History In Minutes: World's First Airmail Flew Over Kumbh

On February 18, 1911, French pilot Henri Pequet carried 6,500 mails in the world's first official airmail flight over Allahabad, coinciding with the Kumbh Mela. IMAGE: Devotees take a dip in the......

New Congress HQ: An Inside Peek

On Wednesday, January 15, 2024, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairman Sonia Gandhi inaugurated the party's new headquarters, Indira Bhawan, located at 9A, Kotla Road in New Delhi. The grand old......

Heeding Azad, Partition Could Have Been Prevented

Abul Kalam Azad chose not to contest the Congress Presidency and to throw his weight behind Nehru, instead of Patel, a decision he would come to regret. Patel would have seen his plan through,......

'Malicious lies': Modi reacts to row over Shah's remark on Ambedkar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday stoutly defended Amit Shah from the Congress' charge that he insulted B R Ambedkar in his speech in the Rajya Sabha, asserting that the Home Minister in......

Budget 2023-24: T V Somanathan to Ajay Seth, meet the FM's crack squad

The Modi government will present its last full Budget on February 1 as the 2024 Budget will be a vote on account because the nation will be heading for the hustings from April next year. Arup......

Paris Paralympics: Navdeep wins historic GOLD; Simran bags bronze in 200m

Navdeep's silver upgraded to gold in men's javelin throw F41 at Paralympics IMAGE: India’s Navdeep Singh in action. Photograph: Umit Bektas/Reuters India's Navdeep Singh's silver medal was......

ISL: ATK Mohun Bagan stun Kerala in seven-goal thriller

IMAGE: ATK Mohun Bagan's Dimitri Petratos celebrates on scoring the hat-trick against Kerala Blasters on Sunday. Photograph: ISL/Twitter Australian forward Dimitri Petratos scored the season's......

ISL: Spirited 10-man Chennaiyin FC hold Bengaluru FC

IMAGE: It was the home team that took control of the game for large part of the game. Photograph: ISL Media/Twitter Chennaiyin FC and Bengaluru FC played out a 1-1 draw in their Indian Super......

When India Hosted The First Asian Games

Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources. IMAGE: A glimpse of the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the venue for the......

Jhajharia rewrites world record for Tokyo Paralympic berth

Photograph: Kind courtesy Meraki Sport and Entertainment/Twitter India's greatest Paralympian, javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia, rewrote his own world record once again as he punched his ticket......