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Wife, Daughters Pay Homage To Dr Saab

IMAGE: Gursharan Kaur, Dr Singh's wife, and daughter Daman Singh pay their respects to his mortal remains at the AICC HQ in New Delhi, December 28, 2024. Photograph: Rahul Singh/ANI Photo ......

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......

BJP leader to sue Kejriwal, Mann for Rs 50 cr each

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Parvesh Verma on Wednesday said he will file a Rs 50 crore defamation suit each against AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for levelling......

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......

British MP moves motion on 'Kashmiri Pandit genocide'

A British member of Parliament (MP) has tabled a parliamentary motion to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the 'genocide of Kashmiri Pandit Hindus from Jammu and Kashmir in India'. IMAGE:......

Planning Commission: No successor in sight

On the cusp of the general elections this summer, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh posed a set of questions to the Planning Commission he had headed for 10 years. "Are we still using tools......

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,......

Kho Kho at the Olympics?

Mansukh Mandaviya pitches for kho kho's inclusion in Asian Games, 2036 Olympics IMAGE: India is aiming to host the 2036 Olympics and has submitted a 'Letter of Intent'. Photograph: ANI Sports......

Draft sports bill could pose problems for IOA

Ministry mulls graded funding for sports federations IMAGE: IOA chief PT Usha. Photograph: PTI from the Rediff.com Archives The sports ministry is considering the introduction of a graded system......

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......

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