Prez Murmu approves 80 gallantry awards, 311 other defence decorations

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday approved 80 gallantry awards including six Kirti Chakra and 16 Shaurya Chakra on the eve of the 75th Republic Day. IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu presents a......

Delhi BJP wants 40 'Mughal era' village names changed to heroes and martyrs

The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday asked the Kejriwal government to rename 40 villages with "Mughal era names" after freedom-fighters, artistes, and "martyrs" including Ankit......

Will Arjun Singh have to retire?

If HRD Minister Arjun Singh had his way, he would, by now, have already undone the effect of the recent Allahabad high court judgment quashing the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University. The......

UP is dragging India down with it

'Uttar Pradesh, our largest state by population and the most powerful, is also the worst governed.''The only way to fix it is to split it into four or five states,' suggests Shekhar Gupta.......

Infra sector worries investors

The infrastructure sector remained a favourite of private equity investors in the year gone by. With deals worth $4 billion being closed, the sector saw four-fold growth in PE investments.However,......

Facebook, Saregama ink global licensing deal

This partnership will allow users to choose from a wide variety of music to add to their social experiences such as videos, stories via music stickers and other creative content. Illustration:......

India Inc expects 'renewed vigour in economy' under Modi 2.0

Several leading industrialists, including Reliance Industries CMD Mukesh Ambani, Vedanta Resources Limited executive chairman Anil Agarwal, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons Ratan Tata, Mahindra Group......

Annual reports: 5 red flags to watch out for

Companies' annual reports can hide as much as they reveal.Investors can get early warning signals of wrongdoing by frequently speaking to other stakeholders, reports Sanjay Kumar......

The Hero hits music stores

The Hero hits music storesIt really was zara hatke. The music of the Sunny Deol-Preity Zinta starrer, The Hero: Love Story of A Spy, was released at a Mumbai music store on February......

Feroz Ali's team wins Tata Steel Open Pro-Am

In what must be the most well-attended pro-ams in the history of the Hero Honda Indian Golf Tour, it was former Indian Open champion and No 3 player on the current Money List, Feroz Aliwho led his......

Nandrajog romps into third round

Gaurav Nandrajog and Cyril Kuhn of Chennai faced the same opponent and eased into the men's and the boys' under-19 third rounds respectively, in the 31st HSBC-Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open......

India at Asiad on Day 2: Men win bronze in 10m air pistol; two squash medals assured

From left, Indian 10m air pistol shooting team Samaresh Jung, Jitu Rai and Prakash Papanna pose with their bronze medals. Photograph: PTI. Photograph: PTI Indian shooters continued to shine at the......