Army reshuffles top brass, appoints Lt Gen Suchindra Kumar as new vice chief

Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff, while incumbent Lt Gen B S Raju will take charge as South Western Army Commander, official sources said on......

Desi appointed dean of top US college

Physicist Kanwal Singh appointed dean of Sarah lawrence College, the first Indian American to head a leading liberal arts college in the US. Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com reports from Washington, DC. Dr......

The untold story of Obama's mother

Barack Obama's mother was a truly unusual person, a woman with a curiosity, a keen intellect, and an internationalist orientation much ahead of her times, says B S Prakash after reading A Singular......

7 Indian-Americans get Soros fellowship

Seven Indian-Americans are among 31 recipients of this year's Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. The fellowship, open to resident aliens, naturalised US citizens, and first......

DoT readies final M&A policy draft

Broadening the scope of mergers and acquisitions of telecom service providers, the department of telecommunications has proposed to keep the market share ceiling of the merged entity at 50 per cent......

M&A guidelines unlikely to cheer telecom companies

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has decided to retain a clause in the proposed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) guidelines, which would make telecom operators pay for the spectrum beyond a......

RIL warns of KG-D6 shutdown, govt shows CAG's red card

The war of words between Reliance Industries and the petroleum ministry over the future of India's flagship gas acreage has escalated to a full blown face-off. Reliance and its partner BP on......

RIL fails to meet gas commitment

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), the operator of the country's biggest gas field, KG-D6, has not met its commitment on drilling gas wells, the government's upstream oil regulator said.Reliance had......

IPL 2022: All The Numbers You Want

Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting facts and figures from IPL 2022. IMAGE: Gujarat Titans celebrate winning the IPL 2022 title after beating the Rajasthan Royals in the final. Photograph:......

When did India last lose a Test series in West Indies?

As India kicks off its run in the World Test Championships on Thursday, Rajneesh Gupta tells you all you need to know about the India-West Indies on-field rivalry. IMAGE: India captain Virat Kohli......

Noteworthy statistics from first-class and Ranji Trophy

Maharashtra’s Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawane set a new record in the Ranji Trophy championship against Delhi, by adding 594 runs for the third wicket without being separated. This is now the......

Ranji Trophy round-up: Assam take first innings lead against Karnataka

Karnataka players celebrate after picking up a wicket during a Ranji Trophy game in Guwahati. Photograph: PTI Pallavkumar Das (55) and Amit Verma (57) came up with twin fifties as Assam grabbed a......

From Amarnath to Dhoni: How India fared against Australia over the years!

As India gear up to take on Australia in the four-match Test series, starting December 9, Rajneesh Gupta presents a statistical look at the Test record between the two teams. India captain......