Open. Photograph: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Yuki Bhambri advanced to the singles second round of the ATP......

Frenchman Cottalorda to coach Indian women boxers

In a historic first for Indian boxing, Frenchman Stephane Cottalorda, an AIBA three-star coach, has been roped in to train the country's women pugilists for a nearly two-year term. The 41-year-old,......