What CEC Rajiv Kumar plans to do after retirement

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday revealed his intention to "detoxify" himself and spend several months in solitude in the Himalayas post his retirement next month. IMAGE: Chief......

Construction of 2 nuke submarines okayed: Navy chief

The government has approved the construction of two indigenously designed nuclear attack submarines and is expected to ink contracts next month to procure 26 naval variant of Rafale jets and three......

Maha village cancels 'repoll' plan with ballot amid EVM row

A group of villagers from Maharashtra's Malshrias assembly segment insisting on a "re-election" with ballot papers relented on Tuesday and gave up their plan after police intervention, the NCP-SP......

Speeches brainwashing youth serious, says HC; rejects terror accused's plea

Speeches to brainwash innocent youth and recruiting them for illegal acts against the country cannot be completely washed away in the absence of a specific terrorist act, the Delhi high court has......

Planning Commission: From glorious days to an untimely end

With changed financial priorities and new political imperatives, the Planning Commission has become irrelevant over the years, says Sanjeeb Mukherjee. Yojana Bhawan, the headquarters of the......

Why Modi wants to abolish the Planning Commission

The planning commission has remained resilient, however, largely because over the decades it emerged as a parallel cabinet with the prime minister of the day formally its head. Prime Minister......

Can the Planning Commission reinvent itself?

A short while ago, the Congress general secretary and scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, Rahul Gandhi, remarked that members of the Planning Commission are not in touch with the ground realities......

Planning Commission's growth target based on optimism

Prodded by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Planning Commission is likely to come out with a target of 10 per cent average annual growth in the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-13 to 2016-17).......

Asiad champ Bahadur Sagoo is AFI president

IMAGE: Bahadur Singh Sagoo. Photograph: X Asian Games gold-winning former shot putter Bahadur Singh Sagoo was on Tuesday elected unopposed as the Athletics Federation of India's president,......

Lovlina joins fight to keep boxing in Olympics

All the right moves must be made to keep boxing in LA 2028 programme: Lovlina Borgohain IMAGE: Boxing was not on the initial programme for the Los Angeles Olympics and a decision on its......

Committed to India hosting 2036 Olympics: PT Usha

IMAGE: India has submitted a 'Letter of Intent', expressing its desire to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games, to the International Olympic Committee. Photograph: PT Usha / X Indian Olympic......

Committed to India hosting 2036 Olympics: PT Usha

IMAGE: India has submitted a 'Letter of Intent', expressing its desire to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games, to the International Olympic Committee. Photograph: PT Usha / X Indian Olympic......

India submits 'Letter of Intent' to host 2036 Olympics

IMAGE: Flagbearers Manu Bhaker and P R Sreejesh during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics on August 11, 2024. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters India has submitted a 'Letter of Intent',......