Modi 3rd PM to deliver 11 I-Day speeches after Nehru, Indira

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday broke the record of his immediate predecessor Manmohan Singh by hoisting the national flag from the ramparts of the Red Fort for the 11th consecutive time.......

Bharat Ratna recipients' tally touches 53, maximum awardees in 2024

The decision to award Bharat Ratna to former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh and green revolution pioneer MS Swaminathan has taken the number of recipients of the country's......

'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

Mallikarjun Kharge's Real Test: 2024 Lok Sabha Polls

The Congress president during his year at the helm of the party has repaired the citadel for far more challenging years ahead, and played a crucial role in shaping the Opposition alliance. IMAGE:......

MFs see strong inflows in October

In October, the contribution through SIPs rose to Rs 79.85 billion, up 42% compared to the same month last year.Jash Kriplani reports. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Equity mutual fund......

BJP wants to do away with Income Tax; is it practical?

The Bharatiya Janata Party's proposed banking transaction tax is ill-conceived and inadvisable but it is disruptive enough to raise questions about the perverse nature of India's current tax regime......

Why Dr Kurien Deserves The Bharat Ratna

It is largely due to his vision and efforts that we have almost quadrupled our per capita milk availability in the last 40 years, points out Shailesh Dobhal. IMAGE: Dr Verghese Kurien cuts a cake......

India's self-created fiscal cliff

A closer look at deficit and accumulated debt suggests that, contrary to claims, the fiscal deficit is not under control, Rajiv Shastri says. In recent months, the fiscal deficit has occupied......

Modi to lay foundation stone of cricket stadium in Varanasi

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation of a new cricket stadium in Varanasi. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday lay the......

World Cup 2023: The Venues

Ten iconic venues across India will play host to the 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup, starting in Ahmedabad from October 5.From Dharamshala to Bangalore, millions of fans are all geared up to......

KGF Vs RRR In The IPL!

Who says all the action is on the field? IMAGE: RCB and KKR fans have their movie titles spelt out just right. Photographs: BCCI IMAGE: These RCB fans got no chill! The fans -- two legged and the......

Shastri@60: 'Champion of Champions'

IMAGE: Ravi Shastri holds the man of the series trophy after India beat Pakistan in the final of the Benson and Hedges World Championship of Cricket on March 10, 1985. Photograph: Adrian......

How Shastri's Iconic Audi Was Restored...

IMAGE: Ravi Shastri with his refurbished Audi 100, which he won for being named Man of the Series at the 1985 World Championship of Cricket in Australia. Photograph: PTI   The iconic Audi 100......