TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

PIC: Wall St crusade lands Indian-American on 'Time' cover

Eminent Indian-American attorney Preet Bharara has made it to the cover of the prestigious Time magazine for his crusade against Wall Street corruption and irregularities, including insider......

How the IFS is finding its soul

A number of younger diplomats have begun to search for the soul of the foreign service, to give its members a sense of belonging and pride, observes former ambassador T P Sreenivasan. Every......

China announces plan to expand seabed mining in Indian Ocean

China on Saturday announced plans to expand its seabed mineral explorations in the Indian Ocean after an international authority approved its bid to mine for polymetallic sulphide ore, much to the......

CAS overturns British life ban for drug offenders

Sprinter Dwain Chambers and cyclist David Millar were cleared to compete in this year's LondonOlympicsafter the British Olympic Association's (BOA) lifetime Games ban on drug offenders was......

Asian Games gold winner Suresh Babu passes away

Olympian and 1978 Asian Games gold medallist Suresh Babu, who inspired a lot of youngsters to take up athletics in the 1970s and 80s, died at a hospital in Ranchi on Saturday after vomiting......

Wankhede awaiting green signal from ICC: Rajput

Mumbai Cricket Association is awaiting a go-ahead from the International Cricket Council (ICC) to conduct practice matches at the refurbished Wankhede Stadium, which is to host three World Cup......

Tendulkar, Sehwag, Dhoni in ICC Awards shortlist

India's senior trio of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag were rewarded for consistent performances last season with nominations in three categories for the 2010 ICC Awards,......

'We hope to win medals in all disciplines at CWG'

Raja Randhir Singh earned a name for himself as a marksmanof international reputeafter winning India'sfirstgold medal in shootingat the1978 Asian Games in Bangkok. Itwas just another milestone in......