President confers Bharat Ratna on former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a statesman who endeared himself to people across the political spectrum, was on Friday conferred with the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest......

15 things you should know about Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, considered the gold standard of leadership in the BJP, is the first leader from the country's political right to be conferred with the Bharat......

Hurriyat delegation calls on prime minister

The All Parties Hurriyat Conference team in Delhi for talks on Kashmir with Deputy Prime Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani, on Friday met Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his 7 Race Course......

The Prime Minister Born On February 29

Morarji Desai, India's first non Congress prime minister, was born on February 29, 1896. Mr Desai was 81 when he was elected prime minister and ruled India for two years, from March 1977 to July......

Indian, Indonesian firms in IT pact

A Pune-based Indian firm, an Indonesian company and an Indonesian university on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding to foster collaboration in developing information technology, education......

India wants US to streamline export controls

India on Tuesday told the US to further streamline its rigid export controls saying that barriers continue to hamper transfer of high-technology. New Delhi identified the specific barriers which it......

Boeing, ISRO to make, market satellites

The United States government has approved a licence authorising Boeing Co. to enter into talks with India's premier space agency for jointly developing and marketing communication satellites, an......

Pakistan biz women, FICCI in pact

A visiting Pakistani women's trade delegation on Friday signed an agreement with India's Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry to promote business between the arch-rivals.The......

The Accidental Prime Minister: Sheer propaganda!

Nothing 'accidental' about this movie, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf. The Atal Bihari Vajpayee government had an opportunity to introduce a bill in Parliament to disallow a person of foreign origin to......

Emergency Review: Kangana's Disaster

Kangana Ranaut's decline as an actor feels complete, observes Utkarsh Mishra. What would you, my fellow Indian, envision if I asked you to imagine a dramatic depiction of the sequence when Prime......

Why Shah Rukh Khan rules!

Scene 1Venue: A multimedia training school for students.Event: Launch of a new software for animation.Dozens of youngsters are having a good time. Most of the boys are wearing black outfits and......

Main Atal Hoon Review: Playing It Safe

Had it not been for Pankaj Tripathi, who must have worked hard to get those Vajpayee intonations and mannerisms so perfectly well, Ravi Jadhav's flattering portrait of Vajpayee would have been more......

Here's what Vajpayee told Ganguly & Co before 2004 Pak tour

Atal Bihari Vajpayee asked the players to win hearts too apart from matches IMAGE: Late former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, right, gave a bat to Sourav Ganguly during a meeting......

FIRST LOOK! Sidhu arrives in Pak to attend Khan's oath taking ceremony

IMAGE: Navjot Singh Sidhu at Attari-Wagah border. Photograph: ANI/Twitter Indian cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, on Friday, arrived in Lahore, to attend the swearing-in......

How Indo-Pak cricket thrived in Musharraf's rule

IMAGE: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf shakes hands with Virender Sehwag. Photograph: Reuters Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in......

India ready to host 2012 Olympics: Vajpayee

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has said that India was ready to host the 2012 Olympic Games and that he would consider Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's offer of Hyderabad as......