Hindu groups protest against 'illegal' mosque in Shimla

Hindu right bodies on Thursday staged a massive protest at Chaura Maidan in Shimla in the vicinity of the Vidhan Sabha demanding demolition of an "illegal" mosque in Sanjauli. IMAGE: BJP......

'King' vs 'Queen': Cong fields royal heavyweight against Kangana

Historically, the Mandi constituency has favoured scions of erstwhile princely states, electing royals in 13 out of 19 elections, including two bypolls since 1952. IMAGE: Vikramaditya Singh's late......

BJP fields 6 disqualified Cong MLAs in HP, upsets partymen

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday named six disqualified Congress MLAs as its candidates for the Himachal Pradesh assembly bypolls, triggering a rebellion by party leaders who expected they......

'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......

Economic Recovery can't be taken for granted

The fall in urban sentiments in June is worrisome, observes Mahesh Vyas. IMAGE: Tourists flock to the Ridge in Shimla after further relaxations in lockdown restrictions, July 4, 2021. Photograph:......

Isn't it time to get rid of Air India?

'It goes without saying that Air India has now no imaginable reason to exist,' argues Mihir S Sharma.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Perhaps the hardest part of analysing the Modi......

After Plan Panel revamp, evaluation office to go as well?

The PEO was established in 1952 as an independently functioning body under the Planning Commission. After terminating the services of its director-general, the government is now likely to wind up......

After Aadhaar fiasco, RuPay debit card to dent the exchequer

A P Hota, MD & CEO, NPCI, Usha Ananthasubramanian, CMD, BMB and Hari Bhatt, APAC Head- FIS, launches first-ever RuPay Chip Card to be issued by Bharatiya Mahila Bank. Photograph: Courtesy, NPCI......