PIX: President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna awards

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday conferred Bharat Ratna on former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan and two-time former Bihar......

BJP drops Varun Gandhi in UP, but fields Maneka

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday declared 13 candidates from Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha polls including actor Arun Govil, who played Lord Ram in popular TV serial Ramayan, from Meerut,......

Charan Singh opposed Nehru's socialist economy

Chaudhary Charan Singh, who on Friday was conferred with India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, is popularly known as a champion of farmers. IMAGE: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla greets......

Court dismisses plea on Mahabharat-era 'Lakshagriha' after 50-yrs

A court in Baghpat on Monday dismissed a decades-old plea filed by a Muslim side over a site that Hindu devotees say is the Mahabharat-era 'Lakshagriha' but the petitioners maintain is a graveyard......

Why Switzerland is as desperate as Adityanath for Noida airport to take off

The contract is important because the future of Switzerland’s most crucial airport - Zurich - hangs in the balance. IMAGE: Daniel Bircher, the Chief Executive Officer of Zurich Airport......

National-level shooter loses left thumb after pistol's gas cylinder explosion

IMAGE: Image for representation. Photograph: Alfie Lee/Reuters A national-level shooter partially lost his left thumb during a cylinder blast at a private range in Greenfield, Faridabad on......

Dream is that our daughter should win Olympic medal: Kiran Baliyan's mother

IMAGE: Kiran Baliyan celebrates on the podium after winning bronze in the ongoing Asian Games. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters Ecstatic over Kiran Baliyan's podium position in the shot put......

Farmer's daughter Rupal brings India glory at World U-20 Athletics

IMAGE: 17-year-old Rupal Chaudhary has been in incredible form having run as many as four 400m races in just three days. Photograph: India All_Sports/Twitter Rupal Chaudhary created history by......

Paralympics: Bhagat-Kohli in semis; Suhas, Tarun, Manoj too qualify

IMAGE: India's Pramod Bhagat. Photograph: Twitter India's Pramod Bhagat and his partner Palak Kohli qualified for the mixed doubles semi-finals, while three singles players, including Noida......

'Shooter Dadi' Chandro Tomar dies due to COVID-19

IMAGE: Chandro Tomar, nicknamed 'Shooter Dadi', died on Friday after battling COVID-19. Photograph: Kind courtesy Chandro Tomar/Instagram Octogenarian shooter Chandro Tomar, who became the oldest......