What You Must Know About The Emergency

During the Emergency Indira Gandhi acquired absolute power. Lakhs of political opponents, students, activists were arrested. IMAGE: Indira Gandhi with her younger son Sanjay Gandhi. Photograph:......

The American Awarded A Padma Shri

'I was more at home in Maheshwar than in Dallas,' says Sally Holkar who left America and made India her home nearly 60 years ago. She went on a mission to revive a dying craft and changed the lives......

'Dr Chidambaram Felt India Should Do Better And Better'

'The very fact that his autobiography is called India Rising is a correct example of his wish for India to be a developed country and do as best as possible by science reaching to the common......

'Why Did US Flight Not Land In Ahmedabad?'

'The flight did not land in Gujarat because the 'Gujarat model' would then get exposed.' IMAGE: The father of an Indian immigrant who was deported from the US arrives at Amritsar airport, February......

Budget 2025: Rs 1.88 lakh crore outlay for rural development

The Rural Development Ministry has been allocated Rs 1.88 lakh crore in the Union Budget for 2025-26, around 5.75 per cent more than the allocation in the previous budget. IMAGE: Ministry of Rural......

Budget 2025: FM announces 1.5 lakh rural post offices

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced the government's plan to transform India into a large logistics organisation with 1.5 lakh rural post offices. Image only for......

Budget sets a comprehensive blueprint for India's economic growth

Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman has presented a forward-looking Budget, reinforcing the government’s commitment to 'Reform, Perform, and Transform’. Photograph: Rahul......

Rural markets drive FMCG sector; outpace urban areas

Rural markets continue to surge, while metro markets continue to drag the urban volume growth of the FMCG industry, which achieved a 10.6 per cent growth in value terms in the December quarter of......

How Sholay, Deewar, Aandhi Changed Cinema

'Do films today even have the courage to question the establishment?' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan in Deewar. It was a standout year, and not just in Indian politics. 1975, the year of the Emergency,......

'We Sometimes Underestimate Our Parents'

'But when we actually express ourselves, sometimes our parents can surprise us, because they just love their children.''Sometimes it's just that simple. That is what I wanted to show in this film.'......

Odisha cabinet nod to Rs 4124 cr project for sports facilities!

  IMAGE: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Photograph: PTI from the Rediff Archives The Odisha government has approved a new project for construction of stadiums in all 314 blocks of......

Hyderabad FC sign teen prodigy Mohammed Kaif

IMAGE: Zinc Football's Mohammed Kaif was part of the Indian team at the 2023 Under-16 SAFF Tournament. Photograph: Hindustan Zinc/X Sixteen-year-old defender Mohammed Kaif, a product of Zinc......

Boland dropped! Hazlewood returns for Gabba Test

IMAGE: Josh Hazlewood's inclusion is the only change to the home side who will look to take a 2-1 lead in the five-Test series. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Josh Hazlewood will return......